📍 18100 Washington Grove Ln, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, 20877
South Lake Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County. The school has 797 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Lake Elementary enrolls 797 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 64.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 3.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 592 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 147 | 18% |
| Asian | 29 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 2.3% |
| White | 8 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
706 of the school's 797 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 659 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
South Lake Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 39, state house district 39.
South Lake 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 797 students, South Lake Elementary is close to 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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