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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Montgomery County, Maryland

97 public elementary schools in Montgomery County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Wilson Wims Elementary School leads the list at -59.9%, against a median of -11.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Montgomery County, Maryland

Best Enrollment change

-59.9%

Median Enrollment change

-11.8%

FASTEST DECLINING · MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Wilson Wims Elementary School	Clarksburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,207	484	-59.9%
2	Somerset Elementary	Chevy Chase, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	596	314	-47.3%
3	Cedar Grove Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	612	326	-46.7%
4	College Gardens Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	881	506	-42.6%
5	Beall Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	785	475	-39.5%
6	Summit Hall Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	668	413	-38.2%
7	Ritchie Park Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	540	342	-36.7%
8	Forest Knolls Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	734	472	-35.7%
9	Rachel Carson Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,023	671	-34.4%
10	Strawberry Knoll Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	658	448	-31.9%
11	Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	771	530	-31.3%
12	Gaithersburg Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	857	603	-29.6%
13	Rolling Terrace Elementary	Takoma Park, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	892	645	-27.7%
14	Bradley Hills Elementary	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	630	474	-24.8%
15	Captain James E. Daly Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	615	472	-23.3%
16	Kemp Mill Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	532	412	-22.6%
17	Great Seneca Creek Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	628	487	-22.5%
18	Lakewood Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	519	406	-21.8%
19	Goshen Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	621	494	-20.5%
20	Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	845	673	-20.4%
21	Rock Creek Valley Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	416	332	-20.2%
22	Lake Seneca Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	545	437	-19.8%
23	S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	582	467	-19.8%
24	Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	684	553	-19.2%
25	Stedwick Elementary	Montgomery Village, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	607	492	-18.9%
26	Judith A. Resnik Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	636	516	-18.9%
27	Kensington Parkwood Elementary	Kensington, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	657	535	-18.6%
28	Clearspring Elementary	Damascus, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	663	541	-18.4%
29	Meadow Hall Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	423	348	-17.7%
30	Twinbrook Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	549	459	-16.4%
31	Highland View Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	397	334	-15.9%
32	North Chevy Chase Elementary	Chevy Chase, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	281	237	-15.7%
33	Cresthaven Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	560	474	-15.4%
34	Rosemary Hills Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	589	499	-15.3%
35	Clopper Mill Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	541	458	-15.3%
36	Wayside Elementary	Potomac, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	548	465	-15.1%
37	William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	705	601	-14.8%
38	Olney Elementary	Olney, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	686	585	-14.7%
39	Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	725	621	-14.3%
40	Cloverly Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	500	429	-14.2%
41	Stone Mill Elementary	North Potomac, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	601	516	-14.1%
42	Viers Mill Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	644	556	-13.7%
43	Wyngate Elementary	Bethesda, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	738	640	-13.3%
44	Piney Branch Elementary	Takoma Park, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	660	575	-12.9%
45	Highland Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	583	509	-12.7%
46	Fairland Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	631	553	-12.4%
47	Sargent Shriver Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	796	697	-12.4%
48	Roscoe R Nix Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	498	437	-12.2%
49	DuFief Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	313	276	-11.8%
50	Galway Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	788	695	-11.8%

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