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Francis Scott Key Middle
C+

Francis Scott Key Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

910 Schindler Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20903 · (301) 422-5700 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

Hillandale’s School Grade C better than 32% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
950
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Francis Scott Key Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Hillandale kids: 49 high schools

On the path

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

PK–5258 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Francis Scott Key MiddleYou are here
9–1249 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

910 Schindler Drive, Silver Spring

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6312
Grade 7347
Grade 8291
Enrollment over time
966’20
968’21
965’22
991’23
950’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 43%Black 38%Asian 12%White 6%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Francis Scott Key Middle from Hillandale 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; Hillandale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.