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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Watkins Mill Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
734
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000944
Watkins Mill Elementary
19001 Watkins Mill Rd, Montgomery Village, MD 20886 · (240) 740-5280 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL734 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.3:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
441 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 | 58 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
41%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
25.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
22.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.5% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 25.4% |
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Watkins Mill Elementary
Watkins Mill Elementary's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins Mill Elementary this school | 734 | 60.1% | 25.8% |
| South Lake Elementary Gaithersburg | 746 | 66.1% | 24.8% |
| Georgian Forest Elementary Silver Spring | 600 | 57.8% | 29.7% |
| Arcola Elementary Silver Spring | 747 | 57.4% | 28.6% |
| Weller Road Elementary Silver Spring | 691 | 65.3% | 34.9% |
| Harriet R. Tubman Elementary Gaithersburg | 571 | 61.6% | 27.9% |
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 Watkins Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #706 of 853 | #127 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #717 of 853 ▼ 110 | #128 of 131 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #772 of 853 ▼ 116 | #128 of 131 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 734 | #74 of 898 | #9 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #101 of 857 | #33 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #610 of 857 | #126 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #405 of 885 | #28 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #200 of 294 | #21 of 34 |
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
734
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 734 | 65.2 | 11.3:1 | 60% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 66.6 | 10.8:1 | 63% (450) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 67.9 | 10.8:1 | 86% (635) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 67 | 11.2:1 | 74% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 59 | 11.8:1 | 77% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 52 | 12.9:1 | 76% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 50 | 11.8:1 | 58% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 36% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 29 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Watkins Mill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (696 to 734); teachers up 11% (59 to 65.2).
About Watkins Mill Elementary
Watkins Mill Elementary is an elementary school in Montgomery Village, Maryland, and it is part of Montgomery County Public Schools. It reports enrollment of 734 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Maryland enroll around 481, and this school is 53% above that mark.
Montgomery County Public Schools runs Watkins Mill Elementary along with 207 other schools, enrolling 159,181 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Watkins Mill Elementary is 75% Hispanic. Next come 14% Black, 6% Asian, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 21% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
The school lists 65.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 60% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, Watkins Mill Elementary lands at D, ahead of 7% of Maryland public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Watkins Mill Elementary is 12.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 25.8%. Predicted: 38.7%.
In the wider Montgomery County area, the median household earns about $132,450 a year, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Montgomery County, 211 public schools serve about 159,181 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Montgomery Village Middle, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Watkins Mill Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Watkins Mill Elementary enrolled 749; in 2024-25, 734.
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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 Montgomery Village
- Montgomery Village MiddleMiddle · 780 students
- Stedwick ElementaryElementary · 492 students
Nearby schools
- Montgomery Village Middle0.4 mi · 780
- Stedwick Elementary0.5 mi · 492
- Whetstone Elementary0.8 mi · 711
- South Lake Elementary1.1 mi · 746
- Watkins Mill High1.2 mi · 1,577
- Strawberry Knoll Elementary1.5 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Watkins Mill ElementaryHow many students attend Watkins Mill Elementary?
Watkins Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 734 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Watkins Mill Elementary serve?
Watkins Mill Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Watkins Mill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Watkins Mill Elementary is approximately 11.3:1 (65 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Watkins Mill Elementary?
At Watkins Mill Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 75% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Watkins Mill Elementary public or private?
Watkins Mill 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.