Rachel Carson Elementary (Montgomery County Public Schools SCH DIST.), Maryland - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Rachel Carson Elementary is a Elementary in Gaithersburg, MD. It currently serves 674 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:674
Number of Teachers: 41
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.40

Location Info

Location: 100 Tschiffely Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Mailing Address: 100 Tschiffely Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878-5630
Phone: (240)740-1840
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 111
Grade 2 112
Grade 3 107
Grade 4 112
Grade 5 128
Kindergarten 80
Pre-Kindergarten 24
Gender/Sex of Rachel Carson Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 354 52.52
Female 319 47.33
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Rachel Carson Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 120 17.80
Black or African American 52 7.72
Hispanic/Latino 142 21.07
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.15
Two or more races 53 7.86
White 305 45.25
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 66 18.64
Black or African American 22 6.22
Hispanic/Latino 75 21.19
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.28
Two or more races 29 8.19
White 161 45.48
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 54 16.93
Black or African American 30 9.40
Hispanic/Latino 67 21.00
Two or more races 24 7.52
White 144 45.14

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 19 17.12
Black or African American 9 8.11
Hispanic/Latino 22 19.82
Two or more races 10 9.01
White 50 45.05
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 22 19.64
Black or African American 5 4.46
Hispanic/Latino 18 16.07
Two or more races 8 7.14
White 59 52.68
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 23 21.50
Black or African American 8 7.48
Hispanic/Latino 23 21.50
Two or more races 5 4.67
White 48 44.86
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 19 16.96
Black or African American 10 8.93
Hispanic/Latino 29 25.89
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.89
Two or more races 9 8.04
White 44 39.29
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 23 17.97
Black or African American 8 6.25
Hispanic/Latino 21 16.41
Two or more races 11 8.59
White 65 50.78
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 11 13.75
Black or African American 6 7.50
Hispanic/Latino 19 23.75
Two or more races 8 10.00
White 36 45.00
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 12.50
Black or African American 6 25.00
Hispanic/Latino 10 41.67
Two or more races 2 8.33
White 3 12.50