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How has Flora M. Singer Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000873
Flora M. Singer Elementary
2600 Hayden Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20902 · (240) 740-0330 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
243 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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
70%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
56.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
40.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.5% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 45.8% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Flora M. Singer Elementary
Flora M. Singer Elementary's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flora M. Singer Elementary this school | 653 | 37.2% | 48.5% |
| Rock Creek Forest Elementary Chevy Chase | 690 | 33.2% | 62.7% |
| Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary Rockville | 621 | 43.0% | 60.2% |
| Lois P. Rockwell Elementary Damascus | 518 | 33.0% | 58.0% |
| Forest Knolls Elementary Silver Spring | 472 | 41.1% | 66.6% |
| Oakland Terrace Elementary Silver Spring | 500 | 30.2% | 59.8% |
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 Flora M. Singer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #354 of 853 | #76 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #426 of 853 ▼ 88 | #88 of 131 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #336 of 853 ▲ 13 | #68 of 131 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #144 of 898 | #23 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #146 of 857 | #46 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #164 of 857 | #53 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #648 of 885 | #74 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #392 of 551 | #68 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
653
+40 (+7%) vs 2020
+807% since 1990-91, when it was 72
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 653 | 55.7 | 11.7:1 | 37% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 53.7 | 11.5:1 | 40% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 53.2 | 11.9:1 | 43% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 56 | 10.9:1 | 43% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 56 | 12.7:1 | 40% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 735 | 55 | 13.4:1 | 41% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 68 | 14 | 4.9:1 | 56% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 72 | 11 | 6.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flora M. Singer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (709 to 653); teachers down 1% (56 to 55.7).
About Flora M. Singer Elementary
Flora M. Singer Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Maryland, with an address in Silver Spring. Its enrollment is 653 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 481.
Montgomery County Public Schools is responsible for 208 schools, Flora M. Singer Elementary included, with 159,181 students in all.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Flora M. Singer Elementary is Hispanic, with 39% of students. The remaining shares are 34% White, 14% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Montgomery County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Flora M. Singer Elementary scores 70%.
Classroom staffing at Flora M. Singer Elementary totals 55.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Federal data show 37% of students (243) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Flora M. Singer Elementary is 52.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.5%.
Census data for Montgomery County show the median household earns about $132,450 a year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Flora M. Singer Elementary, Montgomery County has 211 public schools.
Flora M. Singer Elementary is about 0.7 miles from Oakland Terrace Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Flora M. Singer Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 613 (2020-21) to 653 (2024-25).
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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
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Other schools in Silver Spring
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- Springbrook HighHigh · 1,838 students
- Takoma Park MiddleMiddle · 1,177 students
Nearby schools
- Oakland Terrace Elementary0.7 mi · 500
- Woodlin Elementary1.0 mi · 603
- Stephen Knolls School1.0 mi · 51
- Silver Creek Middle1.1 mi · 751
- Sligo Middle1.3 mi · 685
- Rosemary Hills Elementary1.3 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Flora M. Singer ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Flora M. Singer Elementary?
Flora M. Singer Elementary enrolls approximately 653 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Flora M. Singer Elementary serve?
Flora M. Singer Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Flora M. Singer Elementary?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Flora M. Singer Elementary.
How diverse is Flora M. Singer Elementary?
Flora M. Singer Elementary reports a student body of 34% White, 39% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Flora M. Singer Elementary public or private?
Flora M. Singer 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.