Galway Elementary

Galway Elementary, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Silver Spring, Maryland, operated by Montgomery County Public Schools, instructs 695 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Galway Elementary sits 44% above that benchmark.

Within Montgomery County Public Schools, which oversees 208 schools and 159,181 students, Galway Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Galway Elementary reports that Black students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Galway Elementary records 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Galway Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Galway Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.6%, the actual is 46.5%, a residual of +6.9 points.

In the broader community, Montgomery County reports that the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Galway Elementary is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

Calverton Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Galway Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 31.3%.

Galway Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Galway Elementary has fell 12%, going from 788 students in 2018 to 695 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 31% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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