Rachel Carson Elementary School

100 Tschiffely Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 | (301) 840-5333

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 889

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 889 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 168th out of 851 elementary schools in MD.

School District Details

Montgomery County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $15,002
Graduation Rate: 86.6%
Dropout Rate: 3.1%
Students Per Teacher: 15.1
Enrolled Students: 141,722

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 889
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 54.2
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 440 (49.5%)
Females: 449 (50.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 30 (3.4%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96 (10.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 126 (14.2%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Rachel Carson Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.1%
Black	59	6.6%
Asian	102	11.5%
Hispanic	120	13.5%
White	607	68.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	42	4.7%
Kindergarten	138	15.5%
1st Grade	140	15.7%
2nd Grade	165	18.6%
3rd Grade	144	16.2%
4th Grade	123	13.8%
5th Grade	137	15.4%

Source: MD Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for Rachel Carson Elementary School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 20, 2007
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Just wish they would hurry up with the construction out front. I also think there should be two entrances for parents dropping off students in the mornings. The small parking lot gets cramped.

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