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Whetstone Elementary

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Regular School · Gaithersburg, MD

Whetstone Elementary is a regular school school in Gaithersburg, Maryland, serving grades PK–05 with 711 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.3:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
711
Teachers (FTE)
57.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 406 57%
Black or African American 183 26%
Asian 56 8%
White 42 6%
Two or more races 22 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Total enrollment 711 353M / 358F

English Language Learners: 279 (39% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 12.0% -10.2pp 22.2% 315
Reading Proficiency 11.0% -24.2pp 35.2% 315
Science Proficiency 15-19% — 103

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.14 grade levels
Math
+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
39 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
118
16.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 711 100%

Contact & Location

19201 Thomas Farm Rd

Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Phone: (240)740-1060

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/whetstonees/

District

Montgomery County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $22,879

District enrollment: 160,554

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

240048000953

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD