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Goshen Elementary

Q: Is Goshen Elementary a good school?

Goshen Elementary ranks 384 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Goshen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Goshen Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Goshen Elementary?

Students at Goshen Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 24% African American, 10% White, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Goshen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Goshen Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Forest Oak Middle High : Gaithersburg High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

384^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Goshen Elementary is a public elementary school in Gaithersburg, Maryland, serving 501 students in grades PK-5. It 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.

Goshen Elementary's overall academic performance, as measured by MCAP proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts, is consistently lower than the Montgomery County Public Schools and Maryland state averages. However, the school's performance for African American students is relatively stronger, ranking 133 out of 504 Maryland elementary schools in this subgroup. In contrast, the school's performance for English Language Learner and Special Education students is weaker, ranking 100 out of 115 and 121 out of 136 Maryland elementary schools, respectively. Goshen Elementary also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.2% to 30.7% in recent school years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Laytonsville Elementary, Strawberry Knoll Elementary, and Judith A. Resnik Elementary, Goshen Elementary's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio may be an effort to provide additional resources and support to address the needs of its student population, which has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 49.13% to 60.85% in recent years.

494

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,770

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8701 Warfield Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20882

(240) 740-6170

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Goshen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forest Oak Middle
High:	Gaithersburg High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.6%

African American:

24.3%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 63rd percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Maryland median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 63rd-percentile peak (2022) to 56th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg46%

Maryland avg38%

384^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

84^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	53.1	384 of 865	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	369 of 859	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	370 of 855	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	316 of 862	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	419 of 802	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	436 of 853	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	343 of 857	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.3	374 of 847	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.0	424 of 845	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.2	442 of 859	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.9	473 of 867	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.9	407 of 847	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.1	478 of 857	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.1	426 of 853	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.4	366 of 855	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.2	335 of 850	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	337 of 838	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	34.3	587 of 818	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.6	617 of 804	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.6	631 of 805	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.5	630 of 803	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	56.2	133 of 504	73.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	0.8	128 of 128	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.8	100 of 115	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.0	483 of 796	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	33.8	217 of 347	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	52.1	180 of 546	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	36.5	400 of 788	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	26.7	121 of 136	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	63.9	165 of 528	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2021)74th percentile+26 vs school

White (2021)69th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)67th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2021)49th percentile~ school

Female (2021)39th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2021)37th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)13th percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2021)11th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2021)<1st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics35%+8 vs state

Science22%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 20, 2016

I've been engaged with this school for over 10 yrs, and the downhill slide has been nothing short of remarkable. A new administration that thinks it's running a police state, teachers that lack basic assessing skills, repetitive homework scheme that hasn't changes in 8 years. The downward trend on standard test scores is no surprise. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, April 28, 2012

Good school, involved teachers and parents Close Quote

Schools Near Goshen Elementary

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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
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%)	53.1	384^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.6%		50.6	369^th of 859 public elementary schools	57.0%	15	43.0	32.3	29.0	34.9	52.6	50.5	44.9	49.6	21.7	$20,770	$986	$19,784
Judith A. Resnik Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 Hadley Farms Drive	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3240	516	40	12.7	58.3%	64 (12.4%)	145 (28.1%)	233 (45.2%)	54 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	39.6	485^th of 865 public elementary schools	43.9%		27	562^nd of 859 public elementary schools	34.6%	77	37.3	26.4	31.2	31.6	48.8	40.9	28.9	39.8	10.4	$20,407	$979	$19,429
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%)	28.5	568^th of 865 public elementary schools	34.3%		28.8	548^th of 859 public elementary schools	36.2%	20	26.2	22.4	17.6	22.2	39.0	31.9	33.0	34.6	11.8	$21,437	$2,848	$18,589
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
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%)	26.1	597^th of 865 public elementary schools	31.0%		25.4	581^st of 859 public elementary schools	32.4%	16	24.2	16.9	18.8	19.8	36.9	23.2	36.1	32.3	11.0	$23,627	$2,445	$21,182
Laytonsville Elementary	Public	K-5	21401 Laytonsville Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1660	355	28	12.5	34.4%	104 (29.3%)	58 (16.3%)	140 (39.4%)	27 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	63.9	300^th of 865 public elementary schools	65.3%		62.7	293^rd of 859 public elementary schools	65.9%	7	52.9	31.1	40.0	40.7	58.0	56.7	47.2	54.0	29.6	$23,265	$1,152	$22,113
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
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%)	15.8	744^th of 865 public elementary schools	14.0%		13.2	763^rd of 859 public elementary schools	11.2%	19	18.0	12.5	11.3	14.2	20.5	26.9	26.0	24.3	4.0	$22,893	$2,871	$20,022
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
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%)	28.1	573^rd of 865 public elementary schools	33.8%		25	585^th of 859 public elementary schools	31.9%	12	18.9	12.9	15.4	15.7	33.8	40.3	38.2	37.4	15.4	$23,824	$3,901	$19,922

Frequently Asked Questions about Goshen Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Goshen Elementary?

Students at Goshen Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 24% African American, 10% White, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Goshen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Goshen Elementary.

What district is Goshen Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

Is Goshen Elementary a good school?

Goshen Elementary ranks 384^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Goshen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Goshen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forest Oak Middle
High : Gaithersburg High

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