Westover Elementary

Westover Elementary operates as a modestly sized elementary school in Silver Spring, Maryland, operated by Montgomery County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 294 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 39% leaner than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Within Montgomery County Public Schools, which oversees 208 schools and 159,181 students, Westover Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Westover Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Hispanic, 24% White, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Westover Elementary has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Montgomery County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Westover Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.7%, the actual is 69.4%, a residual of +12.7 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Montgomery County shows median household earnings sit near $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Westover Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is John F. Kennedy High, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westover Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westover Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Westover Elementary's enrollment has climbed 6% since 2018, when it stood at 278 (now 294). Over the same period, the White share grew from 18% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.