Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000815
Damascus Elementary
10201 Bethesda Church Rd, Damascus, MD 20872 · (240) 740-6180 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
153 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
67%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
53.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -6.1pp since 2023
Math
49.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.2% | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 52.8% |
% 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Damascus Elementary
Damascus Elementary's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damascus Elementary this school | 331 | 46.2% | 53.7% |
| Rolling Knolls Elementary Annapolis | 402 | 47.0% | 43.6% |
| Pot Spring Elementary Timonium | 434 | 44.9% | 65.7% |
| Sequoyah Elementary Derwood | 460 | 46.7% | 44.1% |
| Highland View Elementary Silver Spring | 334 | 51.5% | 55.0% |
| Rock Creek Valley Elementary Rockville | 332 | 37.0% | 51.9% |
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 Damascus Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #288 of 853 | #71 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #301 of 853 ▼ 46 | #71 of 131 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #374 of 853 ▼ 116 | #74 of 131 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #711 of 898 | #129 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #96 of 857 | #31 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #270 of 857 | #80 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #564 of 885 | #63 of 137 |
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
331
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 331 | 29.5 | 11.2:1 | 46% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 31.8 | 10.9:1 | 44% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 32.2 | 11.4:1 | 42% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 31% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 22.2 | 14.9:1 | 28% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 27% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 25% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 11% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 22 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Damascus Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (331 to 331); teachers up 33% (22.2 to 29.5).
About Damascus Elementary
Damascus Elementary serves students in Damascus, Maryland, as a small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 331 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students.
Montgomery County Public Schools is the local district for Damascus Elementary. It runs 208 schools with 159,181 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Damascus Elementary, 43% of enrollment. Other groups make up 36% White, 11% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 21% of Montgomery County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Damascus Elementary comes in at 67%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.2:1, with 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Damascus Elementary is 46%.
In Maryland, Damascus Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 53.7% actual against a predicted 46.9%.
Census estimates describe Montgomery County this way: median household income is about $132,450, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Montgomery County number 211 and enroll about 159,181.
Damascus High is the public school closest to Damascus Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Damascus Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Damascus Elementary's average proficiency of 53.7% compares with 59.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 354 in 2020-21 and 331 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
Community posts for Damascus Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Damascus
- Damascus HighHigh · 1,390 students
- John T. Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 841 students
- Clearspring ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Lois P. Rockwell ElementaryElementary · 518 students
Nearby schools
- Damascus High0.2 mi · 1,390
- John T. Baker Middle School0.9 mi · 841
- Clearspring Elementary1.4 mi · 541
- Lois P. Rockwell Elementary2.0 mi · 518
- Woodfield Elementary2.4 mi · 314
- Cedar Grove Elementary2.7 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Damascus ElementaryHow many students attend Damascus Elementary?
Damascus Elementary enrolls approximately 331 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Damascus Elementary serve?
Damascus Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Damascus Elementary?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Damascus Elementary.
How diverse is Damascus Elementary?
Damascus Elementary reports a student body of 36% White, 43% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Damascus Elementary public or private?
Damascus 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.