Bannockburn Elementary

Bannockburn Elementary, an average-sized K-5 school in Bethesda, Maryland, run under Montgomery County Public Schools, caters to 446 students, covering grades K through 5.

Bannockburn Elementary is one of 208 schools operated by Montgomery County Public Schools, a district that enrolls 159,181 students overall.

On demographics, Bannockburn Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 16% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

Looking at school resources, Bannockburn Elementary shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Bannockburn Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 4% of students at Bannockburn Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bannockburn Elementary sits in the top 10% of Maryland schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 71.8%; actual is 86.8%, +15.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which Bannockburn Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Walt Whitman High, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bannockburn Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 74.6%.

Bannockburn Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 449 students in 2018 compared to 446 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 62% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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