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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001524
Cloverly Elementary
800 Briggs Chaney Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20905 · (240) 740-4660 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
161 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
75%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
46.3%
MD avg 50.6% . -21.4pp since 2023
Math
58.9%
MD avg 34.8% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 64.3% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Cloverly Elementary
Cloverly Elementary's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverly Elementary this school | 429 | 37.5% | 59.3% |
| Brooke Grove Elementary Olney | 390 | 34.9% | 45.6% |
| Jones Lane Elementary Gaithersburg | 428 | 34.3% | 71.0% |
| Laytonsville Elementary Gaithersburg | 355 | 34.4% | 59.9% |
| Forest Knolls Elementary Silver Spring | 472 | 41.1% | 66.6% |
| Lois P. Rockwell Elementary Damascus | 518 | 33.0% | 58.0% |
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 Cloverly Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #227 of 853 | #62 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #200 of 853 ▼ 62 | #52 of 131 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #479 of 853 ▼ 325 | #92 of 131 ▼ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #545 of 898 | #106 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #133 of 857 | #42 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #35 of 857 | #22 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #644 of 885 | #73 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #244 of 551 | #40 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
429
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 429 | 37 | 11.6:1 | 38% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 37.7 | 12.3:1 | 38% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 34.3 | 13.4:1 | 39% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 24% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 34.4 | 14.5:1 | 19% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 23% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 12% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 11% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 21 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cloverly Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (500 to 429); teachers up 8% (34.4 to 37).
About Cloverly Elementary
Cloverly Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Silver Spring, Maryland. Federal data show 429 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Montgomery County Public Schools enrolls 159,181 students in 208 schools, including Cloverly Elementary.
The biggest share of students at Cloverly Elementary, 34%, is Hispanic. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 24% White, 11% Asian, and 5% multiracial. In Montgomery County overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
Its ratio of 11.6:1 is based on 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 13.8:1. In all, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Montgomery County average a similar 40%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.0% for Cloverly Elementary. The school posts 59.3%, 7.3 points above the prediction.
In Montgomery County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $132,450 a year, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Montgomery County number 211, with about 159,181 students.
Of the public schools around it, Cloverly Elementary is closest to Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cloverly Elementary ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Cloverly Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% drop, from 476 to 429. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.0:1 in 2020-21 to 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Silver Spring
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- James Hubert Blake HighHigh · 1,960 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Springbrook HighHigh · 1,838 students
- Takoma Park MiddleMiddle · 1,177 students
Other Cloverly Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cloverly Elementary. Cloverly Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cloverly ElementaryTemple City, CA · 460 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary1.2 mi · 485
- Briggs Chaney Middle1.3 mi · 858
- Stonegate Elementary1.3 mi · 565
- James Hubert Blake High1.3 mi · 1,960
- William Tyler Page Elementary2.3 mi · 620
- Fairland Elementary2.3 mi · 553
Frequently asked questions
About Cloverly ElementaryHow large is Cloverly Elementary?
Cloverly Elementary enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cloverly Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cloverly Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cloverly Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cloverly Elementary is approximately 11.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cloverly Elementary?
Student demographics at Cloverly Elementary are roughly 24% White, 34% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Cloverly Elementary?
Cloverly Elementary is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.