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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000888
Oakland Terrace Elementary
2720 Plyers Mill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20902 · (240) 740-4880 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
151 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 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
70%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
62.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 65.0% |
% 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Oakland Terrace Elementary
Oakland Terrace Elementary's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Terrace Elementary this school | 500 | 30.2% | 59.8% |
| Lois P. Rockwell Elementary Damascus | 518 | 33.0% | 58.0% |
| Flower Valley Elementary Rockville | 524 | 30.0% | 56.7% |
| Flora M. Singer Elementary Silver Spring | 653 | 37.2% | 48.5% |
| Rock Creek Forest Elementary Chevy Chase | 690 | 33.2% | 62.7% |
| Cashell Elementary Rockville | 386 | 28.2% | 71.6% |
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 Oakland Terrace Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #220 of 853 | #59 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #298 of 853 ▼ 168 | #70 of 131 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #256 of 853 ▼ 39 | #57 of 131 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #380 of 898 | #72 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #136 of 857 | #44 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #185 of 857 | #57 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #712 of 885 | #90 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #245 of 294 | #29 of 34 |
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
500
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 500 | 43.1 | 11.6:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 44.1 | 11.4:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 40.8 | 13.0:1 | 35% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 43 | 11.9:1 | 30% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 38.8 | 12.6:1 | 33% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 31% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 829 | 55 | 15.1:1 | 33% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 28% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 28 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakland Terrace Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (488 to 500); teachers up 11% (38.8 to 43.1).
About Oakland Terrace Elementary
Oakland Terrace Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Silver Spring, Maryland. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 500 students.
Oakland Terrace Elementary falls under Montgomery County Public Schools, which has 208 schools enrolling 159,181 students.
White students account for 37% of enrollment at Oakland Terrace Elementary, more than any other group. The remaining students are 36% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The diversity index for Oakland Terrace Elementary is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. The school has 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1. In all, 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 40% average among public schools in Montgomery County.
Oakland Terrace Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Oakland Terrace Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.8%, compared with a predicted 56.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Montgomery County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $132,450, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 211 public schools and about 159,181 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Stephen Knolls School, is the closest to Oakland Terrace Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Oakland Terrace Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Oakland Terrace Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Oakland Terrace Elementary had 512 students in 2020-21 and 500 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
This page is set up for the Oakland Terrace Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Stephen Knolls School0.4 mi · 51
- Flora M. Singer Elementary0.7 mi · 653
- Albert Einstein High0.9 mi · 1,991
- Newport Mill Middle1.0 mi · 652
- Glen Haven Elementary1.2 mi · 540
- Rock View Elementary1.3 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About Oakland Terrace ElementaryHow many students attend Oakland Terrace Elementary?
Oakland Terrace Elementary enrolls approximately 500 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oakland Terrace Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakland Terrace Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Oakland Terrace Elementary?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Oakland Terrace Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Oakland Terrace Elementary?
Student demographics at Oakland Terrace Elementary are roughly 37% White, 36% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Oakland Terrace Elementary in?
Oakland Terrace Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.