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Rachel Carson Elementary

Virtual

Regular School · Gaithersburg, MD

Rachel Carson Elementary is a regular school school in Gaithersburg, Maryland, serving grades PK–05 with 671 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
671
Teachers (FTE)
40.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 303 45%
Hispanic/Latino 151 23%
Asian 106 16%
Black or African American 55 8%
Two or more races 54 8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 671 339M / 331F

English Language Learners: 109 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 41.0% +18.8pp 22.2% 382
Reading Proficiency 49.0% +13.8pp 35.2% 378
Science Proficiency 70-74% — 140

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)
+0.62 grade levels
Math
-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
156 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
36
5.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 671 100%

Contact & Location

100 Tschiffely Square Rd

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Phone: (240)740-1840

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

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

240048090454

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