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Glenallan Elementary

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Glenallan Elementary ranks 505 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

505^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Glenallan Elementary is a public elementary school located in Silver Spring, Maryland, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 673 students. 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.

Glenallan Elementary has consistently been ranked in the lower half of Maryland elementary schools, with a ranking between 432 and 532 out of 855-865 schools over the past 10 years. Its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in MCAP Mathematics and English Language Arts, is significantly lower than the Montgomery County Public Schools and Maryland state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Glenallan's proficiency rate in MCAP Mathematics for all grades was 29.1%, compared to 35.7% for Montgomery County and 26.5% for Maryland. The school's performance in MCAP Science for 5th grade is also very low, at 13% proficient or better, compared to 31.6% for Montgomery County and 25.6% for Maryland.

Glenallan Elementary faces several challenges, including a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 58.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a high percentage of English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom 10% of Maryland elementary schools for this subgroup in the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, Glenallan Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.1% to 28.9% over the past few school years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $20,690 in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's academic outcomes suggest that additional resources or targeted interventions may be needed to support student learning and improve overall performance.

679

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,690

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12520 Heurich Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20902

(240) 740-0760

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Glenallan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Odessa Shannon Middle
High:	Albert Einstein High
	John F. Kennedy High
	Montgomery Blair High
	Northwood High
	More...
	Wheaton High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

African American:

24.0%

Asian:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (31% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg46%

Maryland avg38%

505^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^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	36.1	505 of 865	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	479 of 859	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	532 of 855	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	432 of 862	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	474 of 802	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	499 of 853	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	502 of 857	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	502 of 847	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.1	471 of 845	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.7	477 of 859	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.6	683 of 867	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	749 of 847	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.9	654 of 857	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.3	637 of 853	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.0	484 of 855	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.9	512 of 850	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.8	510 of 838	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.0	359 of 818	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.4	368 of 804	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.5	420 of 805	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.4	416 of 803	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	49.2	181 of 504	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.7	110 of 128	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.4	106 of 115	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	479 of 796	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.8	238 of 347	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	33.2	388 of 546	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.6	473 of 788	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	326 of 528	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2021)40th percentile~ school

Female (2021)40th percentile~ school

White (2021)38th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2021)31st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)29th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2021)14th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)8th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-14 vs state

Mathematics29%+3 vs state

Science13%-13 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
Glenallan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12520 Heurich Rd	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0760	679	57	11.8	61.7%	59 (8.7%)	163 (24.0%)	342 (50.4%)	68 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.5%)	36.1	505^th of 865 public elementary schools	41.6%		36	479^th of 859 public elementary schools	44.2%	26	44.0	19.8	19.4	29.1	46.0	36.4	24.6	37.3	13.0	$20,690	$1,288	$19,402
Arcola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 Franwall Ave	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 287-8585	747	58	12.9	57.4%	39 (5.2%)	174 (23.3%)	494 (66.1%)	27 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	24.7	615^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.9%		22.1	621^st of 859 public elementary schools	27.7%	6	26.3	25.5	15.7	22.3	32.1	26.9	28.8	29.3	9.2	$22,848	$2,466	$20,382
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%)	43.4	463^rd of 865 public elementary schools	46.5%		44.8	419^th of 859 public elementary schools	51.2%	44	41.9	44.4	18.5	34.7	49.4	43.5	32.5	41.8	11.3	$23,403	$3,438	$19,966
Weller Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Weller Rd	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 287-8601	691	60	11.4	65.3%	26 (3.8%)	48 (6.9%)	580 (83.9%)	28 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	26.4	592^nd of 865 public elementary schools	31.6%		21	639^th of 859 public elementary schools	25.6%	47	33.0	25.0	18.9	25.2	32.7	29.0	21.4	27.3	11.6	$23,572	$3,130	$20,442
Georgian Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Regina Dr	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0720	600	48	12.6	57.8%	20 (3.3%)	98 (16.3%)	451 (75.2%)	18 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	22.8	646^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.3%		23.7	600^th of 859 public elementary schools	30.2%	46	22.2	18.9	21.4	21.1	27.0	29.2	24.2	26.9	14.5	$21,633	$2,847	$18,786
Westover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Hawkesbury Ln	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5740	294	25	12.0	29.6%	72 (24.5%)	95 (32.3%)	73 (24.8%)	28 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.8%)	84	145^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.2%		84.9	122^nd of 859 public elementary schools	85.8%	23	57.4	42.9	65.1	55.3	67.4	69.0	69.8	68.7	41.9	$26,230	$1,837	$24,394
Bel Pre Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	13801 Rippling Brook Drive	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 287-8870	558	46	12.2	58.8%	43 (7.7%)	151 (27.1%)	322 (57.7%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)								(n/a)										$23,279	$2,398	$20,881
Kemp Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Sisson St	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-5970	412	41	10.0	70.9%	12 (2.9%)	47 (11.4%)	351 (85.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.2	697^th of 865 public elementary schools	19.4%		14.7	730^th of 859 public elementary schools	15.0%	33	30.8	12.7	1.6	15.2	46.8	20.6	8.3	25.4	3.0	$23,409	$2,618	$20,790
Glen Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10900 Inwood Ave	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 649-8051	540	46	11.6	64.4%	83 (15.4%)	114 (21.1%)	289 (53.5%)	22 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.4%)	33.8	521^st of 865 public elementary schools	39.8%		22.2	618^th of 859 public elementary schools	28.1%	97	36.7	24.7	26.7	29.1	39.5	25.6	34.2	32.6	14.9	$21,450	$1,029	$20,421
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	698^th of 865 public elementary schools	19.3%		19.6	659^th of 859 public elementary schools	23.3%	39	20.3	14.9	15.2	16.9	28.1	29.2	21.4	26.6	8.6	$21,869	$2,808	$19,061

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenallan Elementary

What district is Glenallan Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Glenallan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Glenallan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Odessa Shannon Middle
High : Albert Einstein High
High : John F. Kennedy High
High : Montgomery Blair High
High : Northwood High
High : Wheaton High

What is the racial makeup of Glenallan Elementary?

Students at Glenallan Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 24% African American, 10% Asian, 9% White, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Glenallan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Glenallan Elementary.

Is Glenallan Elementary a good school?

Glenallan Elementary ranks 505^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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