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Poolesville Elementary

Q: Is Poolesville Elementary a good school?

Poolesville Elementary ranks 98 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Poolesville Elementary is a public elementary school in Poolesville, Maryland, serving 561 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 8th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Poolesville Elementary consistently outperforms the Montgomery County Public Schools and Maryland state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 63.2% in Mathematics and 69.7% in ELA, compared to 35.7% and 57% for the district, and 26.5% and 50.8% for the state. Poolesville Elementary's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade Mathematics, where 68.5% of students were proficient or better, compared to 50.4% for the district and 42% for the state. The school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Maryland, with a ranking of 98 out of 865 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 and 2021-2022 school years.

Poolesville Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools district, particularly in Mathematics and ELA proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Poolesville Elementary's Mathematics proficiency rate of 63.2% was significantly higher than the nearby Clopper Mill Elementary (15.7%), Thurgood Marshall Elementary (41.9%), and Lake Seneca Elementary (19.2%). Similarly, Poolesville Elementary's ELA proficiency rate of 69.7% was much higher than the nearby schools, such as Clopper Mill Elementary (33.3%) and Thurgood Marshall Elementary (44.7%).

576

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,402

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19565 Fisher Ave
Poolesville, MD 20837-2067

(240) 740-5870

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Poolesville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Poole Middle
High:	Poolesville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

Hispanic:

16.1%

Asian:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (62% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg46%

Maryland avg38%

98^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	88.1	98 of 865	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	90 of 859	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	57 of 855	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	83 of 862	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	54 of 802	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	79 of 853	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	175 of 857	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	243 of 847	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	80.8	167 of 845	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	69.7	255 of 859	70.3%	★★★★☆
2014	79.4	155 of 867	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	76.2	176 of 847	79.2%	★★★★☆
2012	68.7	278 of 857	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.7	333 of 853	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	332 of 855	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.5	185 of 850	78.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	137 of 838	83.7%	★★★★☆
2007	27.5	642 of 818	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.9	667 of 804	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.2	595 of 805	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.8	664 of 803	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	71.8	36 of 128	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	86.2	81 of 796	89.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	78.9	37 of 347	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	91.7	56 of 788	92.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	81.3	10 of 52	80.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	79.9	83 of 528	84.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2021)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2021)90th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2021)89th percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)84th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)81st percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2021)72nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+19 vs state

Mathematics63%+37 vs state

Science38%+12 vs state

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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
Poolesville Elementary	Public	K-5	19565 Fisher Ave	Poolesville	20837	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5870	576	34	17.0	16.5%	319 (55.4%)	49 (8.5%)	93 (16.1%)	66 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.2%)	88.1	98^th of 865 public elementary schools	88.7%		88.7	90^th of 859 public elementary schools	89.5%	8	68.5	61.0	61.1	63.2	68.2	71.7	69.0	69.7	37.5	$17,402	$923	$16,479
Monocacy Elementary	Public	K-5	18801 Barnesville Road	Dickerson	20842	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5790	164	15	11.0	23.2%	108 (65.9%)	1 (0.6%)	34 (20.7%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.1%)	81	171^st of 865 public elementary schools	80.2%		87	102^nd of 859 public elementary schools	88.1%	69	56.0	51.7	65.4	57.5	45.8	75.9	69.2	64.6	38.5	$26,590	$1,876	$24,714
Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary	Public	K-5	13902 Bromfield Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7820	530	39	13.4	28.7%	86 (16.2%)	117 (22.1%)	82 (15.5%)	197 (37.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.9%)	90.7	84^th of 865 public elementary schools	90.3%		91.6	64^th of 859 public elementary schools	92.5%	20	73.6	51.6	69.7	65.1	82.8	60.2	72.7	71.9	56.0	$22,112	$961	$21,151
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13881 Hopkins Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6830	673	42	15.9	33.6%	122 (18.1%)	172 (25.6%)	134 (19.9%)	190 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.9%)	76.3	213^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.4%		81.7	149^th of 859 public elementary schools	82.7%	64	53.2	53.2	51.7	52.7	59.3	49.5	66.7	58.6	36.2	$17,471	$845	$16,625
Darnestown Elementary	Public	K-5	15030 Turkey Foot Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4260	356	32	11.0	17.7%	183 (51.4%)	34 (9.6%)	52 (14.6%)	53 (14.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.7%)	78.3	198^th of 865 public elementary schools	77.1%		78.9	174^th of 859 public elementary schools	79.7%	24	58.9	41.3	49.2	49.4	66.1	63.9	60.7	63.5	36.1	$25,575	$1,385	$24,190
Lake Seneca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13600 Wanegarden Dr	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0280	437	42	10.3	61.3%	22 (5.0%)	175 (40.0%)	184 (42.1%)	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	19.3	694^th of 865 public elementary schools	19.8%		29.4	543^rd of 859 public elementary schools	36.8%	151	28.2	14.5	10.9	19.2	27.9	22.6	22.7	24.8	8.9	$24,307	$2,480	$21,826
Germantown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19110 Liberty Mill Rd	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6490	314	32	9.7	52.2%	41 (13.1%)	112 (35.7%)	83 (26.4%)	62 (19.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	49.7	408^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.8%		67	261^st of 859 public elementary schools	69.6%	147	36.8	26.5	36.2	34.1	50.9	36.4	46.8	46.0	22.9	$27,789	$1,381	$26,409
Great Seneca Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	13010 Dairymaid Dr	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4380	487	38	12.7	54.2%	82 (16.8%)	147 (30.2%)	161 (33.1%)	54 (11.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	47.8	422^nd of 865 public elementary schools	51.2%		46.5	407^th of 859 public elementary schools	52.6%	15	35.3	34.5	36.3	35.4	35.3	50.6	47.8	44.6	15.2	$22,110	$1,326	$20,784
Clopper Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18501 Cinnamon Dr	Germantown	20874	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-2180	458	39	11.8	60.9%	32 (7.0%)	140 (30.6%)	233 (50.9%)	37 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	23.2	638^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.2%		32.8	510^th of 859 public elementary schools	40.6%	128	20.3	15.9	10.2	15.7	29.4	34.2	36.8	33.3	10.2	$24,605	$2,912	$21,693
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12260 McDonald Chapel Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5990	553	44	12.7	43.9%	172 (31.1%)	120 (21.7%)	173 (31.3%)	55 (9.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	54	374^th of 865 public elementary schools	56.8%		53.4	348^th of 859 public elementary schools	59.5%	26	48.8	35.7	41.1	41.9	51.2	34.6	47.7	44.7	18.8	$19,278	$973	$18,305

Frequently Asked Questions about Poolesville Elementary

What schools do graduates of Poolesville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Poolesville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Poole Middle
High : Poolesville High

Is Poolesville Elementary a good school?

Poolesville Elementary ranks 98^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Poolesville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 576 students attended Poolesville Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Poolesville Elementary?

Students at Poolesville Elementary are 55% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Poolesville Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

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