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Does Oak View Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000887
Oak View Elementary
400 E Wayne Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20901 · (240) 740-6540 · Montgomery County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
209 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 122 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 34% |
Student demographics
56%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
40.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
33.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 41 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 27.9% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Oak View Elementary
Oak View Elementary's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak View Elementary this school | 423 | 49.4% | 34.0% |
| Washington Grove Elementary Gaithersburg | 480 | 52.7% | 33.0% |
| Pine Crest Elementary Silver Spring | 493 | 52.9% | 45.9% |
| Captain James E. Daly Elementary Germantown | 472 | 57.6% | 26.9% |
| Flower Hill Elementary Gaithersburg | 454 | 54.8% | 33.8% |
| Montgomery Knolls Elementary Silver Spring | 477 | 56.4% | N/A |
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 Oak View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #561 of 853 | #110 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #537 of 853 ▲ 36 | #107 of 131 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #553 of 853 ▲ 49 | #102 of 131 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #558 of 898 | #109 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #317 of 857 | #73 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #433 of 857 | #114 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #526 of 885 | #60 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #340 of 551 | #58 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
423
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 423 | 32.1 | 13.2:1 | 49% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 31.3 | 13.1:1 | 54% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 74% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 69% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 31.7 | 14.9:1 | 72% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 80% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 68% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 77% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (471 to 423); teachers up 1% (31.7 to 32.1).
About Oak View Elementary
Oak View Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Silver Spring, Maryland. Students in grades 3 through 5 attend, and enrollment is 423 students.
In Montgomery County Public Schools, 208 schools enroll a combined 159,181 students.
Roughly 62% of students at Oak View Elementary are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 18% White, 15% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Montgomery County, the Hispanic share is about 21%. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 32.1 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. That is close to the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. About 49% of students, or 209, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Montgomery County report 40%.
Oak View Elementary is 11.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (34.0% versus 45.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Maryland.
Across Montgomery County, the median household income is $132,450, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Montgomery County has 211 public schools and roughly 159,181 students.
The shortest distance from Oak View Elementary to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Highland View Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Oak View Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Oak View Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (419) and 2024-25 (423).
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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
Other Oak View Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Oak View Elementary. Oak View Elementary is the 9th largest of the 11.
- Oak View ElementaryFairfax, VA · 776 students
- Oak View ElementaryDecatur, GA · 685 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolBolingbrook, IL · 636 students
- Oak View Elem SchoolFranklin, TN · 517 students
- OAK VIEW ELEMENTARYMAPLE GROVE, MN · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Highland View Elementary0.4 mi · 334
- Montgomery Knolls Elementary0.5 mi · 477
- Eastern Middle0.5 mi · 963
- Rolling Terrace Elementary0.7 mi · 645
- New Hampshire Estates Elem0.7 mi · 455
- Silver Spring International Middle0.7 mi · 1,015
Frequently asked questions
About Oak View ElementaryHow many students attend Oak View Elementary?
Oak View Elementary enrolls approximately 423 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Oak View Elementary serve?
Oak View Elementary serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak View Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak View Elementary is approximately 13.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak View Elementary?
At Oak View Elementary, the student body is approximately 18% White, 62% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Oak View Elementary in?
Oak View Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
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