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Bannockburn Elementary

Public Grades K-5

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Bannockburn Elementary in Bethesda, MD, is a consistently high-performing K-5 school within the Montgomery County Public Schools district, serving 446 students in an area known for academic excellence.

Bannockburn stands out for its remarkable consistency, ranking among the top 11 schools in Maryland for the past decade. Its English Language Arts (ELA) scores are exceptional, with 86.5% of students proficient in 2025-2026, a rate that surpasses nearby top schools like Seven Locks Elementary (85.5%) and is very close to Wood Acres Elementary (88.7%). A unique "Bannockburn Bump" occurs in 4th grade, where ELA proficiency actually increases from 3rd grade (84.5%) to 4th grade (88.3%), the opposite of the dip seen at many other schools. Science proficiency is also a standout, with 72.2% of 5th graders proficient, the highest among all nearby schools and far above the district average. While math scores are excellent overall (81.4%), there is a notable dip in 4th grade (76%) compared to 3rd grade (91.4%), a trend more pronounced than at peers like Carderock Springs Elementary.

Bannockburn achieves these top-tier results with efficient resource use. Its per-student spending ($16,919) is above the district average but lower than several nearby schools, such as Somerset Elementary ($21,975) and Burning Tree Elementary ($19,728), yet it consistently outperforms many of them in state rankings. The school also benefits from a strong attendance culture, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.8%, dramatically lower than the district average of 22.6%. This combination of sustained academic excellence, standout performance in ELA and science, and efficient use of resources makes Bannockburn a highly desirable and effective elementary school.

446

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,919

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

6520 Dalroy Ln
Bethesda, MD 20817-5410

(240) 740-1270

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Bannockburn Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

Asian:

15.7%

Hispanic:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (82% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Maryland elementary schools

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg48%

Maryland avg39%

7^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 132Elementary 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
2026	98.2	7 of 864	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	99.0	2 of 865	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	4 of 859	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	10 of 855	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	4 of 862	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.3	11 of 802	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	1 of 853	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	3 of 857	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	99.2	2 of 847	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	97.6	5 of 845	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	94.9	34 of 859	96.0%	★★★★★
2014	87.7	27 of 867	96.9%	★★★★★
2013	86.0	32 of 847	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	85.3	35 of 857	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	87.5	16 of 853	98.1%	★★★★★
2010	86.7	33 of 855	96.1%	★★★★★
2009	89.6	4 of 850	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	87.6	22 of 838	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	5.6	772 of 818	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.9	706 of 804	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	1.9	790 of 805	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	792 of 803	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	96.3	21 of 796	97.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	98.1	6 of 788	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	94.6	10 of 528	98.1%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2021)99th percentile~ school

White (2021)98th percentile~ school

Female (2021)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts86%+35 vs state

Mathematics81%+54 vs state

Science72%+40 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, February 8, 2013

Kids get a terrific education at this close knit neighborhood school. Unfortunately the principal lies to parents' faces in an attempt to quell concerns they may have. His deceptiveness is a huge negative and will over time make him many enemies... both parents and teachers. He discourages teachers from going the extra mile for their kids and drove away one of the best teachers in the school. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

In the time that my kids have been at Bannockburn, there has been a lot of turnover of teachers and principals. Some have been excellent, others probably need time to get there. My most recent interaction with the new principal leaves me with the sense that he is a very nice person and will promise things to reassure you, but not follow up on them. It's been frustrating. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	98.2	7^th of 864 public elementary schools	99.2%		99	2^nd of 865 public elementary schools	99.8%	5	91.4	76.0	80.6	81.4	84.5	88.3	85.9	86.5	72.2	$16,919	$858	$16,062
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%)	94	44^th of 864 public elementary schools	94.9%		91.6	76^th of 865 public elementary schools	91.2%	32	77.9	65.8	68.7	70.4	79.1	69.7	73.2	73.8	66.3	$19,728	$1,083	$18,646
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%)	98.7	3^rd of 864 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.3	12^th of 865 public elementary schools	98.6%	9	94.6	78.7	82.2	85.1	92.4	87.2	86.8	88.7	73.8	$17,540	$1,091	$16,449
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%)	97.9	9^th of 864 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.3	5^th of 865 public elementary schools	99.4%	4	90.4	87.9	73.0	83.2	90.4	91.4	82.3	87.8	61.3	$21,318	$1,565	$19,752
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%)	97.8	10^th of 864 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.1	14^th of 865 public elementary schools	98.4%	4	91.0	82.3	73.5	81.6	87.0	85.3	81.3	84.3	66.7	$16,485	$914	$15,570
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%)	93.9	46^th of 864 public elementary schools	94.7%		96.2	28^th of 865 public elementary schools	96.8%	18	76.5	72.1	59.5	69.8	76.2	73.2	80.0	76.3	58.9	$18,312	$1,102	$17,210
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%)	87.7	115^th of 864 public elementary schools	86.7%		87.2	110^th of 865 public elementary schools	87.3%	5	70.6	53.7	60.7	61.5	73.9	58.8	76.2	69.5	51.9	$18,907	$1,044	$17,863
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%)	91.4	78^th of 864 public elementary schools	91.0%		93.3	57^th of 865 public elementary schools	93.4%	21	69.2	61.7	56.5	62.7	70.0	75.4	73.9	73.2	60.9	$21,975	$1,723	$20,252
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	32^nd of 864 public elementary schools	96.3%		95.4	34^th of 865 public elementary schools	96.1%	2	81.4	68.8	59.2	70.4	83.8	78.9	78.1	80.4	57.1	$15,297	$800	$14,497
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%)	98.1	8^th of 864 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.8	10^th of 865 public elementary schools	98.8%	2	91.7	75.4	84.7	83.5	85.0	83.8	87.9	85.5	71.2	$18,618	$780	$17,838

Frequently Asked Questions about Bannockburn Elementary

How many students attend Bannockburn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Bannockburn Elementary.

Is Bannockburn Elementary a good school?

Yes! Bannockburn Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bannockburn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bannockburn Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Bannockburn Elementary?

Students at Bannockburn Elementary are 62% White, 16% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What district is Bannockburn Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

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