📍 7210 Osprey Drive, Rockville, Montgomery County, 20855
Candlewood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rockville, Montgomery County. The school has 368 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Candlewood Elementary enrolls 368 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 148 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 22% |
| Asian | 54 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 8.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
106 of the school's 368 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Candlewood Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-80, state senate district 19, state house district 19.
Candlewood Elementary is one of 210 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, based in Rockville, Maryland. The district serves 159,181 students district-wide and employs 11,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 368 students, Candlewood Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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