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What's the one class at Bradley Hills Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000787
Bradley Hills Elementary
8701 Hartsdale Ave, Bethesda, MD 20817 · (240) 204-5210 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
10 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
85.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
82.6%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 82.6% |
| 2023-24 | 82.4% | 78.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
82.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bradley Hills Elementary
Bradley Hills Elementary's state test result (82.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Hills Elementary this school | 474 | 2.1% | 82.1% |
| Bannockburn Elementary Bethesda | 446 | 4.0% | 86.8% |
| Carderock Springs Elementary Bethesda | 363 | 5.5% | 85.3% |
| Wyngate Elementary Bethesda | 640 | 3.4% | 84.8% |
| Wood Acres Elementary Bethesda | 609 | 7.2% | 85.8% |
| Riderwood Elementary Towson | 423 | 9.5% | 86.0% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bradley Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #20 of 853 | #12 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #15 of 853 ▲ 18 | #8 of 131 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #26 of 853 ▲ 8 | #9 of 131 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #442 of 898 | #86 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #791 of 857 | #130 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #460 of 857 | #116 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.1% | #885 of 885 | #137 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #99 of 551 | #14 of 97 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
474
-23 (-5%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 336
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 474 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 27.9 | 16.7:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 28.5 | 16.3:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 34.2 | 18.4:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 31 | 20.2:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 26 | 19.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 2% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 336 | 15 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bradley Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (630 to 474); teachers down 18% (34.2 to 28).
About Bradley Hills Elementary
Bradley Hills Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Bethesda, Maryland. Federal data show 474 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
The district, Montgomery County Public Schools, operates 208 schools serving 159,181 students.
About 65% of the student body at Bradley Hills Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 14% Asian, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 2% Black. County-wide, 42% of Montgomery County residents are White. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Bradley Hills Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. The school has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.9:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Maryland. Federal data show 2% of students (10) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Montgomery County averages 40%, higher than here.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Bradley Hills Elementary outscored 91%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bradley Hills Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 82.1%; the prediction is 73.0%.
The county, Montgomery County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $132,450 a year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Montgomery County has 211 public schools with about 159,181 students, including Bradley Hills Elementary.
Bradley Hills Elementary's closest public school neighbor is North Bethesda Middle, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Bradley Hills Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Bradley Hills Elementary's average proficiency of 82.1% compares with 67.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Bradley Hills Elementary had a net loss of 23 students, or 5%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Bradley Hills Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
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- North Bethesda Middle0.5 mi · 1,224
- Wyngate Elementary0.9 mi · 640
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- Walt Whitman High1.3 mi · 2,056
- Ashburton Elementary1.5 mi · 871
Frequently asked questions
About Bradley Hills ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bradley Hills Elementary?
Bradley Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bradley Hills Elementary serve?
Bradley Hills Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bradley Hills Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Bradley Hills Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bradley Hills Elementary?
At Bradley Hills Elementary, the student body is approximately 65% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Bradley Hills Elementary public or private?
Bradley Hills Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.