Woodlin Elementary

As a reasonably sized primary school in Silver Spring, Maryland, Woodlin Elementary works with 603 students from grades K through 5, operated by Montgomery County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 25% bigger than typical.

Across the 208 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (159,181 students total), Woodlin Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Woodlin Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Black, 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 42% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Woodlin Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.8%; this one delivers 61.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Montgomery County shows the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, 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), Woodlin Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Rosemary Hills Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Woodlin Elementary. On composite proficiency, Woodlin Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.4%.

Woodlin Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 573 students in 2018 compared to 603 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Woodlin Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.