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Enrollment
640
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000963
Wyngate Elementary
9300 Wadsworth Dr, Bethesda, MD 20817 · (240) 740-1080 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% 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.
- 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
17.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
22 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
64%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
84.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
80.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.6% | 80.7% |
| 2023-24 | 87.9% | 86.1% |
% 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
84.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Wyngate Elementary
Wyngate Elementary's state test result (84.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyngate Elementary this school | 640 | 3.4% | 84.8% |
| Wood Acres Elementary Bethesda | 609 | 7.2% | 85.8% |
| Blue Heron Elementary New Market | 680 | 8.5% | 80.8% |
| Bushy Park Elementary Glenwood | 631 | 9.4% | 74.7% |
| Kensington Parkwood Elementary Kensington | 535 | 12.1% | 74.0% |
| Bradley Hills Elementary Bethesda | 474 | 2.1% | 82.1% |
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 Wyngate Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #12 of 853 | #6 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #23 of 853 ▼ 16 | #10 of 131 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #28 of 853 ▼ 18 | #11 of 131 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #162 of 898 | #27 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #808 of 857 | #133 of 136 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #318 of 857 | #91 of 136 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.4% | #884 of 885 | #136 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #263 of 551 | #43 of 97 |
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
640
-33 (-5%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 640 | 37.3 | 17.2:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 38.6 | 17.6:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 38.8 | 18.4:1 | 5% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 38 | 17.7:1 | 3% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 738 | 36.8 | 20.1:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 755 | 38 | 19.9:1 | 2% (17) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 37 | 18.3:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 4% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 513 | 26 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wyngate Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (738 to 640); teachers up 1% (36.8 to 37.3).
About Wyngate Elementary
Federal records list Wyngate Elementary as an elementary school in Bethesda, Maryland. A total of 640 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 33% higher.
Montgomery County Public Schools has 159,181 students spread across 208 schools.
At 56%, White students outnumber all other groups at Wyngate Elementary combined. It is also 15% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 5% Black. Montgomery County's residents are about 42% White, 14 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Wyngate Elementary comes in at 64%.
Its 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.2:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 3%. On average, public schools in Montgomery County report 40%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Wyngate Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Wyngate Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 84.8%; the prediction is 72.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Montgomery County, median household income is about $132,450, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Wyngate Elementary is among the 211 public schools in Montgomery County.
North Bethesda Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Wyngate Elementary ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 84.8% versus a 69.4% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 640, 5% below the 673 of 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Wyngate Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Bethesda
- Walter Johnson HighHigh · 3,016 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
- Walt Whitman HighHigh · 2,056 students
- Thomas W. Pyle MiddleMiddle · 1,259 students
- North Bethesda MiddleMiddle · 1,224 students
- Ashburton ElementaryElementary · 871 students
Nearby schools
- North Bethesda Middle0.4 mi · 1,224
- Ashburton Elementary0.7 mi · 871
- Bradley Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 474
- Walter Johnson High1.1 mi · 3,016
- Thomas W. Pyle Middle1.4 mi · 1,259
- Burning Tree Elementary1.6 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Wyngate ElementaryHow large is Wyngate Elementary?
Wyngate Elementary enrolls approximately 640 students in grades KG-05.
Is Wyngate Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wyngate Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Wyngate Elementary have?
Wyngate Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
How diverse is Wyngate Elementary?
Wyngate Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Wyngate Elementary in?
Wyngate Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.