Sligo Middle

Set in Silver Spring, Maryland, Sligo Middle is a reasonably sized intermediate school, part of Montgomery County Public Schools. It serves 685 students across grades 6 through 8.

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

Looking at the student body, Sligo Middle records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 28% White, 20% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Sligo Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sligo Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.6%; this one delivers 35.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household earnings sit near $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), Sligo Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Glen Haven Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sligo Middle. On composite proficiency, Sligo Middle comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sligo Middle has declined 5%, going from 724 students in 2018 to 685 in 2025.

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