Glenallan Elementary

Glenallan Elementary operates as a mid-tier primary school in Silver Spring, Maryland, one of the schools within Montgomery County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 679 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 41% larger than typical.

Across the 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (159,181 students total), Glenallan Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Glenallan Elementary records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 24% Black, 10% Asian, 9% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Glenallan Elementary has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 62% of students at Glenallan Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Glenallan Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Montgomery County reports that median household earnings sit near $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Glenallan Elementary is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

The closest other public school is John F. Kennedy High, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Glenallan Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 36.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glenallan Elementary has edged down 5%, going from 717 students in 2018 to 679 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 35% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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