📍 19201 Thomas Farm Rd, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, 20879
Whetstone Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County. The school has 715 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 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 11% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whetstone Elementary enrolls 715 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 8.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 392 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 189 | 26% |
| Asian | 58 | 8.1% |
| White | 45 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
536 of the school's 715 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 474 qualify for free lunch and 62 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.
Whetstone 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-80, state senate district 39, state house district 39.
Whetstone 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 715 students, Whetstone 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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