Summit Hall Elementary

Set in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Summit Hall Elementary is a mid-tier primary school, part of Montgomery County Public Schools. It educates 413 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

On demographics, Summit Hall Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Black, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 68% 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 above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Summit Hall Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.3%; this one delivers 24.4%.

Around the school, census data for Montgomery County shows the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Summit Hall Elementary is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

The closest other public school is Rosemont Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Summit Hall Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Summit Hall Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.8%.

Summit Hall Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 38%: 668 students in 2018 compared to 413 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

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