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Odessa Shannon Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

11800 Monticello Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902 · (240) 740-4150 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

Kemp Mill’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
784
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Odessa Shannon Middle

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Kemp Mill kids: 25 high schools

On the path

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

PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Odessa Shannon MiddleYou are here
9–1225 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts25%
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 ↗

11800 Monticello Ave, Silver Spring

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6252
Grade 7252
Grade 8280
Enrollment over time
795’20
760’21
823’22
771’23
784’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%Black 24%Asian 6%White 4%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Odessa Shannon Middle from Kemp Mill 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; Kemp Mill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.