Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Germantown, Maryland
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary in Germantown, Maryland enrolled 673 students in 2024-25 with 42.1 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 52% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
729 students in 2022-23, 707 students in 2023-24, 673 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.9 to 42.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 729 | 43.9 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 42.7 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 673 | 42.1 | 16.0 |
16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Maryland elementary schools
Among the 877 Maryland elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 515 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary enrolled 773 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 515 of the 773 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent20.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
28.2% of students were Asian, 25.6% Black, 19.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Asian28.2%
- Black25.6%
- Hispanic19.9%
- White18.1%
- Two or more races7.9%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 58% | 54% | 45.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 52% | 34% (2021-22) | 27.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Germantown
13 public elementary schools in Germantown report 2024-25 enrollment; Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waters Landing Elementary | 735 | 12.4 | 48.7% |
| Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary | 673 | 16.0 | 26.9% |
| Fox Chapel Elementary | 617 | 13.6 | 51.2% |
| William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary | 601 | 14.7 | 34.8% |
| Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary | 530 | 13.5 | 24.9% |
| Great Seneca Creek Elementary | 487 | 12.7 | 43.5% |
| Captain James E. Daly Elementary | 472 | 11.3 | 49.8% |
| S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary | 467 | 11.4 | 49.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary
- Germantown ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 314 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Lake Seneca ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 437 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary with Germantown ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Montgomery County Public Schools spends per student$19,456 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,456
- The largest public schools in MarylandDr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary is the number 121 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#121 of 881
- Maryland schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.16.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary
How many students attend Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary?
673 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 729 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Germantown, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary?
16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary a Title I school?
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary in?
Montgomery County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240048090455 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.