Wilson Wims Elementary School

Wilson Wims Elementary School is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in Clarksburg, Maryland, run under Montgomery County Public Schools, with 484 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (159,181 students total), Wilson Wims Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Wilson Wims Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Asian (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Black, 19% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 15% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wilson Wims Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

After controlling for student poverty, Wilson Wims Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 63.0%; Wilson Wims Elementary School posts 79.9%, +17.0 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilson Wims Elementary School is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

Nearest neighbor: Clarksburg High, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wilson Wims Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 61.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Wilson Wims Elementary School's enrollment has declined 60% since 2018, when it stood at 1,207 (now 484). Black enrollment moved from 15% to 23% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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