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Garrett Park Elementary

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Garrett Park Elementary ranks 178 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

178^th

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of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Garrett Park Elementary in Kensington, MD, is a K-5 school serving 724 students as part of the highly-regarded Montgomery County Public Schools district, and it stands out as a strong, stable school that achieves impressive results for a diverse student body, with about 25% of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch.

What truly sets Garrett Park apart is its exceptional performance for specific student subgroups, ranking in the top 8% statewide for African American students, top 7% for Hispanic students, and top 8% for English Language Learners in recent years—a rare level of equity that many nearby schools don't match. The school also shines in mathematics, with 51.8% of students proficient, which is 40% higher than the district average and nearly double the state average. While its overall state ranking has dipped slightly from a peak of 91st percentile to 79th percentile, it remains a solid choice. Chronic absenteeism is a concern at 16.8%, though it's improving and better than the district average of 22.6%.

In a highly stratified area, Garrett Park serves as a successful middle ground. For context, nearby Kensington Parkwood Elementary (12% free/reduced lunch, 97th percentile) and Wyngate Elementary (3% free/reduced lunch, 96th percentile) are top-tier but less diverse, while Rock View Elementary (50% free/reduced lunch, 45th percentile) and Viers Mill Elementary (70% free/reduced lunch, 28th percentile) struggle more. Garrett Park bridges these extremes, achieving strong, equitable outcomes with moderate poverty levels. It also operates efficiently, spending $18,285 per student—less than Luxmanor Elementary ($20,171) or Oakland Terrace Elementary ($24,013)—while outperforming them academically.

724

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,285

Per pupil spending ?

24.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4810 Oxford Street
Kensington, MD 20895

(240) 740-0700

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Garrett Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tilden Middle
High:	Walter Johnson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.1%

Hispanic:

21.0%

Asian:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (56% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Maryland elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg48%

Maryland avg39%

178^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd of 132Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools

8^th of 24Montgomery 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	80.3	178 of 865	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.4	148 of 865	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	116 of 859	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	102 of 855	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	97 of 862	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	76 of 802	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.1	189 of 853	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	146 of 857	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	84.2	143 of 847	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.0	166 of 845	80.4%	★★★★☆
2015	78.4	174 of 859	79.7%	★★★★☆
2014	75.6	209 of 867	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	179 of 847	78.9%	★★★★☆
2012	74.9	181 of 857	78.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.7	135 of 853	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	81.4	107 of 855	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.8	167 of 850	80.4%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	174 of 838	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	16.2	711 of 818	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.3	720 of 804	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.5	742 of 805	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.3	736 of 803	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	79.5	36 of 504	92.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	57.1	63 of 128	50.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	83.0	9 of 115	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	88.5	63 of 796	92.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	83.9	24 of 347	93.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	70.4	60 of 546	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	86.1	81 of 788	89.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	85.8	7 of 52	86.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	68.2	30 of 136	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	83.2	63 of 528	88.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)93rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2021)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2021)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2021)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)89th percentile~ school

White (2021)88th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)87th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2021)78th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2021)51st percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+12 vs state

Mathematics52%+25 vs state

Science47%+15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The staff at the school must change its attitude especially the front office. Felt like entering the 3rd world government facility where usual attitude is "you are not welcomed here". No customer orientated culture whatsoever. We were barely greeted by the secretary. The answers were so rigid we had to push for additional information. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 2, 2012

My son love the school and his Kindergarten teacher was sooo amazing. I like the way the administration office work especially after moved back to the permanent location. The school principal is great and professional. When I first met her, my son has to start school with a few week delay because of his bad injury at that time. The principal was very helpful on making some arrangement for my son to be confortable and welcoming. Good school, great teachers. 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Garrett Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4810 Oxford Street	Kensington	20895	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%)	80.3	178^th of 865 public elementary schools	79.4%		83.4	148^th of 865 public elementary schools	82.9%	30	54.0	46.9	54.3	51.8	70.4	62.2	60.1	64.1	47.1	$18,285	$1,050	$17,235
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%)	95.2	29^th of 865 public elementary schools	96.6%		94.8	38^th of 865 public elementary schools	95.6%	9	72.8	72.2	67.1	70.7	82.7	83.5	78.3	81.6	55.3	$18,726	$919	$17,806
Rock View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Denfeld Ave	Kensington	20895	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0920	588	53	11.1	50.2%	138 (23.5%)	68 (11.6%)	309 (52.6%)	47 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	40.1	476^th of 865 public elementary schools	45.0%		39.3	488^th of 865 public elementary schools	43.6%	12	35.0	29.9	30.9	32.1	38.4	41.4	35.8	38.4	25.0	$24,675	$1,546	$23,129
Viers Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11711 Joseph Mill Rd	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1000	556	51	10.8	69.6%	73 (13.1%)	56 (10.1%)	377 (67.8%)	29 (5.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	25.4	626^th of 865 public elementary schools	27.6%		26.2	595^th of 865 public elementary schools	31.2%	31	32.3	22.9	16.9	23.3	28.3	29.0	28.0	28.4	18.5	$27,802	$3,313	$24,490
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%)	80.7	176^th of 865 public elementary schools	79.7%		80	183^rd of 865 public elementary schools	78.8%	7	63.3	43.2	58.3	55.6	62.9	58.1	70.7	63.8	45.7	$20,171	$1,079	$19,092
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%)	84.6	137^th of 865 public elementary schools	84.2%		84.9	140^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.8%	3	74.3	59.1	50.3	61.1	67.6	63.7	57.1	62.8	50.0	$16,391	$830	$15,561
Oakland Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2720 Plyers Mill Rd	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4880	500	43	11.6	30.2%	186 (37.2%)	76 (15.2%)	182 (36.4%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	75.4	221^st of 865 public elementary schools	74.5%		72.2	235^th of 865 public elementary schools	72.8%	14	63.4	48.4	47.5	54.7	70.7	56.5	50.8	61.0	31.7	$24,013	$1,432	$22,581
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Medway St	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1770	509	41	12.3	59.9%	30 (5.9%)	27 (5.3%)	417 (81.9%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	41.4	471^st of 865 public elementary schools	45.5%		43.4	463^rd of 865 public elementary schools	46.5%	8	27.5	34.2	33.3	31.6	32.5	40.8	44.4	39.0	27.8	$23,403	$3,438	$19,966
Sargent Shriver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12518 Greenly St	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-6330	697	58	12.1	79.6%	29 (4.2%)	52 (7.5%)	576 (82.6%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	19.2	694^th of 865 public elementary schools	19.8%		19.2	698^th of 865 public elementary schools	19.3%	4	19.3	19.7	19.9	19.6	21.8	23.9	25.9	24.0	11.8	$21,869	$2,808	$19,061
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 865 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrett Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Garrett Park Elementary?

Students at Garrett Park Elementary are 39% White, 21% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 15% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Garrett Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garrett Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tilden Middle
High : Walter Johnson High

What district is Garrett Park Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

Is Garrett Park Elementary a good school?

Garrett Park Elementary ranks 178^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garrett Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 724 students attended Garrett Park Elementary.

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