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What tradition at Cresthaven Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000814
Cresthaven Elementary
1234 Cresthaven Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20903 · (240) 740-0580 · Montgomery County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
297 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 183 | 39% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 31% |
Student demographics
58%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
34.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
36.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.7% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 35.1% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Cresthaven Elementary
Cresthaven Elementary's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cresthaven Elementary this school | 474 | 62.7% | 35.3% |
| Roscoe R Nix Elementary Silver Spring | 437 | 62.9% | N/A |
| Stedwick Elementary Montgomery Village | 492 | 59.6% | 34.3% |
| Lake Seneca Elementary Germantown | 437 | 61.3% | 35.7% |
| Clopper Mill Elementary Germantown | 458 | 60.9% | 34.5% |
| Brock Bridge Elementary Laurel | 514 | 69.6% | 31.1% |
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 Cresthaven Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #538 of 853 | #104 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #483 of 853 ▼ 9 | #100 of 131 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #642 of 853 ▼ 53 | #114 of 131 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #443 of 898 | #87 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #153 of 857 | #48 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #412 of 857 | #109 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #357 of 885 | #17 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #220 of 551 | #33 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
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 40.2 | 11.8:1 | 63% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 38.9 | 11.7:1 | 57% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 42.1 | 11.2:1 | 84% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 41 | 12.0:1 | 69% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 38.6 | 14.5:1 | 72% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 77% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 67% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 42% (246) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 22 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cresthaven Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (560 to 474); teachers up 4% (38.6 to 40.2).
About Cresthaven Elementary
In Silver Spring, Maryland, Cresthaven Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 474 students.
Cresthaven Elementary is among 208 schools run by Montgomery County Public Schools, which serves 159,181 students.
Hispanic students are 51% of those enrolled at Cresthaven Elementary. The next largest groups are 40% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% White. In Montgomery County overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
With 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 63% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Montgomery County averages 40%, lower than here.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.1% for Cresthaven Elementary. The school posts 35.3%, 1.9 points below the prediction.
The school is in Montgomery County, where the median household earns about $132,450 a year, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Cresthaven Elementary shares Montgomery County with 210 other public schools.
Cresthaven Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Francis Scott Key Middle, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cresthaven Elementary is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Cresthaven 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.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 474, down from 491 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Cresthaven Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 Cresthaven Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cresthaven Elementary. Cresthaven Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- CRESTHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOMPANO BEACH, FL · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Francis Scott Key Middle0.2 mi · 950
- Roscoe R Nix Elementary0.7 mi · 437
- Pine Crest Elementary1.0 mi · 493
- Burnt Mills Elementary1.1 mi · 747
- Eastern Middle1.3 mi · 963
- Montgomery Blair High1.4 mi · 3,266
Frequently asked questions
About Cresthaven ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cresthaven Elementary?
Cresthaven Elementary enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 03-05.
Is Cresthaven Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cresthaven Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cresthaven Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cresthaven Elementary is approximately 11.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cresthaven Elementary?
Student demographics at Cresthaven Elementary are roughly 2% White, 51% Hispanic, 40% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cresthaven Elementary?
Cresthaven 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.