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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000893
Pine Crest Elementary
201 Woodmoor Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20901 · (240) 740-1970 · Montgomery County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
261 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 | 156 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 168 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 169 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%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
44.8%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 48.5% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Pine Crest Elementary
Pine Crest Elementary's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Crest Elementary this school | 493 | 52.9% | 45.9% |
| Montgomery Knolls Elementary Silver Spring | 477 | 56.4% | N/A |
| Sequoyah Elementary Derwood | 460 | 46.7% | 44.1% |
| Rock View Elementary Kensington | 588 | 50.2% | 38.6% |
| University Park Elementary Hyattsville | 538 | 61.2% | 46.2% |
| Washington Grove Elementary Gaithersburg | 480 | 52.7% | 33.0% |
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 Pine Crest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #395 of 853 | #84 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #385 of 853 ▼ 87 | #81 of 131 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #497 of 853 ▼ 84 | #94 of 131 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #395 of 898 | #76 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #477 of 857 | #98 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #227 of 857 | #71 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #491 of 885 | #52 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #201 of 294 | #22 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
493
+47 (+11%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 493 | 34.5 | 14.3:1 | 53% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 32.2 | 14.6:1 | 53% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 30.9 | 15.2:1 | 60% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 49% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 31.2 | 15.0:1 | 48% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 46% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 52% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 62% (199) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Crest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (468 to 493); teachers up 11% (31.2 to 34.5).
About Pine Crest Elementary
Pine Crest Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Silver Spring, Maryland. Enrollment is 493 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 5.
Montgomery County Public Schools (208 schools, 159,181 students) runs Pine Crest Elementary.
Pine Crest Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 46%. After that, the student body is 26% White, 17% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Montgomery County, the Hispanic share is about 21%. By the diversity index, Pine Crest Elementary comes in at 68%.
With 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Pine Crest Elementary was 14.3:1. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 53%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 40%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.9% for Pine Crest Elementary. The school posts 45.9%, 3.0 points above the prediction.
Federal survey data for Montgomery County show that median household income is about $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Pine Crest Elementary is among the 211 public schools in Montgomery County.
Montgomery Blair High is the public school closest to Pine Crest Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 42.6%, lower than Pine Crest Elementary's 45.9%.
In the federal locale system, Pine Crest Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 11%, from 446 to 493.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
Other Pine Crest Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pine Crest Elementary. Pine Crest Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- PINE CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 714 students
- Pine Crest Elementary SchoolGeorgetown, IL · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Montgomery Blair High0.4 mi · 3,266
- Eastern Middle0.7 mi · 963
- Francis Scott Key Middle0.8 mi · 950
- Roscoe R Nix Elementary0.9 mi · 437
- Cresthaven Elementary1.0 mi · 474
- Oak View Elementary1.2 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Crest ElementaryHow many students attend Pine Crest Elementary?
Pine Crest Elementary enrolls approximately 493 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Pine Crest Elementary serve?
Pine Crest Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Pine Crest Elementary have?
Pine Crest Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Pine Crest Elementary?
Student demographics at Pine Crest Elementary are roughly 26% White, 46% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Pine Crest Elementary public or private?
Pine Crest Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.