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What tradition at Glen Haven Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000844
Glen Haven Elementary
10900 Inwood Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902 · (301) 649-8051 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
348 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 | 38 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
64%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
43.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +16.7pp since 2023
Math
39.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 29.2% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Glen Haven Elementary
Glen Haven Elementary's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Haven Elementary this school | 540 | 64.4% | 34.5% |
| University Park Elementary Hyattsville | 538 | 61.2% | 46.2% |
| Butterfly Ridge Elementary Frederick | 607 | 67.4% | 41.5% |
| Bel Pre Elementary Silver Spring | 558 | 58.8% | N/A |
| Stedwick Elementary Montgomery Village | 492 | 59.6% | 34.3% |
| Norwood Elementary Baltimore | 521 | 71.4% | 25.7% |
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 Glen Haven Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #553 of 853 | #106 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #442 of 853 ▲ 111 | #91 of 131 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #513 of 853 ▲ 200 | #97 of 131 ▲ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #297 of 898 | #59 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #140 of 857 | #45 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #310 of 857 | #89 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #348 of 885 | #15 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #167 of 294 | #15 of 34 |
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
540
+60 (+13%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 540 | 46.4 | 11.6:1 | 64% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 45.7 | 12.3:1 | 57% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 42.4 | 13.0:1 | 60% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 41 | 11.7:1 | 55% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 39.4 | 12.8:1 | 55% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 62% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 69% (376) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 51% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 25 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Haven Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (503 to 540); teachers up 18% (39.4 to 46.4).
About Glen Haven Elementary
Silver Spring, Maryland, is home to Glen Haven Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 540 students in pre-K through 5.
Besides Glen Haven Elementary, Montgomery County Public Schools runs 207 other schools. The district enrolls 159,181 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Glen Haven Elementary, with 54% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 21% Black, 15% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Montgomery County, the Hispanic share is about 21%. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Glen Haven Elementary, 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.6:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Roughly 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 24 points above the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Glen Haven Elementary, the prediction is 36.1% and the result is 34.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Montgomery County show that the median household income is $132,450, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 211 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 159,181 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Sligo Middle is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Glen Haven Elementary. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Glen Haven Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Glen Haven Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment climbed 13% from its 2020-21 level of 480.
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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
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
Nearby schools
- Sligo Middle0.5 mi · 685
- Stephen Knolls School0.8 mi · 51
- Arcola Elementary0.8 mi · 747
- Forest Knolls Elementary0.9 mi · 472
- Odessa Shannon Middle1.1 mi · 784
- Oakland Terrace Elementary1.2 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Glen Haven ElementaryHow many students attend Glen Haven Elementary?
Glen Haven Elementary enrolls approximately 540 students in grades PK-05.
Is Glen Haven Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glen Haven Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Glen Haven Elementary have?
Glen Haven Elementary employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is Glen Haven Elementary?
Glen Haven Elementary reports a student body of 15% White, 54% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Glen Haven Elementary?
Glen Haven Elementary is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
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