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Enrollment
632
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048001122
Sligo Creek Elementary
500 Schuyler Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910 · (240) 740-2800 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
142 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
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
66.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
58.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 57.3% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Sligo Creek Elementary
Sligo Creek Elementary's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sligo Creek Elementary this school | 632 | 22.5% | 61.4% |
| Piney Orchard Elementary Odenton | 538 | 27.9% | 60.9% |
| Crofton Meadows Elementary Crofton | 544 | 24.1% | 52.5% |
| Four Seasons Elementary Gambrills | 667 | 16.2% | 65.2% |
| Crofton Elementary Crofton | 621 | 17.7% | 66.0% |
| Yellow Springs Elementary Frederick | 628 | 32.0% | 57.0% |
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 Sligo Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #202 of 853 | #54 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #202 of 853 ▲ 3 | #53 of 131 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #201 of 853 ▲ 2 | #45 of 131 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #170 of 898 | #28 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #623 of 857 | #113 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #232 of 857 | #72 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #767 of 885 | #105 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #433 of 551 | #75 of 97 |
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
632
-26 (-4%) vs 2020
+6% since 2000-01, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 632 | 41.4 | 15.3:1 | 22% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 41.9 | 15.9:1 | 21% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 18% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 10% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 39.2 | 17.1:1 | 10% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 35 | 18.5:1 | 13% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 17% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 31% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sligo Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (671 to 632); teachers up 6% (39.2 to 41.4).
About Sligo Creek Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Silver Spring, Maryland, Sligo Creek Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools. It reports enrollment of 632 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Maryland enroll around 481, and this school is 31% larger than that mark.
Sligo Creek Elementary is a school in Montgomery County Public Schools. The district has 208 schools and 159,181 students.
White students make up 44% of enrollment at Sligo Creek Elementary, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Black, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is in line with Montgomery County, where about 42% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 142 students, or 22%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sligo Creek Elementary lands at B, ahead of 62% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sligo Creek Elementary is 60.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.4%.
The school is in Montgomery County, where the median household earns about $132,450 a year, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Montgomery County, 211 public schools serve about 159,181 students.
The closest school to Sligo Creek Elementary is Silver Spring International Middle, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sligo Creek Elementary. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sligo Creek Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 632, compared with 658 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 17.3 in 2020-21 to 15.3 in 2024-25.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Silver Spring International Middle0.1 mi · 1,015
- Highland View Elementary0.4 mi · 334
- East Silver Spring Elementary0.6 mi · 540
- Oak View Elementary0.8 mi · 423
- Takoma Park Middle1.1 mi · 1,177
- Rolling Terrace Elementary1.1 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Sligo Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Sligo Creek Elementary?
Sligo Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 632 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Sligo Creek Elementary serve?
Sligo Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sligo Creek Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Sligo Creek Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Sligo Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Sligo Creek Elementary are roughly 44% White, 12% Hispanic, 32% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Sligo Creek Elementary public or private?
Sligo Creek 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.