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Cresthaven Elementary

Q: Is Cresthaven Elementary a good school?

Cresthaven Elementary ranks 598 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

598^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Cresthaven Elementary is a public elementary school located in Silver Spring, Maryland, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 454 students. The school is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 8th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cresthaven Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Maryland elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance on MCAP tests compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.6% of Cresthaven students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 35.7% in Montgomery County and 26.5% statewide. Similarly, in English Language Arts, only 28.4% of Cresthaven students were proficient or better, compared to 57% in Montgomery County and 50.8% statewide. The school also has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 57.49% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Cresthaven Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby Forest Knolls Elementary, Oak View Elementary, and Pine Crest Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts. Additionally, Cresthaven Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.2% to 28.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $23,811 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's academic performance remains significantly lower than the district and state averages.

474

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,811

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1234 Cresthaven Dr
Silver Spring, MD 20903

(240) 740-0580

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Cresthaven Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Francis Scott Key Middle
High:	James Hubert Blake High
	Paint Branch High
	Springbrook High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.1%

African American:

39.7%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (24% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg46%

Maryland avg38%

598^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 131Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools

8^th of 25Montgomery County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	598 of 865	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	603 of 859	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	645 of 855	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	632 of 862	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	635 of 802	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	611 of 853	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	648 of 857	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	627 of 847	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.6	645 of 845	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	691 of 859	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	753 of 867	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	785 of 847	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	695 of 857	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.3	528 of 853	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.5	635 of 855	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.0	617 of 850	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.5	726 of 838	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	70.6	242 of 818	70.4%	★★★★☆
2006	67.8	282 of 804	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.9	215 of 805	73.3%	★★★★☆
2004	66.2	306 of 803	61.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	43.2	239 of 504	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	3.5	125 of 128	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.0	104 of 115	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	26.2	540 of 796	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.2	293 of 347	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.5	532 of 546	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	19.0	643 of 788	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2021)53rd percentile+32 vs school

Female (2021)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2021)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)16th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)10th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)3rd percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2021)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-22 vs state

Mathematics26%~ state avg

Science9%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Cresthaven Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cresthaven Elementary	Public	3-5	1234 Cresthaven Dr	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0580	474	40	11.7	62.7%	11 (2.3%)	188 (39.7%)	242 (51.1%)	19 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	26	598^th of 865 public elementary schools	30.9%		23.4	603^rd of 859 public elementary schools	29.8%	5	32.6	22.4	20.3	25.6	32.6	27.9	24.0	28.4	8.6	$23,811	$2,877	$20,934
Roscoe R Nix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1100 Corliss St	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-6550	437	44	10.0	62.9%	6 (1.4%)	175 (40.0%)	224 (51.3%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)								(n/a)										$26,142	$2,536	$23,605
Pine Crest Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	201 Woodmoor Dr	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-1970	493	35	14.2	52.9%	127 (25.8%)	86 (17.4%)	228 (46.2%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	64.5	296^th of 865 public elementary schools	65.8%		53.4	345^th of 859 public elementary schools	59.8%	49	43.5	48.5	45.3	45.8	44.7	56.7	46.2	49.3	31.6	$19,150	$990	$18,160
Burnt Mills Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11211 Childs Street	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(240) 740-7320	747	57	13.1	62.1%	98 (13.1%)	323 (43.2%)	147 (19.7%)	145 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	33.2	528^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.0%		31.9	518^th of 859 public elementary schools	39.7%	10	34.9	29.2	19.2	28.3	40.3	33.7	28.0	34.6	13.4	$20,968	$2,381	$18,587
Montgomery Knolls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	807 Daleview Dr	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0840	477	45	10.7	56.4%	93 (19.5%)	120 (25.2%)	214 (44.9%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)								(n/a)										$26,251	$1,347	$24,904
Forest Knolls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10830 Eastwood Ave	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1640	472	43	11.0	41.1%	133 (28.2%)	95 (20.1%)	190 (40.3%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	70.5	252^nd of 865 public elementary schools	70.9%		77.6	186^th of 859 public elementary schools	78.3%	66	62.3	57.9	34.8	51.3	60.9	63.6	39.1	53.9	31.9	$23,621	$1,126	$22,495
Oak View Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	400 E Wayne Ave	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(240) 740-6540	423	32	13.1	49.4%	75 (17.7%)	63 (14.9%)	261 (61.7%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	60.1	333^rd of 865 public elementary schools	61.5%		54	339^th of 859 public elementary schools	60.5%	6	32.0	46.7	36.2	38.7	38.3	56.1	46.8	47.8	38.3	$22,012	$2,369	$19,643
Cherokee Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2617 Buck Lodge Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 445-8415	863	64	13.5	90.3%	24 (2.8%)	110 (12.7%)	706 (81.8%)	12 (1.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22.9	644^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.5%		21.3	634^th of 859 public elementary schools	26.2%	10	27.7	15.3	12.3	18.7	39.4	21.0	27.3	29.2	11.4	$21,603	$1,726	$19,877
Kemp Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Sisson St	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-5970	412	41	10.0	70.9%	12 (2.9%)	47 (11.4%)	351 (85.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.2	697^th of 865 public elementary schools	19.4%		14.7	730^th of 859 public elementary schools	15.0%	33	30.8	12.7	1.6	15.2	46.8	20.6	8.3	25.4	3.0	$23,409	$2,618	$20,790
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8910 Riggs Rd	Adelphi	20783	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 431-6200	458	39	11.7	95.9%	8 (1.7%)	9 (2.0%)	436 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	766^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.4%		9.4	828^th of 859 public elementary schools	3.6%	62	23.6	9.1	5.3	12.6	20.8	17.2	22.7	20.4	7.7	$27,476	$2,055	$25,421

Frequently Asked Questions about Cresthaven Elementary

Is Cresthaven Elementary a good school?

Cresthaven Elementary ranks 598^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cresthaven Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Cresthaven Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cresthaven Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cresthaven Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Francis Scott Key Middle
High : James Hubert Blake High
High : Paint Branch High
High : Springbrook High

What is the racial makeup of Cresthaven Elementary?

Students at Cresthaven Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 40% African American, 4% Asian, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Cresthaven Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

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