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Takoma Park Middle
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Takoma Park Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

7611 Piney Branch Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910 · (240) 740-5220 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

Takoma Park’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Photo: United States Geological Survey Aerial Photograph Database ( [1] ) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,177
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Takoma Park Middle

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Takoma Park kids: 25 high schools

On the path

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

3–5Piney Branch Elementary575 students
6–8Takoma Park MiddleYou are here
9–1225 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts63%
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 ↗

7611 Piney Branch Rd, Silver Spring

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6413
Grade 7398
Grade 8366
Enrollment over time
1,158’20
1,129’21
1,077’22
1,124’23
1,177’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 33%White 31%Hispanic 18%Asian 12%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Takoma Park Middle from Takoma Park 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; Takoma Park’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.