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JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

708^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary is a large Title I school in Silver Spring, MD, serving 756 students in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade as part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district. While the school benefits from substantial resources, including a low student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1 and high per-pupil spending of $22,670, its academic performance has been a significant concern, ranking in the bottom 25% of Maryland elementary schools for the past five years.

The most striking differentiator is the school's academic performance compared to its neighbors. In the 2024-2025 school year, Broad Acres' proficiency rates were dramatically lower than the average of nine nearby MCPS elementary schools, with a gap of over 20 percentage points in math (14.5% vs. 35.1%) and nearly 15 points in English Language Arts (27.9% vs. 42.7%). This decline is particularly notable because the school was a solid 3-star performer before the pandemic, ranking in the 52nd and 55th percentiles in 2016-2017 and 2018-2019. The COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating and persistent impact, dropping the school to a 1-star rating from which it has not recovered. Despite spending over $4,000 more per student than nearby schools like Burtonsville Elementary and William Tyler Page Elementary, academic outcomes remain low, highlighting a critical challenge in resource allocation and instructional effectiveness.

There are some bright spots and areas for concern. The school showed a remarkable strength with African American students, ranking in the 82nd percentile in 2020-2021, suggesting effective strategies that are not yet replicated for other subgroups. However, a concerning pattern emerges in 5th grade, where performance drops sharply—5th grade math proficiency is just 6.2%, and science is a mere 3.1%. This "5th grade cliff" is much steeper than in neighboring schools and warrants immediate investigation. On a positive note, Broad Acres significantly outperforms Calverton Elementary in Prince George's County Public Schools in nearly every metric, demonstrating the powerful influence of the MCPS district even for its lowest-performing schools.

756

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,670

Per pupil spending ?

69.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13313 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904

(240) 740-1900

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	White Oak Middle
High:	James Hubert Blake High
	Paint Branch High
	Springbrook High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

African American:

7.9%

Asian:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2017 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (18% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2017) to 18th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg46%

Maryland avg38%

708^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

126^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	18.6	708 of 865	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	641 of 859	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	704 of 855	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	665 of 862	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	709 of 802	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	409 of 853	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	485 of 857	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.0	379 of 847	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	29.5	570 of 845	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	14.6	770 of 859	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	691 of 867	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.9	550 of 847	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.1	444 of 857	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.2	339 of 853	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.0	411 of 855	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.6	587 of 850	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	462 of 838	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.7	240 of 818	70.7%	★★★★☆
2006	75.2	189 of 804	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	71.2	234 of 805	70.9%	★★★★☆
2004	75.8	186 of 803	76.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	64.7	92 of 504	81.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	87 of 115	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.7	714 of 796	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	22.6	308 of 347	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	39.0	319 of 546	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.5	693 of 788	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)82nd percentile+70 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)42nd percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)24th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2021)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)11th percentile~ school

Female (2021)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-23 vs state

Mathematics14%-12 vs state

Science3%-23 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
JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13313 Old Columbia Pike	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1900	756	68	11.1	69.2%	3 (0.4%)	60 (7.9%)	668 (88.4%)	24 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.6	708^th of 865 public elementary schools	18.2%		20.9	641^st of 859 public elementary schools	25.4%	67	16.3	22.6	6.2	14.5	28.1	39.8	18.1	27.9	3.1	$22,670	$2,741	$19,929
Greencastle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13611 Robey Rd	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1420	722	59	12.2	60.4%	26 (3.6%)	478 (66.2%)	149 (20.6%)	49 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	24.2	624^th of 865 public elementary schools	27.9%		22.5	612^th of 859 public elementary schools	28.8%	12	24.1	17.0	13.8	18.3	28.7	37.8	30.6	32.4	10.2	$20,938	$2,543	$18,395
Galway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12612 Galway Dr	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0140	695	62	11.2	58.6%	23 (3.3%)	390 (56.1%)	216 (31.1%)	47 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	37.3	498^th of 865 public elementary schools	42.4%		35.8	482^nd of 859 public elementary schools	43.9%	16	36.8	35.4	19.2	29.6	44.5	46.2	30.0	39.3	10.8	$22,769	$2,412	$20,357
Fairland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14315 Fairdale Rd	Silver Spring	20905	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0640	553	51	10.7	58.6%	27 (4.9%)	322 (58.2%)	151 (27.3%)	29 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	36	506^th of 865 public elementary schools	41.5%		37.8	461^st of 859 public elementary schools	46.3%	45	39.2	32.5	27.5	33.2	43.0	36.4	22.5	34.0	7.8	$24,792	$2,797	$21,995
William Tyler Page Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13400 Tamarack Rd	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-7560	620	43	14.2	42.1%	100 (16.1%)	229 (36.9%)	201 (32.4%)	53 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.6%)	71.2	247^th of 865 public elementary schools	71.4%		68.9	247^th of 859 public elementary schools	71.2%		52.0	53.8	35.0	46.7	61.2	67.0	53.0	60.1	27.0	$18,201	$815	$17,387
Calverton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Beltsville Rd	Beltsville	20705	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 572-0640	767	59	12.9	94.5%	26 (3.4%)	186 (24.3%)	509 (66.4%)	31 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	14.2	769^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.8	790^th of 859 public elementary schools	8.0%	21	18.4	6.3	6.3	10.5	33.1	19.2	13.1	21.6	8.3	$20,285	$1,926	$18,360
Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1200 Swingingdale Dr	Silver Spring	20905	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-5670	485	41	11.9	61.9%	37 (7.6%)	226 (46.6%)	155 (32.0%)	50 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	83.5	147^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.0%		80.2	166^th of 859 public elementary schools	80.7%	19	38.6	63.3	57.1	56.3	47.7	73.5	63.3	64.6	46.5	$22,625	$1,216	$21,409
Cannon Road Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Cannon Road	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0520	388	39	9.9	58.2%	21 (5.4%)	142 (36.6%)	176 (45.4%)	32 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	33.5	527^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.1%		29.2	545^th of 859 public elementary schools	36.6%	18	23.6	25.9	23.4	24.3	32.1	30.2	44.1	35.8	17.2	$27,409	$2,775	$24,634
Jackson Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Jackson Rd	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0800	623	55	11.2	59.4%	35 (5.6%)	286 (45.9%)	241 (38.7%)	34 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	35.5	514^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.6%		27.7	554^th of 859 public elementary schools	35.5%	40	21.5	27.7	35.6	28.5	26.4	34.1	34.7	31.9	20.4	$22,906	$2,895	$20,011
Burtonsville Elementary	Public	K-5	15516 Old Columbia Pike	Burtonsville	20866	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5700	601	42	14.3	54.9%	29 (4.8%)	337 (56.1%)	137 (22.8%)	73 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	45.2	449^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.1%		54.5	336^th of 859 public elementary schools	60.9%	113	32.7	31.1	34.0	32.6	46.9	44.3	38.9	43.5	17.7	$18,660	$1,018	$17,643

Frequently Asked Questions about JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary

What is the racial makeup of JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary?

Students at JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

Is JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary a good school?

JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Maryland elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary attend?

Students who attend JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : White Oak Middle
High : James Hubert Blake High
High : Paint Branch High
High : Springbrook High

How many students attend JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 756 students attended JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary.

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