Woodfield Elementary

As a modestly sized primary school in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Woodfield Elementary enrolls 314 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 35% smaller than the state mean of about 481.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Woodfield Elementary records that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 31% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Woodfield Elementary records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Woodfield Elementary 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 55.2%; Woodfield Elementary posts 72.5%, +17.4 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Montgomery County reports that 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. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which Woodfield Elementary is one.

Lois P. Rockwell Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodfield Elementary. On composite proficiency, Woodfield Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 58.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Woodfield Elementary has shrank 5%, going from 331 students in 2018 to 314 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 55% to 38% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.