Francis Scott Key Middle

Francis Scott Key Middle is a middle-grades school of medium-sized scale in Silver Spring, Maryland, part of Montgomery County Public Schools, enrolling 950 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 764 students per school, that is 24% larger than typical.

Montgomery County Public Schools runs 208 schools in total, collectively educating 159,181 students. Francis Scott Key Middle is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Francis Scott Key Middle logs that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 38% Black, 12% Asian, 6% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages about 14.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Francis Scott Key Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.8%, the actual is 27.3%, a residual of -9.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household earnings sit near $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Francis Scott Key Middle is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

The closest other public school is Cresthaven Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Francis Scott Key Middle comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.4%.

Francis Scott Key Middle operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 996 students in 2018 compared to 950 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 45% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.