Westbrook Elementary

As an average-sized elementary-level community in Bethesda, Maryland, Westbrook Elementary caters to 468 students from grades K through 5, operated by Montgomery County Public Schools.

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

Demographically, Westbrook Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 42% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Westbrook Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Westbrook Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Westbrook Elementary is one of 211 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students).

Westland Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westbrook Elementary. On composite proficiency, Westbrook Elementary comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 77.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westbrook Elementary has ticked up 23%, going from 380 students in 2018 to 468 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 60%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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