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Eastern Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

300 University Blvd East, Silver Spring, MD 20901 · (240) 740-6280 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
963
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Eastern Middle

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Silver Spring kids: 25 high schools

On the path

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

PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Eastern MiddleYou are here
9–1225 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts48%
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 ↗

300 University Blvd East, Silver Spring

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6347
Grade 7331
Grade 8285
Enrollment over time
966’20
901’21
893’22
910’23
963’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%Black 20%White 17%Asian 10%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 Eastern Middle 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.