Roscoe R Nix Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Silver Spring, Maryland
Roscoe R Nix Elementary in Silver Spring, Maryland enrolled 437 students in 2024-25 with 43.5 full-time teachers, 10.0 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
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 6%
473 students in 2022-23, 480 students in 2023-24, 437 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.1 to 43.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 473 | 46.1 | 10.3 |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 43.8 | 11.0 |
| 2024-25 | 437 | 43.5 | 10.0 |
10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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 472 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Roscoe R Nix Elementary enrolled 472 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 472 of the 472 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent51.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.3% of students were Hispanic, 40.0% Black, 5.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic51.3%
- Black40.0%
- Asian5.7%
- Two or more races1.6%
- White1.4%
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.
Elementary schools in Silver Spring
36 public elementary schools in Silver Spring report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary | 756 | 11.2 | 63.5% |
| Arcola Elementary | 747 | 12.9 | 48.7% |
| Burnt Mills Elementary | 747 | 13.2 | 55.6% |
| Greencastle Elementary | 722 | 12.3 | 53.5% |
| Sargent Shriver Elementary | 697 | 12.1 | 69.9% |
| Galway Elementary | 695 | 11.2 | 50.4% |
| Weller Road Elementary | 691 | 11.5 | 54.6% |
| Glenallan Elementary | 679 | 11.8 | 50.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Roscoe R Nix Elementary
- JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 756 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Cresthaven ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 474 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Roscoe R Nix Elementary with JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres 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 MarylandRoscoe R Nix Elementary is the number 526 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#526 of 881
- Maryland schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.10.0:1
- 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 Roscoe R Nix Elementary
How many students attend Roscoe R Nix Elementary?
437 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 473 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Silver Spring, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Roscoe R Nix Elementary?
10.0 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 Roscoe R Nix Elementary a Title I school?
Roscoe R Nix Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Roscoe R Nix Elementary in?
Montgomery County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240048001572 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
- 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.