Sligo Creek Elementary

Located at 500 Schuyler Rd, in Silver Spring, Maryland, Sligo Creek Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community that educates 632 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Montgomery County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Sligo Creek Elementary sits 31% above that benchmark.

Sligo Creek Elementary is one of 208 schools operated by Montgomery County Public Schools, a district that instructs 159,181 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sligo Creek Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 32% Black, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Montgomery County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Sligo Creek Elementary logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Montgomery County's rate of about 40%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sligo Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.9%; this one delivers 61.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household income runs about $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Sligo Creek Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Silver Spring International Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sligo Creek Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.4%.

Sligo Creek Elementary operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Sligo Creek Elementary's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 671 (now 632). Over the same period, the Black share rose from 23% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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