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Mill Creek Towne Elementary

Q: Is Mill Creek Towne Elementary a good school?

Mill Creek Towne Elementary ranks 267 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Mill Creek Towne Elementary is a high-performing public magnet elementary school in Rockville, Maryland, serving 497 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district.

The school consistently outperforms the county and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Mill Creek Towne's overall Mathematics proficiency rate was 45.6%, compared to 35.7% for Montgomery County and 26.5% for Maryland. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rate was 55.6%, higher than the county's 57% and the state's 50.8%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade English Language Arts, with a 63.2% proficiency rate, significantly higher than the county (54.5%) and state (48.4%) averages.

While Mill Creek Towne Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.36% to 53.63% over the past few years, the school is able to achieve strong academic outcomes, outperforming most nearby schools such as Washington Grove Elementary, Sequoyah Elementary, and Gaithersburg Elementary. The school's commitment to equity and excellence, coupled with its effective resource allocation and instructional practices, make it a model for other schools to emulate.

528

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,956

Per pupil spending ?

48.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17700 Park Mill Dr
Rockville, MD 20855

(240) 740-1820

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Mill Creek Towne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shady Grove Middle
High:	Col. Zadok Magruder High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.4%

White:

19.9%

African American:

18.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2021 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (47% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Maryland median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2021) to 69th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg46%

Maryland avg38%

267^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 131Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools

8^th of 25Montgomery County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	267 of 865	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	220 of 859	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	203 of 855	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	203 of 862	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	93 of 802	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	301 of 853	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	426 of 857	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.4	446 of 847	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.5	428 of 845	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	508 of 859	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.9	678 of 867	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	681 of 847	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.2	494 of 857	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.1	639 of 853	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.1	584 of 855	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.5	615 of 850	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.1	556 of 838	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.3	558 of 818	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.9	552 of 804	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.2	486 of 805	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.4	486 of 803	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	94.2	14 of 504	97.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	82.0	18 of 128	85.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	56.9	31 of 115	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	81.0	108 of 796	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	79.4	34 of 347	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	58.5	124 of 546	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	85.8	82 of 788	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	93.1	19 of 528	96.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2021)97th percentile+9 vs school

White (2021)96th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2021)90th percentile~ school

Male (2021)90th percentile~ school

Female (2021)86th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)77th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)73rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+5 vs state

Mathematics46%+19 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mill Creek Towne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	17700 Park Mill Dr	Rockville	20855	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-1820	528	44	12.1	48.5%	105 (19.9%)	99 (18.8%)	208 (39.4%)	74 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	68.8	267^th of 865 public elementary schools	69.1%		72.7	220^th of 859 public elementary schools	74.4%	47	50.0	50.8	39.0	45.6	53.3	63.2	50.0	55.6	27.6	$21,956	$1,084	$20,872
Candlewood Elementary	Public	K-5	7210 Osprey Drive	Rockville	20855	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4200	358	27	13.2	33.2%	134 (37.4%)	54 (15.1%)	92 (25.7%)	44 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.2%)	76.9	207^th of 865 public elementary schools	76.1%		85.6	114^th of 859 public elementary schools	86.7%	93	47.4	65.3	43.3	51.2	50.9	77.6	60.0	62.0	39.0	$24,428	$1,407	$23,021
Flower Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18425 Flower Hill Way	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5820	454	40	11.4	54.8%	34 (7.5%)	93 (20.5%)	264 (58.1%)	46 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	22.2	660^th of 865 public elementary schools	23.7%		25.9	576^th of 859 public elementary schools	32.9%	84	24.7	15.3	13.4	18.6	34.7	28.2	31.3	31.8	4.6	$23,378	$2,361	$21,017
Harriet R. Tubman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Victory Farm Dr	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(240) 740-6770	571	51	11.2	61.6%	25 (4.4%)	109 (19.1%)	391 (68.5%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.7%)	23.8	632^nd of 865 public elementary schools	26.9%		19.2	664^th of 859 public elementary schools	22.7%	32	25.0	23.0	16.5	21.8	27.6	31.3	25.7	28.2	11.4	$21,951	$2,144	$19,806
Washington Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8712 Oakmont St	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0300	480	46	10.3	52.7%	52 (10.8%)	105 (21.9%)	276 (57.5%)	28 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	35.5	515^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.5%		33.4	504^th of 859 public elementary schools	41.3%	11	33.3	26.8	21.8	27.5	36.8	34.6	35.2	35.6	20.0	$25,160	$2,563	$22,598
Sequoyah Elementary	Public	K-5	17301 Bowie Mill Rd	Derwood	20855	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5880	460	43	10.6	46.7%	120 (26.1%)	68 (14.8%)	206 (44.8%)	40 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	60.2	330^th of 865 public elementary schools	61.8%		62.9	290^th of 859 public elementary schools	66.2%	40	38.1	38.2	43.9	39.8	42.9	49.3	53.0	48.0	40.3	$24,556	$1,398	$23,158
Gaithersburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35 N Summit Ave	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-4900	603	63	9.6	67.5%	10 (1.7%)	95 (15.8%)	456 (75.6%)	18 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	13.2	791^st of 865 public elementary schools	8.6%		11.8	791^st of 859 public elementary schools	7.9%		13.8	13.1	15.1	13.9	19.8	15.5	15.5	17.1	5.9	$25,304	$2,866	$22,438
Strawberry Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18820 Strawberry Knoll Rd	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5140	448	42	10.7	57.8%	54 (12.1%)	105 (23.4%)	219 (48.9%)	47 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.9%)	48.5	417^th of 865 public elementary schools	51.8%		46.3	408^th of 859 public elementary schools	52.5%	9	33.3	35.7	24.2	30.9	55.9	42.6	43.1	47.6	22.7	$26,558	$1,577	$24,981
Rosemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16400 Alden Ave	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-7180	564	50	11.1	59.0%	42 (7.4%)	166 (29.4%)	272 (48.2%)	46 (8.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	53.8	379^th of 865 public elementary schools	56.2%		44.4	425^th of 859 public elementary schools	50.5%	46	37.6	42.7	37.7	39.5	40.6	47.1	51.9	46.1	22.1	$23,797	$2,637	$21,160
South Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 Contour Road	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-7330	746	62	12.0	66.1%	10 (1.3%)	129 (17.3%)	557 (74.7%)	32 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	15.3	750^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.3%		15.6	715^th of 859 public elementary schools	16.8%	35	16.1	21.5	9.6	15.4	21.3	24.5	17.5	21.0	4.1	$21,305	$2,781	$18,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Mill Creek Towne Elementary

Is Mill Creek Towne Elementary a good school?

Mill Creek Towne Elementary ranks 267^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Mill Creek Towne Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

How many students attend Mill Creek Towne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Mill Creek Towne Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mill Creek Towne Elementary?

Students at Mill Creek Towne Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 20% White, 19% African American, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mill Creek Towne Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mill Creek Towne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shady Grove Middle
High : Col. Zadok Magruder High

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