Watkins Mill Elementary

Summary:

Watkins Mill Elementary is a public elementary school in Montgomery Village, Maryland, serving 735 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 7th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 4-star rating.

Watkins Mill Elementary stands out for its significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (69.25%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 46.71% to 74.28% Hispanic. The school also has a lower percentage of White students (2.04%) than the surrounding schools, which range from 5.68% to 12.6%. Academically, Watkins Mill consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Maryland elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates in MCAP Mathematics and English Language Arts are significantly lower than the Montgomery County Public Schools and Maryland state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, Watkins Mill has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 74.23% to 86.39% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools.

Interestingly, while Watkins Mill Elementary has a high percentage of Hispanic students, this subgroup performs significantly worse than their peers at the surrounding schools, such as Fox Chapel Elementary, a public magnet school that consistently outperforms Watkins Mill in academic proficiency rates and overall school rankings. The relatively low student-teacher ratio at Watkins Mill Elementary, ranging from 10.8 to 11.4, could indicate staffing or resource challenges that may impact the school's ability to provide high-quality instruction and support for its students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 19001 Watkins Mill Rd
       Montgomery Village, MD  20886


(240) 740-5280

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
763rd of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,867 Help


Students who attend Watkins Mill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Montgomery Village Middle
High:    Watkins Mill High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.8 Help
Number of students:  735

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.3%
African American:
19.0%
Asian:
5.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Watkins Mill Elementary ranks worse than 88.8% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranks 128th among 130 ranked elementary schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.17. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.3%), African American (19%), Asian (5.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Watkins Mill Elementary is 10.8, which is the 15th best among 130 elementary schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Watkins Mill Elementary employs 67.9 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Watkins Mill Elementary is $21,867, which is the 39th highest among 130 elementary schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Watkins Mill Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Montgomery County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Montgomery County Public Schools 7th of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Watkins Mill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Watkins Mill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 30.67 609th 803 24.2%
2005 38.59 550th 805 31.7%
2006 60.59 349th 804 56.6%
2007 63.15 337th 818 58.8%
2008 23.26 716th 838 14.6%
2009 21.42 749th 850 11.9%
2010 14.58 800th 855 6.4%
2011 15.02 762nd 853 10.7%
2012 14.82 771st 857 10.0%
2013 12.08 787th 847 7.1%
2014 20.97 734th 867 15.3%
2015 20.23 692nd 859 19.4%
2016 22.51 647th 845 23.4%
2017 20.16 666th 847 21.4%
2018 21.74 653rd 857 23.8%
2019 26.30 586th 853 31.3%
2021 22.57 581st 802 27.6%
2022 17.29 735th 862 14.7%
2023 14.82 735th 855 14.0%
2024 13.17 763rd 859 11.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Watkins Mill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.38 56th 115 51.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Watkins Mill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.74 127th 136 6.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Watkins Mill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.84 145th 546 73.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Watkins Mill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 26.55 535th 796 32.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Watkins Mill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.70 605th 788 23.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Watkins Mill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.25 158th 504 68.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Watkins Mill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.81 267th 347 23.1%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a citizen
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Open Quote Watkins Mill offers wonderful opportunities for students and their families. There are great activities that go on there- they have International Night, a Talent Show and monthly parent meetings. All of the students in the school receive free breakfast and lunch so there is a great deal of poverty. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Open Quote This school is exceeds my lowest expectations. Teachers have trouble managing behavior of kindergarten and first grade kids. There is a socioecOnomic agenda that attempts to achieve equality in part by denying special Educational Services to students with any socioeconomic advantages. The individual Child is lost in this. The principal structures the school rules according to her will even when they directly contradict mcps rules. For example parents were not permitted in classrooms even though mcps mandates parent entry at will.
That may have changed after complaints but the willful self coronation of the principal as the monarch of the school that underlies it is still there. The principal has an explosive temper and occasionally walks around the school barefoot. Principal discourages parental involvement. There are gangs in fifth grade in this school. Many kids who attend Watkins mill need disciplinary structure and an environment that fosters excellence but this school Fails to achieve this as effectively as other mcps elementary schools with similar socioeconomic profiles. The ranking of this school in the bottom 10% of all Maryland public elementary schools is justified and tragic given mcps resources. The principal and senior administration need to be replaced to bring to this school a culture of academic excellence and bring out the potential of the young children who attend this school. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Watkins Mill Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 346 69 62 39 4 n/a n/a 0 520
1990 334 73 79 44 6 n/a n/a -3 533
1991 337 84 75 45 7 n/a n/a 0 548
1992 357 104 77 30 3 n/a n/a 0 571
1993 329 106 80 37 1 n/a n/a 0 553
1994 337 104 95 32 1 n/a n/a 0 569
1995 315 126 91 44 0 n/a n/a 0 576
1996 315 126 91 44 0 n/a n/a 0 576
1997 241 130 74 73 2 n/a n/a 0 520
1998 219 137 81 86 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1999 207 146 81 96 1 n/a n/a 0 531
2000 178 154 79 89 1 n/a n/a 0 501
2001 180 185 78 110 3 n/a n/a 0 556
2002 149 200 83 128 7 n/a n/a 0 567
2003 149 200 83 128 7 n/a n/a 0 567
2004 149 237 68 145 5 n/a n/a 0 604
2005 131 228 61 151 4 n/a n/a 0 575
2006 113 242 60 175 3 n/a n/a 0 593
2007 82 207 52 171 4 n/a n/a 0 516
2008 78 211 62 174 4 n/a n/a 0 529
2009 70 211 64 173 6 n/a n/a 0 524
2010 65 225 67 178 3 n/a n/a 0 538
2011 50 207 65 228 2 1 39 0 592
2012 41 191 69 238 2 0 33 0 574
2013 50 226 71 270 1 0 30 0 648
2014 41 224 69 274 0 0 28 0 636
2015 30 224 66 289 1 0 28 0 638
2016 31 225 57 329 1 0 29 0 672
2017 36 209 63 343 0 0 28 0 679
2018 31 205 53 373 1 0 33 0 696
2019 28 208 47 382 3 0 32 0 700
2020 23 181 52 443 4 0 28 0 731
2021 25 182 48 463 4 1 26 0 749
2022 19 170 44 533 3 1 25 0 795
2023 15 140 43 509 2 0 26 0 735

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Watkins Mill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 520 27.5 18.9 n/a
1990 533 27.9 19.1 7.9
1991 548 29.1 18.8 13.5
1992 571 30.2 18.9 13.8
1993 553 30.1 18.4 14.3
1994 569 28.4 20.0 17.4
1995 576 28.5 20.2 18.9
1996 576 28.5 20.2 18.9
1997 520 26.2 19.8 26.5
1998 523 27.3 19.2 26.2
1999 531 27.3 19.5 34.1
2000 501 31.7 15.8 34.3
2001 556 34.2 16.3 36.3
2002 567 39.8 14.2 36.9
2003 567 39.8 14.2 36.9
2004 604 43.3 13.9 40.1
2005 575 44.0 13.1 41.7
2006 593 41.0 14.5 42.7
2007 516 42.2 12.2 49
2008 529 40.4 13.1 52.4
2009 524 38.8 13.5 58
2010 538 47.7 11.2 60.4
2011 592 50.3 11.7 58.4
2012 574 45.6 12.5 65
2013 648 47.2 13.7 66.2
2014 636 48.9 13.0 68.9
2015 638 52.0 12.2 71.2
2016 672 53.0 12.6 75.7
2017 679 56.5 12.0 100
2018 696 59.0 11.7 77.2
2019 700 63.4 11.0 70.3
2020 731 65.6 11.1 70.5
2021 749 67.1 11.1 74.2
2022 795 69.2 11.4 80.4
2023 735 67.9 10.8 86.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Watkins Mill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 520 27.5 18.9 n/a
1990 533 27.9 19.1 7.9
1991 548 29.1 18.8 13.5
1992 571 30.2 18.9 13.8
1993 553 30.1 18.4 14.3
1994 569 28.4 20.0 17.4
1995 576 28.5 20.2 18.9
1996 576 28.5 20.2 18.9
1997 520 26.2 19.8 26.5
1998 523 27.3 19.2 26.2
1999 531 27.3 19.5 34.1
2000 501 31.7 15.8 34.3
2001 556 34.2 16.3 36.3
2002 567 39.8 14.2 36.9
2003 567 39.8 14.2 36.9
2004 604 43.3 13.9 40.1
2005 575 44.0 13.1 41.7
2006 593 41.0 14.5 42.7
2007 516 42.2 12.2 49
2008 529 40.4 13.1 52.4
2009 524 38.8 13.5 58
2010 538 47.7 11.2 60.4
2011 592 50.3 11.7 58.4
2012 574 45.6 12.5 65
2013 648 47.2 13.7 66.2
2014 636 48.9 13.0 68.9
2015 638 52.0 12.2 71.2
2016 672 53.0 12.6 75.7
2017 679 56.5 12.0 100
2018 696 59.0 11.7 77.2
2019 700 63.4 11.0 70.3
2020 731 65.6 11.1 70.5
2021 749 67.1 11.1 74.2
2022 795 69.2 11.4 80.4
2023 735 67.9 10.8 86.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Watkins Mill Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,993 (10.4%) $17,229 (89.6%) $19,222
2020 $1,828 (9.6%) $17,153 (90.4%) $18,981
2021 $2,303 (11.8%) $17,280 (88.2%) $19,583
2022 $3,396 (17.7%) $15,816 (82.3%) $19,212
2023 $3,285 (15.0%) $18,582 (85.0%) $21,867

Data source: Maryland Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Watkins Mill Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 586th of 853 Elementary schoolsRanks 735th of 855 Elementary schools
 17.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students700735
 5%
African American208140
 32.7%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian4743
 8.5%
Hispanic382509
 33.2%
Pacific Islander00
White2815
 46.4%
Two or More Races3226
 18.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.3%86.4%
 16.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Watkins Mill Elementary

Students at Watkins Mill Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 19% African American, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Watkins Mill Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Maryland elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 735 students attended Watkins Mill Elementary.

Students who attend Watkins Mill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Montgomery Village Middle
High : Watkins Mill High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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