Whetstone Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Gaithersburg, Maryland
Whetstone Elementary in Gaithersburg, Maryland enrolled 711 students in 2024-25 with 57.8 full-time teachers, 12.3 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). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
715 students in 2022-23, 718 students in 2023-24, 711 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.3 to 57.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 715 | 59.3 | 12.1 |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 58.5 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 711 | 57.8 | 12.3 |
12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 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 346 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Whetstone Elementary enrolled 692 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 346 of the 692 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent32.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
57.1% of students were Hispanic, 25.7% Black, 7.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic57.1%
- Black25.7%
- Asian7.9%
- White5.9%
- Two or more races3.1%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Whetstone Elementary scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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 | 32% | 54% | 45.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 18% | 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; Whetstone Elementary is number 2 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 Whetstone Elementary
- Stedwick ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 492 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Watkins Mill ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 734 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Whetstone Elementary with Stedwick 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 MarylandWhetstone Elementary is the number 90 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#90 of 881
- Maryland schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.12.3:1
- 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 Whetstone Elementary
How many students attend Whetstone Elementary?
711 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 715 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gaithersburg, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Whetstone Elementary?
12.3 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 Whetstone Elementary a Title I school?
Whetstone Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Whetstone Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Whetstone Elementary scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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 Whetstone Elementary in?
Montgomery County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240048000953 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.