Cannon Road Elementary

Set in Silver Spring, Maryland, Cannon Road Elementary is a cozy elementary school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools. It serves 388 students across grades K through 5.

Montgomery County Public Schools comprises 208 schools with combined enrollment of 159,181 students; Cannon Road Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Cannon Road Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% Black, 8% Asian, 5% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Cannon Road Elementary records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Cannon Road Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Cannon Road Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.7%.

In the area at large, Montgomery County reports that 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. Cannon Road Elementary is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

The closest other public school is William Tyler Page Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cannon Road Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cannon Road Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.8%.

Cannon Road Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 407 students in 2018 compared to 388 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

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