Oakland Terrace Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary-level community in Silver Spring, Maryland, Oakland Terrace Elementary enrolls 500 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Montgomery County Public Schools.

Oakland Terrace Elementary is one of 208 schools operated by Montgomery County Public Schools, a district that enrolls 159,181 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Oakland Terrace Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 36% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Oakland Terrace Elementary has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Oakland Terrace Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.4%, the actual is 59.8%, a residual of +3.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for Montgomery County shows the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), Oakland Terrace Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Stephen Knolls School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oakland Terrace Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 39.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakland Terrace Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 488 students in 2018 to 500 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.