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Roscoe R. Nix Elementary

Northeast Consortium cluster · 1100 Corliss St, 20903

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—MCAP ELA
424Students

Class size

Average class size by grade band over recent years, with the latest year measured against MCPS's published guideline.

Average class size by school year
10 14 18 22 26 different basis 2022-20232023-20242024-2025 16.6 19.3 18.3 16.3 16.9
KindergartenGrades 1 to 3 2022-2023 · not comparable
Data table
Average class size by school year — average class size by school year (* = not comparable)
Series2022-20232023-20242024-2025
Kindergarten16.6 *19.318.3
Grades 1 to 3—16.316.9
  • Kindergarten 18.3 target 19 · within guideline
  • Grades 1 to 3 16.9 target 19–25 · within guideline

Source: MCPS School Profiles class-size extract vs. MCPS published class-size guidelines · Updated: 2024-2025

Special education

A priority lens: how students with disabilities are served, and the gap to close.

In general classrooms
69.9%
80%+ of the day · 2025
Students served
57
13% of enrollment
Caseload
8.8
students per special-ed teacher
Special-ed staff (FTE)
6.5
teachers · 11.505 paraeducators · 2025
Inclusion (LRE) over time
Data table
Inclusion (LRE) over time
Series202320242025
Inclusion %62.1%64%69.9%

Inclusion (Least Restrictive Environment) is the latest year; staffing is from 2025. Higher inclusion and a lower caseload generally point to more individualized support.

Source: MCPS School Profiles / unified facts (LRE, staffing, SWD enrollment) · Updated: inclusion 2025, staffing 2025

Staffing

Staff relative to enrollment. The chip compares this school to the typical elementary school at this level.

Teachers
9.8
2.1 vs. typical
per 100 students
Support services
3.8
1.7 vs. typical
per 100 students
Counselors
2.3
0.4 vs. typical
per 1,000 students

Special education & multilingual support

Special-ed teachers
9.2
2.5 vs. typical
per 100 students with disabilities
Special-ed paraeducators
16.2
9.3 vs. typical
per 100 students with disabilities
ELD teachers
3
0.5 vs. typical
per 100 multilingual learners

Source: MCPS unified facts — staff FTE per student (support services = instructional support staff)

Programs & services

Special, choice, and support programs offered at this school — from magnet and application programs to career pathways and special-education services.

Student Support

  • Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
  • Community School
  • JSSA
  • Title 1

Special Education

  • Autism - CAPP (Preschool)
  • Autism - K-12
  • Home School Model - Elementary
  • Speech/Language Resource K-12
  • Speech/Language Resource Preschool

Source: MCPS Office of Student Affairs program catalog (2025). Find schools by program →

Students

Total enrollment over time
Data table
Total enrollment over time
Series20212022202320242025
Enrollment481470473480437

By race / ethnicity (2025).

Hispanic 52.8%
Black 41.3%
Asian 5.9%

Climate

Attendance and chronic absenteeism (absent 10%+ of days).

Attendance & chronic absenteeism
Data table
Attendance & chronic absenteeism
Series201920212022202320242025
Attendance93.6%88.7%88.9%87.8%91.7%93%
Chronic absenteeism24%34%44.1%51.2%31.2%27.3%

Data: MSDE State Report Card (2019–2025), MCPS School Profiles & unified facts, U.S. Census ACS 2024, MD SDAT. “≥95” / “≤5” and dropped groups are privacy-suppressed for small counts — withheld, not zero. Independent project, not affiliated with MCPS or MSDE.