📍 15001 Dufief Dr, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, 20878
DuFief Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
DuFief Elementary enrolls 245 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Asian, 27% White and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 79 | 32% |
| White | 67 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 9.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
50 of the school's 245 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 40 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
DuFief 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.
DuFief 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 245 students, DuFief 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