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Damascus Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

10201 Bethesda Church Rd, Damascus, MD 20872 · (240) 740-6180 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
331
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Damascus Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Damascus kids: John T. Baker Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Damascus ElementaryYou are here
6–8John T. Baker Middle School841 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

10201 Bethesda Church Rd, Damascus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten44
Grade 155
Grade 256
Grade 362
Grade 454
Grade 560
Enrollment over time
354’20
361’21
366’22
346’23
331’24

Down 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 43%White 36%Black 11%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Damascus Elementary from Damascus 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; Damascus’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.