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Wood Acres Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Wood Acres Elementary is a highly-rated public elementary school located in Bethesda, Maryland, serving 612 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. 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.

Wood Acres Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Maryland, with students performing exceptionally well on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 78.5% of students were proficient or better in mathematics, and 83% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. The school also excels in science, with 59.8% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 31.6% for the district and 25.6% for the state.

While Wood Acres Elementary outperforms many nearby schools in academic metrics, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.9% in 2022-2023 to 23.6% in 2023-2024. This is a concerning trend that the school and district should investigate and address. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 7.19% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is lower than many of the nearby schools.

609

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,540

Per pupil spending ?

7.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5800 Cromwell Drive
Bethesda, MD 20816

(240) 740-1120

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Wood Acres Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas W. Pyle Middle
High:	Walt Whitman High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Asian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (78% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg46%

Maryland avg38%

12^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	97.3	12 of 865	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	42 of 859	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	38 of 855	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	13 of 862	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	18 of 802	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	52 of 853	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	62 of 857	92.8%	★★★★★
2017	90.7	80 of 847	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	67 of 845	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	92.1	63 of 859	92.7%	★★★★★
2014	82.9	116 of 867	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	169 of 847	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	136 of 857	84.1%	★★★★☆
2011	81.9	90 of 853	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	119 of 855	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	82.4	92 of 850	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	84.7	58 of 838	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	2.1	804 of 818	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.7	788 of 804	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.9	800 of 805	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	796 of 803	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	36.4	89 of 128	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	96.6	19 of 796	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	97.8	3 of 347	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	96.1	24 of 788	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	88.5	5 of 52	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	90.0	27 of 528	94.9%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2021)99th percentile~ school

Female (2021)98th percentile~ school

Male (2021)97th percentile~ school

White (2021)95th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)90th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2021)30th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts83%+32 vs state

Mathematics78%+52 vs state

Science60%+34 vs state

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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
Wood Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Cromwell Drive	Bethesda	20816	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1120	609	37	16.5	7.2%	399 (65.5%)	36 (5.9%)	75 (12.3%)	63 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	97.3	12^th of 865 public elementary schools	98.6%		94.6	42^nd of 859 public elementary schools	95.1%	30	82.6	75.7	77.7	78.5	87.6	87.7	74.5	83.0	59.8	$17,540	$1,091	$16,449
Westbrook Elementary	Public	K-5	5110 Allan Ter	Bethesda	20816	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1040	468	30	15.3	13.0%	281 (60.0%)	27 (5.8%)	73 (15.6%)	51 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.5%)	96.2	28^th of 865 public elementary schools	96.8%		97.2	18^th of 859 public elementary schools	97.9%	10	79.3	78.7	74.0	77.1	77.6	83.1	74.4	78.0	56.8	$18,312	$1,102	$17,210
Bannockburn Elementary	Public	K-5	6520 Dalroy Ln	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1270	446	26	17.2	4.0%	275 (61.7%)	25 (5.6%)	39 (8.7%)	70 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	99	2^nd of 865 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.3	4^th of 859 public elementary schools	99.5%	2	86.5	82.2	84.5	84.6	93.5	88.7	90.5	91.1	73.2	$16,919	$858	$16,062
Somerset Elementary	Public	K-5	5811 Warwick Pl	Chevy Chase	20815	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1100	314	21	14.8	20.1%	152 (48.4%)	38 (12.1%)	54 (17.2%)	39 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.9%)	93.3	57^th of 865 public elementary schools	93.4%		88.7	91^st of 859 public elementary schools	89.4%	34	78.8	58.7	53.3	63.3	82.7	78.0	75.4	78.7	52.5	$21,975	$1,723	$20,252
Bethesda Elementary	Public	K-5	7600 Arlington Rd	Bethesda	20814	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 204-5300	645	40	16.1	25.3%	229 (35.5%)	113 (17.5%)	99 (15.3%)	147 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.8%)	87.2	110^th of 865 public elementary schools	87.3%		93.3	53^rd of 859 public elementary schools	93.8%	57	60.0	58.9	59.8	59.6	62.4	70.3	69.6	67.4	47.3	$18,907	$1,044	$17,863
Burning Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	7900 Beech Tree Rd	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1750	479	34	13.9	8.6%	246 (51.4%)	45 (9.4%)	50 (10.4%)	100 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.7%)	91.6	76^th of 865 public elementary schools	91.2%		90	80^th of 859 public elementary schools	90.7%	4	78.6	71.3	61.1	70.1	78.8	76.7	59.3	71.4	45.6	$19,728	$1,083	$18,646
Chevy Chase Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	4015 Rosemary St	Chevy Chase	20815	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 657-4994	434	24	18.3	34.8%	186 (42.9%)	120 (27.6%)	58 (13.4%)	40 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	91.7	74^th of 865 public elementary schools	91.4%		96.2	25^th of 859 public elementary schools	97.1%	49	56.9	67.0	69.5	65.4	61.9	75.7	78.7	73.4	65.6	$17,141	$761	$16,379
Bradley Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	8701 Hartsdale Ave	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 204-5210	474	28	16.9	2.1%	306 (64.6%)	10 (2.1%)	44 (9.3%)	68 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.7%)	97.1	14^th of 865 public elementary schools	98.4%		98.1	8^th of 859 public elementary schools	99.1%	6	82.6	77.1	84.0	81.0	83.3	74.5	87.5	81.4	73.8	$16,485	$914	$15,570
Wyngate Elementary	Public	K-5	9300 Wadsworth Dr	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1080	640	37	17.1	3.4%	356 (55.6%)	32 (5.0%)	96 (15.0%)	80 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.9%)	95.4	34^th of 865 public elementary schools	96.1%		97.5	13^th of 859 public elementary schools	98.5%	21	80.7	70.2	69.8	73.7	84.5	75.0	80.0	80.0	48.3	$15,297	$800	$14,497
Carderock Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	7401 Persimmon Tree Lane	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0540	363	27	13.3	5.5%	204 (56.2%)	18 (5.0%)	43 (11.8%)	52 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.4%)	98.3	5^th of 865 public elementary schools	99.4%		97.4	14^th of 859 public elementary schools	98.4%	9	87.3	82.0	76.9	82.4	90.5	82.0	90.2	87.4	65.4	$21,318	$1,565	$19,752

Frequently Asked Questions about Wood Acres Elementary

What district is Wood Acres Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Wood Acres Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wood Acres Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas W. Pyle Middle
High : Walt Whitman High

How many students attend Wood Acres Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Wood Acres Elementary.

Is Wood Acres Elementary a good school?

Yes! Wood Acres Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wood Acres Elementary?

Students at Wood Acres Elementary are 66% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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