📍 10311 River Rd, Potomac, Montgomery County, 20854
Potomac Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Potomac, Montgomery County. The school has 443 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 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Potomac Elementary enrolls 443 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 33% Asian and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 173 | 39% |
| Asian | 147 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 9.3% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 7.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
33 of the school's 443 students (7.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 32 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.
Potomac 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.
Potomac 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 443 students, Potomac 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