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Wyngate Elementary

Public Grades K-5

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Wyngate Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bethesda, Maryland, serving 679 students in grades K-5. It 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.

Wyngate Elementary is consistently one of the top-performing elementary schools in Maryland, ranking within the top 30 schools in the state for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, Wyngate Elementary ranked 34th out of 865 Maryland elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly outperforms the district and state averages in both mathematics and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 73.7% of Wyngate students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 35.7% for the district and 26.5% for the state.

Wyngate Elementary also ranks highly for the performance of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and white students. The school has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and spends more per student ($15,297 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages. While Wyngate's academic performance is impressive, the school's relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 2.85% to 4.9% in recent years, suggests that its success may be influenced by the socioeconomic status of its student population. Nonetheless, Wyngate Elementary remains an exceptional public school that consistently outperforms its peers in the region.

640

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,297

Per pupil spending ?

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9300 Wadsworth Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817

(240) 740-1080

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Wyngate Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Bethesda Middle
High:	Walter Johnson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.6%

Hispanic:

15.0%

Asian:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (73% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Montgomery County Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg46%

Maryland avg38%

34^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	95.4	34 of 865	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	13 of 859	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	30 of 855	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	16 of 862	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	13 of 802	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	18 of 853	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	32 of 857	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.4	36 of 847	95.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.2	36 of 845	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	93.7	47 of 859	94.5%	★★★★★
2014	85.1	74 of 867	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	85.6	39 of 847	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	86.0	24 of 857	97.2%	★★★★★
2011	86.6	32 of 853	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	87.3	22 of 855	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	87.3	28 of 850	96.7%	★★★★★
2008	87.3	30 of 838	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	8.5	752 of 818	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.4	789 of 804	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.3	795 of 805	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.3	783 of 803	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	89.0	9 of 128	93.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	71.4	16 of 115	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	95.2	27 of 796	96.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	98.8	1 of 347	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	98.1	7 of 788	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	88.8	34 of 528	93.6%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Male (2021)99th percentile~ school

Female (2021)97th percentile~ school

White (2021)94th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2021)93rd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)86th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+29 vs state

Mathematics74%+47 vs state

Science48%+23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, June 3, 2014

I was a student at this school in the early to mid eighties . I'm from Nigeria and have relocated there since .soooo nostalgic about my first school. My kindergarten teacher was miss Gold Black,then grade one I guess was Miss Bo Hi. Lots of African love to them.
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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
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
Ashburton Elementary	Public	K-5	6314 Lone Oak Dr	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1300	871	49	17.7	21.5%	289 (33.2%)	177 (20.3%)	166 (19.1%)	153 (17.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.5%)	84.9	140^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.8%		83.3	140^th of 859 public elementary schools	83.7%		66.5	50.7	56.8	58.3	68.6	56.3	66.5	64.3	45.0	$16,391	$830	$15,561
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
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
Seven Locks Elementary	Public	K-5	9500 Seven Locks Road	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0940	376	25	14.8	7.2%	196 (52.1%)	25 (6.6%)	45 (12.0%)	81 (21.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.4%)	97.8	10^th of 865 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.2	6^th of 859 public elementary schools	99.3%	4	83.3	87.7	72.5	80.7	83.3	82.5	89.7	85.3	60.9	$18,618	$780	$17,838
Kensington Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-5	4710 Saul Rd	Kensington	20895	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3700	535	36	14.9	12.1%	304 (56.8%)	45 (8.4%)	82 (15.3%)	58 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.6%)	94.8	38^th of 865 public elementary schools	95.6%		95.1	36^th of 859 public elementary schools	95.8%	2	72.5	72.5	68.6	71.3	81.2	82.1	73.3	78.9	48.8	$18,726	$919	$17,806
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
Garrett Park Elementary	Public	K-5	4810 Oxford Street	Kensington	20896	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0700	724	43	16.7	24.9%	283 (39.1%)	112 (15.5%)	152 (21.0%)	114 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.4%)	83.4	148^th of 865 public elementary schools	82.9%		85.4	116^th of 859 public elementary schools	86.5%	32	58.8	54.5	60.0	57.8	63.5	56.0	68.2	62.7	44.9	$18,285	$1,050	$17,235
Luxmanor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6201 Tilden Ln	Rockville	20852	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0820	684	50	13.6	27.5%	197 (28.8%)	125 (18.3%)	173 (25.3%)	127 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.1%)	80	183^rd of 865 public elementary schools	78.8%		80.1	167^th of 859 public elementary schools	80.6%	16	67.7	52.9	49.6	56.2	64.6	58.5	55.5	59.2	37.2	$20,171	$1,079	$19,092
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wyngate Elementary

Is Wyngate Elementary a good school?

Yes! Wyngate Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Wyngate Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wyngate Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Bethesda Middle
High : Walter Johnson High

What district is Wyngate Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

How many students attend Wyngate Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Wyngate Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wyngate Elementary?

Students at Wyngate Elementary are 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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