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Clearspring Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

9930 Moyer Rd, Damascus, MD 20872 · (240) 740-2580 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
541
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Clearspring Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Damascus kids: John T. Baker Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Clearspring ElementaryYou are here
6–8John T. Baker Middle School841 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts49%
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 ↗

9930 Moyer Rd, Damascus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten54
Grade 163
Grade 274
Grade 375
Grade 4107
Grade 5129
Enrollment over time
562’20
558’21
574’22
539’23
541’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 29%White 29%Black 17%Asian 13%Two or more races 11%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 Clearspring 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.