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What's something Washington Grove Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000943
Washington Grove Elementary
8712 Oakmont St, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 · (240) 740-0300 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
253 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 119 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
38.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
36.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +13.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 23.6% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Schools most like Washington Grove Elementary
Washington Grove Elementary's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Grove Elementary this school | 480 | 52.7% | 33.0% |
| Captain James E. Daly Elementary Germantown | 472 | 57.6% | 26.9% |
| Goshen Elementary Gaithersburg | 494 | 55.9% | 49.6% |
| Flower Hill Elementary Gaithersburg | 454 | 54.8% | 33.8% |
| Bel Pre Elementary Silver Spring | 558 | 58.8% | N/A |
| Oak View Elementary Silver Spring | 423 | 49.4% | 34.0% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Washington Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #583 of 853 | #116 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #479 of 853 ▲ 160 | #99 of 131 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #587 of 853 ▲ 19 | #105 of 131 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #424 of 898 | #81 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #37 of 857 | #13 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #369 of 857 | #99 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #497 of 885 | #53 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #543 of 551 | #96 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
480
+77 (+19%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 480 | 46.3 | 10.4:1 | 53% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 44.3 | 10.4:1 | 53% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 42.6 | 10.2:1 | 68% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 44 | 9.2:1 | 67% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 45.1 | 10.7:1 | 73% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 39 | 11.4:1 | 74% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 75% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 47% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (482 to 480); teachers up 3% (45.1 to 46.3).
About Washington Grove Elementary
Washington Grove Elementary serves students in Gaithersburg, Maryland, as a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 480 students.
Montgomery County Public Schools is the local district for Washington Grove Elementary. It runs 208 schools with 159,181 students.
Washington Grove Elementary's enrollment is 58% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 22% Black, 11% White, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Montgomery County overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Washington Grove Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Staffing totals 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 53%. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 13 points.
The allk12 Grade for Washington Grove Elementary is C-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Washington Grove Elementary is 10.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.0% actual, 43.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Montgomery County show that median household income is about $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 211 public schools in Montgomery County, with a combined enrollment of about 159,181.
The closest public school, Rosemont Elementary, is about 0.6 miles from Washington Grove Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Washington Grove Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 19%, from 403 to 480. By 2024-25, the school had 10.4 students per teacher, compared with 9.2 in 2020-21.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Gaithersburg
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Quince Orchard HighHigh · 2,100 students
- Watkins Mill HighHigh · 1,577 students
- Lakelands Park MiddleMiddle · 993 students
- Gaithersburg MiddleMiddle · 869 students
- Forest Oak MiddleMiddle · 828 students
Nearby schools
- Rosemont Elementary0.6 mi · 564
- Gaithersburg High0.9 mi · 2,441
- Gaithersburg Middle1.0 mi · 869
- Summit Hall Elementary1.0 mi · 413
- Harriet R. Tubman Elementary1.0 mi · 571
- Gaithersburg Elementary1.1 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Grove ElementaryHow large is Washington Grove Elementary?
Washington Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
Is Washington Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Grove Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Grove Elementary is approximately 10.4:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Grove Elementary?
At Washington Grove Elementary, the student body is approximately 11% White, 58% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Washington Grove Elementary public or private?
Washington Grove Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.