📍 15030 Turkey Foot Rd, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, 20878
Darnestown Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County. The school has 340 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 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Darnestown Elementary enrolls 340 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 12% Asian and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 206 | 61% |
| Asian | 42 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 7.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
48 of the school's 340 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 42 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Darnestown 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 15, state house district 15.
Darnestown 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 340 students, Darnestown 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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