Rachel Carson Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Gaithersburg, Maryland
Rachel Carson Elementary in Gaithersburg, Maryland enrolled 671 students in 2024-25 with 40.3 full-time teachers, 16.7 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, 74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 71% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
698 students in 2022-23, 674 students in 2023-24, 671 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.8 to 40.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 698 | 40.8 | 17.1 |
| 2023-24 | 674 | 41.1 | 16.4 |
| 2024-25 | 671 | 40.3 | 16.7 |
16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 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 445 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rachel Carson Elementary enrolled 668 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 445 of the 668 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent19.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.2% of students were White, 22.5% Hispanic, 15.8% Asian in 2024-25.
- White45.2%
- Hispanic22.5%
- Asian15.8%
- Black8.2%
- Two or more races8.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Rachel Carson Elementary scored proficient or above: 74% in reading in 2021-22 and 71% 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 | 74% | 54% | 45.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 71% | 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 Gaithersburg
21 public elementary schools in Gaithersburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Rachel Carson Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Lake Elementary | 746 | 12.1 | 57.6% |
| Whetstone Elementary | 711 | 12.3 | 47.3% |
| Rachel Carson Elementary | 671 | 16.7 | 23.4% |
| Diamond Elementary | 654 | 14.9 | 9.9% |
| Gaithersburg Elementary | 603 | 9.6 | 60.9% |
| Brown Station Elementary | 572 | 9.9 | 50.2% |
| Harriet R. Tubman Elementary | 571 | 11.3 | 52.2% |
| Rosemont Elementary | 564 | 11.2 | 49.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Rachel Carson Elementary
- Thurgood Marshall ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 553 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- DuFief ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 276 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Rachel Carson Elementary with Thurgood Marshall 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 MarylandRachel Carson Elementary is the number 122 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#122 of 881
- Maryland schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.16.7:1
- 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 Rachel Carson Elementary
How many students attend Rachel Carson Elementary?
671 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 698 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gaithersburg, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rachel Carson Elementary?
16.7 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 Rachel Carson Elementary a Title I school?
Rachel Carson Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Rachel Carson Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Rachel Carson Elementary scored proficient or above: 74% in reading in 2021-22 and 71% 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 Rachel Carson Elementary in?
Montgomery County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240048090454 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.