Cresthaven Elementary

As a mid-sized primary school in Silver Spring, Maryland, Cresthaven Elementary caters to 474 students from grades 3 through 5, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cresthaven Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 40% Black, 4% Asian, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cresthaven Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which Cresthaven Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Francis Scott Key Middle, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cresthaven Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cresthaven Elementary has contracted 15%, going from 560 students in 2018 to 474 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked down from 9% to 4%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Cresthaven Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.