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.