📍 55B West Frederick Street, Walkersville, Frederick County, 21793
Rock Creek is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Walkersville, Frederick County. The school has 76 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Frederick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.6:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rock Creek enrolls 76 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 24% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 40 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 3 | 3.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
27 of the school's 76 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 24 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rock Creek is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 4, state house district 4.
Rock Creek is one of 69 schools in Frederick County Public Schools, based in Frederick, Maryland. The district serves 48,054 students district-wide and employs 2,910 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 76 students, Rock Creek is smaller than the district average of about 696 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize