Bells Mill Elementary School

Potomac, MD 20854

Phone: (301) 469-1046
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

10

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 592 students

Bells Mill Elementary School, located in Potomac, Maryland, serves grades PK-5 in the Montgomery County Public Schools district. It is among the few public schools in Maryland to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10.

Bells Mill Elementary School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Potomac, MD. As of 2014, the students are 50.5% White, non-Hispanic; 23.7% Asian/Pacific Islander; 12% Black, non-Hispanic; 7.4% Hispanic; 6.3% Multiracial; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 10.3% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 50.5% 32% 40.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander 23.7% 14.4% 6.1%
Black, non-Hispanic 12% 21.4% 34.9%
Hispanic 7.4% 27.4% 13.7%
Multiracial 6.3% 4.6% 4.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 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 10.3% — —
English learners — 13.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 2.1 mi
2 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 3.1 mi
3 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 6.4 mi
4 Lakelands Neighborhood/Subdivision Gaithersburg MD 6.8 mi
5 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 8.2 mi
6 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 9 mi
7 Fox Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Great Falls VA 9.1 mi
8 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 9.1 mi
9 Norwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Olney MD 10 mi
10 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 10 mi
11 Falls Church City Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 10.4 mi
12 Leeway Overlee - N Arlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 10.4 mi
13 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 10.6 mi
14 Shreevewood Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 10.7 mi
15 Barkley Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 11.9 mi
16 Water's Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Germantown MD 12.5 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Kentlands Gaithersburg MD 7.3 mi
2 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 8.1 mi
3 Arlington Arlington VA 8.8 mi
4 Falls Church Falls Church VA 10 mi
5 White Oak Silver Spring MD 10 mi
6 Vienna Vienna VA 10.4 mi
7 Georgetown Washington DC 10.5 mi
8 West Falls Church Falls Church VA 10.6 mi
9 Washington DC Washington D.C. DC 12.3 mi
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