Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary

Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school in Germantown, Maryland, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools. The school enrolls 530 students in grades K through 5.

Montgomery County Public Schools runs 208 schools in total, collectively educating 159,181 students. Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian at 37%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 22% Black, 16% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the income-and-resources front, Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 72.5%, a residual of +15.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, Montgomery County reports that median household income runs about $132,450, about 61% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Montgomery County's 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Longview School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 43.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 771 (now 530). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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