📍 100 Tschiffely Square Rd, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, 20878
Rachel Carson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County. The school has 698 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rachel Carson Elementary enrolls 698 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 322 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 147 | 21% |
| Asian | 128 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 6.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
189 of the school's 698 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Rachel Carson Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 17, state house district 17.
Rachel Carson 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 698 students, Rachel Carson 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: City - Small
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