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Whetstone Elementary

(301) 840-7191

Physical Address:
19201 Thomas Farm RD
Gaithersburg, MD  20879
Mailing Address:
19201 Thomas Farm RD
Gaithersburg, MD  20879

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:
618

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Whetstone Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 40.61% 23.94% 10.26%
Black 31.39% 23.50% 40.38%
White 16.99% 37.62% 45.40%
Asian/Pacific 10.52% 14.98% 5.87%
American Indian 0.49% 0.45% 0.61%

Genders in Whetstone Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 56.31% 50.78% 50.53%
Female 43.69% 49.22% 49.47%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Whetstone Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 223 208 251
Black 174 201 194
White 110 113 105
Asian/Pacific 73 73 65
American Indian 6 6 3
Others 0 0 0
Total 586 601 618

Enrollment by Gender for Whetstone Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 328 330 348
Female 258 271 270
Total 586 601 618

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Whetstone Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 586 601 618
# Eligible for free lunch 210 (36%) 211 (35%) 258 (42%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 69 (12%) 98 (16%) 87 (14%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 279 (48%) 309 (51%) 345 (56%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Whetstone Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 586 601 618
Fulltime teachers 47.2 47.5 47.7
Student/Teacher Ratio 12.40 12.70 12.96
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.94 14.54 14.55