Rachel Carson Elementary School - #159
Principal: Mr. Lawrence D. Chep
Director: Mrs. Loretta Favret
100 Tschiffely Square Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Office Phone: (240) 740-1840
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rachelcarsones/
Cluster Name: Quince Orchard
Fax Number: (240) 740-1846
School Hours: 9:00 - 3:25
Feeder Schools:
Receiving Schools: Lakelands Park
2016–2017 Enrollment = 1,069
% Total
% Gender
% Racial/Ethnic Composition¹ ²
Female
Male
AM
AS
BL
HI
PI
WH
MU
All Students
Enrollment by Grade
Number
Percent
50.2
5.7
≤5.0
≤5.0
16.4
≤5.0
7.8
≤5.0
19.2
7.9
≤5.0
≤5.0
49.5
≤5.0
7.2
≤5.0
50
4.7
11.9
49.8
6.2
Pre-K
ESOL
Full-Day K
154
14.4
FARMS
20.0
10.2
9.8
≤5.0
≤5.0
≤5.0
11.9
≤5.0
≤5.0
≤5.0
Grade 1
174
16.3
SPED
9.7
≤5.0
6.4
≤5.0
≤5.0
≤5.0
≤5.0
≤5.0
≤5.0
≤5.0
Grade 2
Grade 3
173
180
16.2
16.8
Grade 4
182
17.0
Grade 5
Total
156
1,069
14.6
¹ Racial/ethnic composition figures reflect MSDE abbreviations: American Indian or Alaskan Native (AM); Asian (AS);
Black or African American (BL); Hispanic/Latino (HI); Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (PI); White (WH);
Two or More (Multiple) Races (MU).
Students with Disabilities Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Percent of Instructional Time Inside a General Education Class
80% or More
Between 40% and 79%
All SPED Students
93.3
Students now or have in the past received FARMS² = 23.9%
Mobility Rate (Entrants + Withdrawals)² ³ = 10.5%
Less than 40%
≤5.0
≤5.0
Other Participation
Attendance Rate² ³ = ≥95.0%
Suspension Rate² ³ ⁴ = ‐‐
School Programs
Character Counts!
Compacted 4/5 Math
Compacted 5/6 Math
Elementary Home School Model
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Prekindergarten
Staff Diversity
AS
% Racial/Ethnic Composition¹
BL
HI
WH
MU
% Gender
Female
Male
Classes Taught by
Highly Qualified (HQ) Teachers²
Professional
9.9
5.6
1.4
81.7
0.0
91.5
8.5
Number
of Classes
% HQ
% Not HQ
Supporting Services
11.1
14.8
11.1
63.0
0.0
77.8
22.2
204
98.0
2.0
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio
15.3
Average Class Size
Kindergarten = 21.7
Grades 1 to 3 = 25.0
Grades 4 to 5 = 25.9
Years Experience of Professional Personnel
% Less Than 5 Years
9.9
% 5–15 Years
45.1
% More Than 15 Years
45.1
² To comply with federal requirements, any percentage rates greater than or equal to 95.0% or less than or equal to 5.0% (3% for suspensions) will be noted as ≥95.0
or ≤5.0 (≤3.0 for suspensions), respectively.
³ Outcome data reflect 2015–2016 school year.
⁴ Results are not reported (--) for groups with fewer than ten students enrolled.
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Rachel Carson Elementary School - #159
Staff Positions
Professional
Supporting Services
Instructional Support
Administrative
Principal
Assistant Principal
Principal Intern
Asst School Administrator
Administrative Total
1.000
1.000
1.000
3.000
Teachers
Kindergarten
Classroom
Staff Development
ESOL
Reading/Literacy
Physical Education
Art
Music
Instrumental Music
Preschool
Special Education:
Classroom
Resource Program
Teachers Total
7.000
35.700
1.000
2.800
2.400
1.600
1.700
0.400
1.000
5.000
58.600
Other Professional
Counselor
Media Specialist
Spec Ed Related Services
Other Professional Total
Total Professional
Facilities Data
Paraeducators
Regular
Special Education
IT Systems Specialist
Teacher Assistant
Media Assistant
Instructional Data Assistant
Instructional Support Total
Other Support Total
Site Size in
Acres
Gym
1990
--
12.4
Y
Joint
Relocatable
Occupancy Classrooms
Y
11
Core Facility Teaching Stations
0.750
0.750
7.749
Total
Grades 1–6
Support
A/M/R
Pre K
ESOL
Kindergarten
Special
Education
35
21
4
1
0
7
2
Current
Capacity
Future
Capacity
2017
–2018
2018
–2019
2019
–2020
2020
–2021
2021
–2022
2022
–2023
690
690
1059
1032
1006
985
969
967
Capacity/Enrollment Projections
1.000
2.000
1.936
4.936
School Personnel Costs
Building Services
Manager
Leader
Worker
Plant Equipment Operator
1.000
1.000
3.000
1.500
1.000
1.800
Building Services Total
5.000
4.300
Food Services
1.374
65.900
Year
Renovated/
Modernized
2.374
3.875
Other Support
Administrative Secretary
Secretary
Parent/Community Coord
Lunch Hour Aide
Original
Construction
Date
Total Supporting Services
19.059
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Professional Salaries
Supporting Services Salaries
$5,605,873
$776,669
Employee Benefits
$1,674,666
Total Allocated Cost
$8,057,208