Greencastle Elementary

Greencastle Elementary is an elementary-level community of roomy scale in Silver Spring, Maryland, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools, teacheing 722 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 50% bigger than typical.

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

Looking at the student body, Greencastle Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 21% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Greencastle Elementary has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Greencastle Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Greencastle Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Greencastle Elementary is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

Paint Branch High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Greencastle Elementary comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 711 students in 2018 compared to 722 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.