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Stedwick Elementary

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Stedwick Elementary ranks 619 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Stedwick Elementary in Montgomery Village, MD, is a public school serving 492 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which ranks in the top 32% of Maryland districts.

Stedwick Elementary has historically faced academic challenges, with overall proficiency rates in Math (22.3%) and English Language Arts (31.4%) significantly below district averages. A particularly concerning trend is the sharp decline in Math performance between 3rd and 5th grade, where proficiency drops from 26.9% to just 15.4%, creating a large gap compared to the state average. Chronic absenteeism is also a persistent issue, with a rate of 25.3% that is higher than nearby schools like Strawberry Knoll Elementary (22.0%) and Fox Chapel Elementary (22.4%). Despite these struggles, the school spends a notably high amount per student at $23,627, which is more than the higher-performing Fox Chapel Elementary ($19,834), suggesting that resource allocation or non-academic challenges may be key factors.

However, Stedwick has a remarkable strength: it ranks in the top 5% of Maryland schools for supporting its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, earning a 5-star rating in this subgroup. This "high-poverty, high-performance" paradox indicates the school is exceptionally effective with its economically disadvantaged population, even as overall scores lag. The proximity of Fox Chapel Elementary, which serves a similar demographic but achieves much higher proficiency rates, provides a clear local example of what is possible. Addressing the 5th-grade academic decline and chronic absenteeism, while replicating the success seen with low-SES students across the entire school, could be the key to unlocking better overall performance.

492

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,627

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10631 Stedwick Rd
Montgomery Village, MD 20886

(240) 740-7190

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Stedwick Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Neelsville Middle
High:	Watkins Mill High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.6%

African American:

31.1%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 46th percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 46th-percentile peak (2022) to 28th (2026)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg48%

Maryland avg39%

619^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

119^th of 132Elementary 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
2026	25.9	619 of 864	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	597 of 865	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	581 of 859	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	516 of 855	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	469 of 862	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	530 of 802	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	639 of 853	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	692 of 857	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.8	577 of 847	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.2	652 of 845	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	626 of 859	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.1	686 of 867	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	684 of 847	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.9	573 of 857	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.1	538 of 853	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.3	528 of 855	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.3	572 of 850	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	519 of 838	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.7	421 of 818	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.1	428 of 804	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.1	391 of 805	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.1	394 of 803	50.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	39.1	294 of 504	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	42.6	52 of 115	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.8	551 of 796	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	33.6	221 of 347	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	80.2	26 of 546	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.1	561 of 788	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)95th percentile+61 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)55th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2021)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2021)36th percentile~ school

Female (2021)31st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2021)29th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts31%-20 vs state

Mathematics22%-5 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

The staff at Stedwick is incredible. They work hard with a diverse population of children. I have been nothing but impressed with our interactions with the school over the last four years. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

I love Stedwick Elementary it really is a great school in a great area! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Stedwick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10631 Stedwick Rd	Montgomery Village	20886	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7190	492	42	11.7	59.6%	30 (6.1%)	153 (31.1%)	254 (51.6%)	32 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	25.9	619^th of 864 public elementary schools	28.4%		26.1	597^th of 865 public elementary schools	31.0%	22	26.9	25.8	15.4	22.3	28.8	37.9	28.2	31.4	16.5	$23,627	$2,445	$21,182
Watkins Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19001 Watkins Mill Rd	Montgomery Village	20886	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-5280	734	65	11.2	60.1%	20 (2.7%)	100 (13.6%)	550 (74.9%)	45 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	18.5	705^th of 864 public elementary schools	18.4%		15.8	744^th of 865 public elementary schools	14.0%	39	24.0	7.8	15.6	15.5	33.7	17.5	29.6	26.6	13.3	$22,893	$2,871	$20,022
Whetstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19201 Thomas Farm Rd	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1060	711	58	12.3	56.3%	42 (5.9%)	183 (25.7%)	406 (57.1%)	56 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	30.7	572^nd of 864 public elementary schools	33.8%		28.5	568^th of 865 public elementary schools	34.3%	4	40.5	19.0	18.2	26.0	47.9	28.1	30.0	35.5	12.7	$21,437	$2,848	$18,589
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%)	14.7	757^th of 864 public elementary schools	12.4%		15.3	750^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.3%	7	15.9	15.7	12.1	14.7	16.1	22.6	28.4	22.0	8.1	$21,305	$2,781	$18,524
Captain James E. Daly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20301 Brandermill Dr	Germantown	20876	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0600	472	42	11.2	57.6%	26 (5.5%)	132 (28.0%)	272 (57.6%)	25 (5.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	25.9	618^th of 864 public elementary schools	28.5%		28.1	573^rd of 865 public elementary schools	33.8%	45	37.5	17.2	16.9	23.6	35.9	29.7	26.8	30.7	15.5	$23,824	$3,901	$19,922
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%)	52.6	389^th of 864 public elementary schools	55.0%		48.5	417^th of 865 public elementary schools	51.8%	28	49.1	27.4	25.5	33.9	57.9	45.2	47.3	50.0	30.4	$26,558	$1,577	$24,981
Fox Chapel Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	19315 Archdale Rd	Germantown	20876	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-0680	617	46	13.5	61.1%	69 (11.2%)	150 (24.3%)	288 (46.7%)	85 (13.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	76.3	215^th of 864 public elementary schools	75.1%		68	272^nd of 865 public elementary schools	68.6%	57	45.1	50.7	50.4	49.4	48.6	58.3	63.7	58.1	52.6	$19,834	$966	$18,868
Goshen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Warfield Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6170	494	37	13.4	55.9%	50 (10.1%)	120 (24.3%)	260 (52.6%)	44 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	57.8	345^th of 864 public elementary schools	60.1%		53.1	384^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.6%	39	60.9	28.6	27.5	37.3	68.1	42.9	45.1	51.0	35.6	$20,770	$986	$19,784
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%)	12.9	786^th of 864 public elementary schools	9.0%		13.2	791^st of 865 public elementary schools	8.6%	5	19.5	8.9	11.5	13.1	15.9	17.6	22.9	19.0	9.3	$25,304	$2,866	$22,438
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%)	35.6	521^st of 864 public elementary schools	39.7%		22.2	660^th of 865 public elementary schools	23.7%	139	32.9	26.3	16.9	25.7	48.7	45.3	33.8	43.0	9.9	$23,378	$2,361	$21,017

Frequently Asked Questions about Stedwick Elementary

What district is Stedwick Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Stedwick Elementary?

Students at Stedwick Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 31% African American, 7% Asian, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Stedwick Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stedwick Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Neelsville Middle
High : Watkins Mill High

Is Stedwick Elementary a good school?

Stedwick Elementary ranks 619^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Stedwick Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Stedwick Elementary.

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