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Rachel Carson Elementary

(301) 840-5333

Physical Address:
100 Tschiffely Square RD
Gaithersburg, MD  20878
Mailing Address:
100 Tschiffely Square RD
Gaithersburg, MD  20878

School Information

District:
Montgomery County Public Schools
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Montgomery County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
889

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Rachel Carson Elementary

This School County Average State Average
White 68.28% 37.62% 45.40%
Hispanic 13.50% 23.94% 10.26%
Asian/Pacific 11.47% 14.98% 5.87%
Black 6.64% 23.50% 40.38%
American Indian 0.11% 0.45% 0.61%

Genders in Rachel Carson Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Female 50.51% 49.22% 49.47%
Male 49.49% 50.78% 50.53%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Rachel Carson Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 547 568 607
Hispanic 107 105 120
Asian/Pacific 104 109 102
Black 47 55 59
American Indian 1 1 1
Others 0 0 0
Total 806 838 889

Enrollment by Gender for Rachel Carson Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 402 414 449
Male 404 424 440
Total 806 838 889

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Rachel Carson Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 806 838 889
# Eligible for free lunch 76 (9%) 74 (9%) 96 (11%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 17 (2%) 28 (3%) 30 (3%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 93 (12%) 102 (12%) 126 (14%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Rachel Carson Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 806 838 889
Fulltime teachers 52.2 51.1 54.2
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.40 16.40 16.40
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.94 14.54 14.55