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Bells Mill Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8225 Bells Mill Rd, Potomac, MD 20854 · (240) 740-0480 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

Potomac’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bells Mill Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 38 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Potomac kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Potomac kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Bells Mill ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8225 Bells Mill Rd, Potomac

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten77
Grade 188
Grade 2101
Grade 397
Grade 480
Grade 5107
Enrollment over time
579’20
579’21
611’22
591’23
570’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Asian 27%Black 13%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bells Mill Elementary from Potomac families.

Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools

The district →
Bayard Rustin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockville
A−
757 students14:1
JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
C−
756 students11:1
Arcola Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
C
747 students13:1
Burnt Mills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
B
747 students13:1
South Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaithersburg
C−
746 students12:1
Watkins Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery Village
C
734 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Potomac’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.