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Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000955
William Tyler Page Elementary
13400 Tamarack Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20904 · (240) 740-7560 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
261 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
61.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.2% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.6% | 61.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like William Tyler Page Elementary
William Tyler Page Elementary's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Tyler Page Elementary this school | 620 | 42.1% | 59.8% |
| Jessup Elementary Jessup | 646 | 47.5% | 38.4% |
| Phelps Luck Elementary Columbia | 681 | 46.5% | 51.8% |
| Maryvale Elementary Rockville | 617 | 49.4% | 61.5% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary Gaithersburg | 553 | 43.9% | 45.0% |
| Tuscarora Elementary Frederick | 793 | 46.9% | 58.1% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where William Tyler Page Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #219 of 853 | #58 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #274 of 853 ▼ 107 | #64 of 131 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #274 of 853 ▼ 87 | #60 of 131 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #185 of 898 | #31 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #478 of 857 | #99 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #110 of 857 | #35 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #595 of 885 | #68 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.2% | #19 of 294 | #1 of 34 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
620
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 620 | 43.4 | 14.3:1 | 42% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 42.5 | 14.6:1 | 39% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 42% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 39% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 30.8 | 14.3:1 | 46% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 51% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 45% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 27% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Tyler Page Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (439 to 620); teachers up 41% (30.8 to 43.4).
About William Tyler Page Elementary
Located in Silver Spring, Maryland, William Tyler Page Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 620 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 481.
William Tyler Page Elementary is one school in a 208-school district, Montgomery County Public Schools, which enrolls 159,181 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at William Tyler Page Elementary is Black, with 37% of students. The remaining shares are 32% Hispanic, 16% White, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Montgomery County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. The school has 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Federal data show 42% of students (261) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Montgomery County average a similar 40%.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, William Tyler Page Elementary outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, William Tyler Page Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.8%; the prediction is 49.3%.
Looking at the county, Montgomery County, the median household earns about $132,450 a year, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Montgomery County has 211 public schools with about 159,181 students, including William Tyler Page Elementary.
Cannon Road Elementary is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of William Tyler Page Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, William Tyler Page Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (622) and 2024-25 (620).
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Silver Spring
- Montgomery Blair HighHigh · 3,266 students
- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- James Hubert Blake HighHigh · 1,960 students
- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Springbrook HighHigh · 1,838 students
- Takoma Park MiddleMiddle · 1,177 students
Nearby schools
- Cannon Road Elementary0.7 mi · 388
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary1.2 mi · 485
- Jackson Road Elementary1.4 mi · 623
- JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary1.4 mi · 756
- White Oak Middle1.4 mi · 808
- Springbrook High1.6 mi · 1,838
Frequently asked questions
About William Tyler Page ElementaryHow large is William Tyler Page Elementary?
William Tyler Page Elementary enrolls approximately 620 students in grades PK-05.
Is William Tyler Page Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
William Tyler Page Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does William Tyler Page Elementary have?
William Tyler Page Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at William Tyler Page Elementary?
Student demographics at William Tyler Page Elementary are roughly 16% White, 32% Hispanic, 37% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is William Tyler Page Elementary public or private?
William Tyler Page Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.