Whetstone Elementary School

Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Phone: (301) 840-7191
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

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GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 712 students

Gaithersburg's Whetstone Elementary School serves grades PK-5 in the Montgomery County Public Schools district. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10.

Whetstone Elementary School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Gaithersburg, MD. As of 2014, the students are 49% Hispanic; 26.3% Black, non-Hispanic; 12.6% White, non-Hispanic; 8.4% Asian/Pacific Islander; 3.5% Multiracial; and 0.1% Native American or Native Alaskan. 61.9% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Hispanic 49% 27.4% 13.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 26.3% 21.4% 34.9%
White, non-Hispanic 12.6% 32% 40.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander 8.4% 14.4% 6.1%
Multiracial 3.5% 4.6% 4.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.2%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 61.9% — —
English learners — 13.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Lakelands Neighborhood/Subdivision Gaithersburg MD 4.1 mi
2 Water's Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Germantown MD 4.5 mi
3 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 8.7 mi
4 Norwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Olney MD 9.6 mi
5 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 10 mi
6 Fox Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Great Falls VA 12.8 mi
7 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 13.8 mi
8 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 13.8 mi
9 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 14.1 mi
10 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 15.2 mi
11 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 15.5 mi
12 Maple Lawn Neighborhood/Subdivision Fulton MD 16 mi
13 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 16.3 mi
14 Fox Mill Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Herndon VA 19.7 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Kentlands Gaithersburg MD 4.4 mi
2 White Oak Silver Spring MD 15.2 mi
3 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 15.4 mi
4 Hammond Hills Laurel MD 16.6 mi
5 Ashburn Ashburn VA 17.9 mi
6 Arlington Arlington VA 18.5 mi
7 Vienna Vienna VA 19 mi
8 Laurel Laurel MD 19.3 mi
9 Falls Church Falls Church VA 19.5 mi
10 Georgetown Washington DC 19.6 mi
11 West Falls Church Falls Church VA 20 mi
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