Pine Crest Elementary

Pine Crest Elementary is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in Silver Spring, Maryland, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools, instructing 493 students in grades 3 through 5.

Within Montgomery County Public Schools, which oversees 208 schools and 159,181 students, Pine Crest Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pine Crest Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 26% White, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pine Crest Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.9%; this one delivers 45.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) shows that median household income runs about $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which Pine Crest Elementary is one.

Montgomery Blair High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pine Crest Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 42.6%.

Pine Crest Elementary operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 468 students in 2018 compared to 493 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 39% to 46% over that span.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.