Seven Locks Elementary

Seven Locks Elementary, a small primary school in Bethesda, Maryland, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools, instructs 376 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 22% below typical.

Montgomery County Public Schools comprises 208 schools with combined enrollment of 159,181 students; Seven Locks Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Seven Locks Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 42% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Seven Locks Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Seven Locks Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Seven Locks Elementary is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

Cabin John Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Seven Locks Elementary. On composite proficiency, Seven Locks Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 72.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Seven Locks Elementary has decreased 7%, going from 405 students in 2018 to 376 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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