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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Woodlin Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000961
Woodlin Elementary
2101 Luzerne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 · (240) 740-7350 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
218 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
75%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
65.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
MD avg 34.8% . -13.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 66 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 up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 65.6% |
% 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Woodlin Elementary
Woodlin Elementary's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlin Elementary this school | 603 | 36.2% | 61.9% |
| Yellow Springs Elementary Frederick | 628 | 32.0% | 57.0% |
| Ridgeway Elementary Severn | 551 | 33.0% | 49.5% |
| Solley Elementary Glen Burnie | 674 | 39.9% | 47.1% |
| Waugh Chapel Elementary Odenton | 549 | 29.9% | 60.4% |
| Swansfield Elementary Columbia | 594 | 38.2% | 54.3% |
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 Woodlin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #196 of 853 | #51 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #275 of 853 ▼ 150 | #65 of 131 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #203 of 853 ▼ 9 | #46 of 131 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #210 of 898 | #37 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #496 of 857 | #101 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #33 of 857 | #20 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #657 of 885 | #77 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #202 of 294 | #23 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
603
+92 (+18%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 603 | 41.9 | 14.4:1 | 36% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 42.1 | 14.2:1 | 37% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 40.3 | 13.9:1 | 41% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 37 | 13.8:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 35.9 | 16.0:1 | 20% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 23% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 22% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 28% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 29 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodlin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (573 to 603); teachers up 17% (35.9 to 41.9).
About Woodlin Elementary
Located in Silver Spring, Maryland, Woodlin Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 603 students. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 25% higher.
Woodlin Elementary is a school in Montgomery County Public Schools. The district has 208 schools and 159,181 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Woodlin Elementary, at 33%. The rest of enrollment is 29% Black, 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Among all residents of Montgomery County, the White share is about 42%. Woodlin Elementary's diversity index is 75%, against a US figure of 70%.
Woodlin Elementary operates with 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.4:1. That matches the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland fairly closely. Woodlin Elementary reports 36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Woodlin Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Woodlin Elementary would be expected to post about 52.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Montgomery County show that the median household income is $132,450, about 61% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Woodlin Elementary, Montgomery County has 210 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Woodlin Elementary to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Rosemary Hills Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Woodlin Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 92 students since 2020-21, to 603.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Woodlin Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Woodlin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Woodlin Elementary. Woodlin Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Woodlin Elementary SchoolWOODROW, CO · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Rosemary Hills Elementary0.3 mi · 499
- Flora M. Singer Elementary1.0 mi · 653
- Rock Creek Forest Elementary1.0 mi · 690
- North Chevy Chase Elementary1.5 mi · 237
- Sligo Middle1.6 mi · 685
- Silver Creek Middle1.6 mi · 751
Frequently asked questions
About Woodlin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Woodlin Elementary?
Woodlin Elementary enrolls approximately 603 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Woodlin Elementary serve?
Woodlin Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodlin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodlin Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Woodlin Elementary?
Woodlin Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 20% Hispanic, 29% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Woodlin Elementary in?
Woodlin Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.