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Highland Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3100 Medway St, Silver Spring, MD 20902 · (240) 740-1770 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
509
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Highland Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Wheaton kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Highland ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts19%
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 ↗

3100 Medway St, Silver Spring

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten76
Grade 175
Grade 280
Grade 388
Grade 471
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
530’20
521’21
515’22
510’23
509’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 82%White 6%Asian 6%Black 5%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

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