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What's one thing Glenallan Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
679
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000845
Glenallan Elementary
12520 Heurich Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20902 · (240) 740-0760 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
419 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 | 62 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 49% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
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
50.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
46.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.1% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 37.5% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Glenallan Elementary
Glenallan Elementary's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenallan Elementary this school | 679 | 61.7% | 43.7% |
| Fox Chapel Elementary Germantown | 617 | 61.1% | 46.7% |
| Rosemont Elementary Gaithersburg | 564 | 59.0% | 43.1% |
| Whetstone Elementary Gaithersburg | 711 | 56.3% | 36.8% |
| Deep Run Elementary Elkridge | 638 | 54.1% | 45.6% |
| Butterfly Ridge Elementary Frederick | 607 | 67.4% | 41.5% |
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 Glenallan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #435 of 853 | #90 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #346 of 853 ▲ 89 | #77 of 131 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #422 of 853 ▲ 75 | #82 of 131 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #116 of 898 | #18 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #158 of 857 | #49 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #269 of 857 | #79 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #372 of 885 | #21 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #444 of 551 | #77 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
679
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 679 | 57.4 | 11.8:1 | 62% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 673 | 53.9 | 12.5:1 | 58% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 54 | 12.2:1 | 61% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 57 | 12.4:1 | 58% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 717 | 54.6 | 13.1:1 | 57% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 47 | 14.1:1 | 66% (440) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 58% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 40% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 22 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenallan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (717 to 679); teachers up 5% (54.6 to 57.4).
About Glenallan Elementary
Glenallan Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Silver Spring, Maryland. In all, 679 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 41% bigger than the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Montgomery County Public Schools (208 schools, 159,181 students) runs Glenallan Elementary.
The student body at Glenallan Elementary is 50% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Black, 10% Asian, 9% White, and 6% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 21%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Glenallan Elementary lists 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.8 students per teacher. The school's 11.8:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 62% of the student body. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 22 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Glenallan Elementary is 6.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 43.7%. Predicted: 37.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Montgomery County show that median household income comes to about $132,450, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 61% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Montgomery County, 211 public schools serve about 159,181 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Glenallan Elementary from the closest public school, John F. Kennedy High. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Glenallan Elementary's average proficiency of 43.7% compares with 36.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 28 students, from 707 to 679.
The allk12 page for Glenallan Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- John F. Kennedy High0.4 mi · 1,880
- Odessa Shannon Middle1.0 mi · 784
- Arcola Elementary1.1 mi · 747
- Highland Elementary1.4 mi · 509
- Weller Road Elementary1.4 mi · 691
- Wheaton High1.4 mi · 2,794
Frequently asked questions
About Glenallan ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Glenallan Elementary?
Glenallan Elementary enrolls approximately 679 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Glenallan Elementary serve?
Glenallan Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Glenallan Elementary have?
Glenallan Elementary employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glenallan Elementary?
At Glenallan Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 50% Hispanic, 24% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Glenallan Elementary?
Glenallan Elementary is overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.