📍 8701 Warfield Rd, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, 20882
Goshen Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County. The school has 516 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 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Goshen Elementary enrolls 516 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 248 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 25% |
| White | 64 | 12% |
| Asian | 55 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
314 of the school's 516 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 281 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Goshen 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 14, state house district 14.
Goshen 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 516 students, Goshen 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