White Oak Middle

White Oak Middle operates as a medium-sized middle school in Silver Spring, Maryland, one of the schools within Montgomery County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 808 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

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

Looking at the student body, White Oak Middle reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 30% Black, 6% Asian, 4% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, White Oak Middle has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at White Oak Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, White Oak Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.5%.

Around the school, census data for Montgomery County shows median household earnings sit near $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. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which White Oak Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Jackson Road Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), White Oak Middle ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. White Oak Middle's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 789 (now 808). Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 55% across the same window.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.