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East Silver Spring Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

631 Silver Spring Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910 · (240) 740-0620 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

Silver Spring’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
540
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about East Silver Spring Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Silver Spring kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5East Silver Spring ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

631 Silver Spring Ave, Silver Spring

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K100
Kindergarten76
Grade 179
Grade 269
Grade 377
Grade 464
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
481’20
485’21
513’22
525’23
540’24

Up 12.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%White 19%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

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