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Jackson Road Elementary

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Jackson Road Elementary ranks 554 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Road Elementary in Silver Spring, MD, is a mid-sized school serving 623 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the highly-rated Montgomery County Public Schools district, where nearly 60% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch.

Academically, Jackson Road is a middle-of-the-pack performer in the state, but it has a notable split between subjects. The school’s math scores (27.5% proficient) are right in line with the state average (27.1%), but its English Language Arts (ELA) scores (32% proficient) lag far behind the state average (51.7%) and the district average (58.5%). This ELA gap is larger than at nearby schools with similar poverty levels, such as Burnt Mills Elementary (36.1% ELA proficiency) and Cannon Road Elementary (38.4% ELA proficiency). Interestingly, the school spends significantly more per student ($22,906) than many higher-performing neighbors, like William Tyler Page Elementary ($18,201 per student), which achieves much stronger results (61.9% ELA proficiency). This suggests that while the school is well-funded, the investment isn't translating into proportional academic gains, especially in literacy.

On a positive note, Jackson Road has a notable strength with its African American students, ranking in the 66th percentile for this group. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate (20.7%) that is actually better than the district average (22.6%), indicating that academic challenges aren't solely driven by students missing school. However, the school struggles to support its low-income students, ranking in just the 16th percentile for this group. Jackson Road is part of a cluster of schools in Silver Spring with high poverty and low performance, including Kemp Mill Elementary, Cresthaven Elementary, and JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary, suggesting systemic challenges in the area that impact educational outcomes.

623

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,906

Per pupil spending ?

59.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

900 Jackson Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20904-2807

(240) 740-0800

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Jackson Road Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.9%

Hispanic:

38.7%

White:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (29% vs 39% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Maryland average

!Near the bottom of Montgomery County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg48%

Maryland avg39%

554^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

108^th 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	32.3	554 of 865	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.5	514 of 865	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	554 of 859	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	449 of 855	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	528 of 862	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	586 of 802	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	507 of 853	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	480 of 857	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	614 of 847	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.3	568 of 845	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.0	596 of 859	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.4	628 of 867	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.6	555 of 847	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.9	583 of 857	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.4	653 of 853	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	744 of 855	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	725 of 850	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.0	602 of 838	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	72.5	213 of 818	74.0%	★★★★☆
2006	70.5	256 of 804	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.5	220 of 805	72.7%	★★★★☆
2004	60.1	374 of 803	53.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	50.3	173 of 504	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	26.8	530 of 796	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.5	234 of 347	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	26.8	456 of 546	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.5	655 of 788	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+39 vs school

Female (2021)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2021)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2021)17th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)16th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-20 vs state

Mathematics28%~ state avg

Science26%-7 vs state

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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
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%)	32.3	554^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.0%		35.5	514^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.6%	40	28.6	23.1	30.8	27.5	32.0	27.9	36.0	32.0	25.6	$22,906	$2,895	$20,011
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%)	31.3	565^th of 865 public elementary schools	34.7%		33.5	527^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.1%	38	41.2	10.5	14.3	23.2	51.6	33.3	28.6	38.4	14.3	$27,409	$2,775	$24,634
Burnt Mills Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	415 Prelude Dr	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(240) 740-7320	747	57	13.1	62.1%	98 (13.1%)	323 (43.2%)	147 (19.7%)	145 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	36.4	509^th of 865 public elementary schools	41.2%		33.2	528^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.0%	19	32.7	27.1	36.0	31.6	38.4	34.3	35.7	36.1	18.8	$20,968	$2,381	$18,587
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%)	75.7	220^th of 865 public elementary schools	74.6%		71.2	247^th of 865 public elementary schools	71.4%	27	57.6	38.0	46.8	47.2	65.9	55.4	64.5	61.9	45.3	$18,201	$815	$17,387
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%)	16.8	727^th of 865 public elementary schools	16.0%		19.2	697^th of 865 public elementary schools	19.4%	30	30.0	18.3	7.0	18.6	30.0	26.7	14.3	23.9	1.7	$23,409	$2,618	$20,790
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%)	86.4	127^th of 865 public elementary schools	85.3%		84	145^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.2%	18	72.1	48.9	50.0	56.6	78.6	65.2	68.9	70.7	50.0	$26,230	$1,837	$24,394
Cresthaven Elementary	Public	3-5	1234 Cresthaven Dr	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0580	474	40	11.7	62.7%	11 (2.3%)	188 (39.7%)	242 (51.1%)	19 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	24.9	631^st of 865 public elementary schools	27.1%		26	598^th of 865 public elementary schools	30.9%	33	28.0	23.8	21.2	24.2	27.9	27.5	25.8	27.1	18.1	$23,811	$2,877	$20,934
Forest Knolls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10830 Eastwood Ave	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1640	472	43	11.0	41.1%	133 (28.2%)	95 (20.1%)	190 (40.3%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	78.9	190^th of 865 public elementary schools	78.0%		70.5	252^nd of 865 public elementary schools	70.9%	62	55.6	52.2	57.9	55.1	54.3	62.1	60.7	58.6	57.9	$23,621	$1,126	$22,495
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%)	21.3	666^th of 865 public elementary schools	23.0%		18.6	708^th of 865 public elementary schools	18.2%	42	23.9	15.3	17.7	19.1	27.5	28.0	33.0	29.4	13.4	$22,670	$2,741	$19,929
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%)	76.7	212^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.5%		83.5	147^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.0%	65	36.2	58.6	48.9	49.4	41.4	70.1	72.3	64.0	45.7	$22,625	$1,216	$21,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Road Elementary

What district is Jackson Road Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Jackson Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jackson Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Jackson Road Elementary a good school?

Jackson Road Elementary ranks 554^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Road Elementary?

Students at Jackson Road Elementary are 46% African American, 39% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jackson Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Jackson Road Elementary.

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