Strathmore Elementary

Strathmore Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Silver Spring, Maryland, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools. The school serves 464 students in grades 3 through 5.

Across the 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (159,181 students total), Strathmore Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Strathmore Elementary shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%; the rest comes out to 27% Black, 8% White, 5% Asian. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Strathmore Elementary lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Strathmore Elementary sits in the top 10% of Maryland schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 30.7%; actual is 44.7%, +14.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Montgomery County reports that median household earnings sit near $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Strathmore Elementary is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bel Pre Elementary, around 0.6 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), Strathmore Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Strathmore Elementary's enrollment has increased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 464). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 41% to 27% over that span.

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