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Seven Locks Elementary

9500 Seven Locks Road, Bethesda, MD 20817 · (240) 740-0940 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
27 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K10%
Kindergarten6918%
Grade 15314%
Grade 25715%
Grade 36918%
Grade 45916%
Grade 56818%
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
19652%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 31% · US 43%
Hispanic
4512%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 24% · US 30%
Black
257%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 32% · US 15%
Asian
8122%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
246%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
19351%
Female
18349%

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Test scores

MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)
English Language Arts
83.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
83.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.

MCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2583.3%83.4%
2023-2481.5%86.2%
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Seven Locks Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MarylandIn Montgomery County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
83.6%#15 of 853#9 of 131
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
83.4%#12 of 853#6 of 131
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
83.3%#34 of 853#13 of 131
Enrollment
ranked largest first
376#638 of 898#116 of 139
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.9:1#564 of 857#108 of 136
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.9%#283 of 857#83 of 136
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.2%#408 of 551#71 of 97
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
376
-29 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.8:1
% White
52%
was 52%
% Hispanic
12%
was 12%
% Black
7%
was 9%
% Asian
22%
was 21%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2537625.314.9:17% (27)
2023-2437225.214.8:16% (22)
2022-2338625.315.3:18% (30)
2017-1840524.116.8:15% (19)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seven Locks Elementary.

About Seven Locks Elementary

In Bethesda, Maryland, Seven Locks Elementary is a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 376 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Maryland enroll around 481, and this school is 22% below that mark.

Seven Locks Elementary is in Montgomery County Public Schools, a district with 159,181 students across 208 schools.

Federal enrollment data show Seven Locks Elementary is 52% White. Next come 22% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 42% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.

For every teacher at Seven Locks Elementary, there are about 14.9 students; the school has 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 27 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 7% of enrollment. Public schools in Montgomery County average 40%.

Seven Locks Elementary is 13.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (83.6% versus 70.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.

Looking at the county, Montgomery County, the median household earns about $132,450 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Seven Locks Elementary, Montgomery County has 211 public schools.

Cabin John Middle sits about 1.4 miles from Seven Locks Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Seven Locks Elementary is 3rd among 9 schools close by.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment fell by 7% across 7 years, from 405 in 2017-18 to 376 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.8:1 to 14.9:1.

The allk12 page for Seven Locks Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Montgomery County at a glance

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Population
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students

Quick facts

School name
Seven Locks Elementary
District
Montgomery County Public Schools
Address
9500 Seven Locks Road, Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone
(240) 740-0940
County
Montgomery County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
376
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
27 (7%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
240048000919
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Seven Locks Elementary
How large is Seven Locks Elementary?
Seven Locks Elementary enrolls approximately 376 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Seven Locks Elementary serve?
Seven Locks Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Seven Locks Elementary?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Seven Locks Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Seven Locks Elementary?
Student demographics at Seven Locks Elementary are roughly 52% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Seven Locks Elementary?
Seven Locks Elementary is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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