Carderock Springs Elementary School

Carderock Springs Elementary has approximately 333 kindergarten through fifth-grade students, instructing them are about 25 full-time instructors along with one counselor, giving the student-teacher ratio approximately 13:1. The student population is almost evenly split by gender, approximately 49% female and 51% male. Minority students account for approximately 44%, with about 15% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, and the rest White and multiracial. Economically disadvantaged students comprise approximately 5–6%. Scholarship-wise, approximately 77% of students are at math proficiency and 82% at reading proficiency, in Maryland's top 5%, with math proficiency at the top 1%. Almost all instructors are certified and veteran. The nearby Carderock Springs neighborhood boasts median single-family homes around $1.58 million, indicative of a high-income suburban oasis. Established as a Blue Ribbon high performing elementary school, Carderock Springs Elementary is recognized for warm classrooms, strong community atmosphere, active parent involvement, gifted enrichment, and consistent school performance.

The school is still investing in faculty development programs to improve teaching practices and build teacher collaboration for better student learning results.