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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000858
Kemp Mill Elementary
411 Sisson St, Silver Spring, MD 20902 · (240) 740-5970 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
292 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 | 53 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
26%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
50.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +25.8pp since 2023
Math
34.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +10.7pp 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 34 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.2% | 34.2% |
| 2023-24 | 24.4% | 23.5% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Kemp Mill Elementary
Kemp Mill Elementary's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemp Mill Elementary this school | 412 | 70.9% | 33.1% |
| Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215 Baltimore | 405 | 63.7% | 20.7% |
| Summit Hall Elementary Gaithersburg | 413 | 67.6% | 24.4% |
| New Hampshire Estates Elem Silver Spring | 455 | 69.2% | N/A |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary Hyattsville | 355 | 65.1% | 31.5% |
| Colgate Elementary Baltimore | 533 | 66.8% | 18.9% |
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 Kemp Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #582 of 853 | #115 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #527 of 853 ▲ 114 | #105 of 131 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #420 of 853 ▲ 320 | #81 of 131 ▲ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #576 of 898 | #111 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #18 of 857 | #8 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #758 of 857 | #135 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #262 of 885 | #3 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #118 of 551 | #16 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
412
-46 (-10%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 412 | 41.2 | 10.0:1 | 71% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 39.9 | 10.3:1 | 69% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 43.9 | 9.6:1 | 90% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 40 | 11.4:1 | 79% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 42.6 | 12.5:1 | 81% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 77% (409) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 39 | 12.5:1 | 75% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 43 | 16.2:1 | 56% (391) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 31 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kemp Mill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (532 to 412); teachers down 3% (42.6 to 41.2).
About Kemp Mill Elementary
Families in Silver Spring, Maryland, are served by Kemp Mill Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 412 students in pre-K through 5.
The 208 schools of Montgomery County Public Schools, including Kemp Mill Elementary, enroll 159,181 students.
By race and ethnicity, Kemp Mill Elementary is 85% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 11% Black and 3% White. Montgomery County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is higher. Kemp Mill Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 71%. The average for public schools in Montgomery County is 40%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Kemp Mill Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 33.1% actual against 32.3% predicted.
For the population of Montgomery County, the median household earns about $132,450 a year, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Montgomery County, 211 public schools serve about 159,181 students.
Of the public schools around it, Kemp Mill Elementary is closest to Forest Knolls Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Kemp Mill Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 36.1% on proficiency, and Kemp Mill Elementary is below that at 33.1%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 412, compared with 458 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 11.4:1 to 10.0:1.
Kemp Mill Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Forest Knolls Elementary0.7 mi · 472
- Odessa Shannon Middle0.8 mi · 784
- Burnt Mills Elementary0.9 mi · 747
- Springbrook High1.2 mi · 1,838
- Arcola Elementary1.2 mi · 747
- Glen Haven Elementary1.3 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Kemp Mill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kemp Mill Elementary?
Kemp Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 412 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kemp Mill Elementary serve?
Kemp Mill Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kemp Mill Elementary?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Kemp Mill Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Kemp Mill Elementary?
Student demographics at Kemp Mill Elementary are roughly 3% White, 85% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is Kemp Mill Elementary in?
Kemp Mill Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.