Silver Spring International Middle

Silver Spring International Middle is one of the mid-tier middle schools in Silver Spring, Maryland, one of the schools within Montgomery County Public Schools, with 1,015 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 33% above the state mean of about 764.

Within Montgomery County Public Schools, which oversees 208 schools and 159,181 students, Silver Spring International Middle is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Silver Spring International Middle lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 26% White, 21% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Silver Spring International Middle has 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Silver Spring International Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Montgomery County reports that median household income runs about $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), Silver Spring International Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sligo Creek Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Silver Spring International Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 1,082 students in 2018 compared to 1,015 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.