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Flora M. Singer Elementary

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Flora M. Singer Elementary ranks 293 rd of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Flora M. Singer Elementary is a mid-sized school in Silver Spring, MD, serving 653 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade as part of the highly-rated Montgomery County Public Schools district.

Flora M. Singer stands out as a solid middle performer in its neighborhood, with a notable strength in mathematics. In the most recent school year, 40.4% of students were proficient in math, which is higher than the district average of 36.9% and well above the state average of 27.1%. This math advantage is a recent and somewhat fragile trend, with scores fluctuating over the past few years, and it is not consistent across all grades—5th-grade math proficiency (32.4%) lags behind 3rd-grade (44.7%) and 4th-grade (43.7%). The school has also made impressive strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 22.4% in the 2022-2023 school year to just 10.6% in 2024-2025, which is less than half the district average of 22.6%. This improvement suggests a positive school climate and effective family engagement. Compared to its closest neighbor, Oakland Terrace Elementary, which has a similar percentage of students qualifying for free and reduced-price meals, Flora M. Singer has a much stronger attendance record but slightly lower overall math proficiency.

The school’s biggest challenge is a significant equity gap. While it serves some groups very well, its English Language Learner and low socioeconomic status students are performing at the very bottom of state rankings. This disparity is more pronounced than at higher-performing nearby schools like Kensington Parkwood Elementary or Forest Knolls Elementary. Despite relatively high per-pupil spending of $23,828, this funding has not yet translated into equitable outcomes for all students. For parents, Flora M. Singer offers a strong math program and a welcoming environment with low absenteeism, but it is a school where targeted support for its most vulnerable learners remains a critical area for improvement.

653

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,828

Per pupil spending ?

37.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 Hayden Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20902

(240) 740-0330

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Flora M. Singer Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.4%

White:

33.8%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (46% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Maryland median (66th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg48%

Maryland avg39%

293^rd of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^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	63.6	293 of 865	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	359 of 865	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	372 of 859	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	283 of 855	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	282 of 862	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	197 of 802	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	316 of 853	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	297 of 857	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.3	276 of 847	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.5	307 of 845	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.1	299 of 859	65.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	50.6	170 of 504	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	20.8	110 of 115	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	63.3	192 of 796	75.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	35.4	202 of 347	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.2	489 of 546	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	65.8	189 of 788	76.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	54.7	47 of 136	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	84.2	56 of 528	89.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2021)89th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2021)76th percentile~ school

Female (2021)76th percentile~ school

African American (2021)66th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2021)65th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2021)42nd percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)10th percentile-65 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)4th percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%+3 vs state

Mathematics40%+13 vs state

Science37%+4 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Flora M. Singer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Hayden Drive	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0330	653	56	11.7	37.2%	221 (33.8%)	90 (13.8%)	257 (39.4%)	37 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.0%)	63.6	293^rd of 865 public elementary schools	66.1%		56.6	359^th of 865 public elementary schools	58.5%	66	44.7	43.7	32.4	40.4	56.4	56.8	50.0	54.5	36.6	$23,828	$1,410	$22,417
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
Woodlin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Luzerne Avenue	Silver Spring	20910	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7350	603	42	14.3	36.2%	201 (33.3%)	177 (29.4%)	119 (19.7%)	47 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.3%)	75.3	223^rd of 865 public elementary schools	74.2%		71.7	243^rd of 865 public elementary schools	71.9%	20	57.7	43.0	47.8	49.8	63.7	53.3	55.6	57.8	49.4	$19,432	$1,059	$18,373
Rosemary Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2111 Porter Rd	Silver Spring	20910	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 920-9990	499	38	13.2	40.5%	201 (40.3%)	153 (30.7%)	89 (17.8%)	26 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.0%)								(n/a)										$22,690	$1,003	$21,687
Glen Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10900 Inwood Ave	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7960	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%)	38.9	490^th of 865 public elementary schools	43.4%		33.8	521^st of 865 public elementary schools	39.8%	31	35.1	28.8	32.1	32.2	43.2	29.7	35.7	36.5	23.8	$21,450	$1,029	$20,421
North Chevy Chase Elementary	Public	3-5	3700 Jones Bridge Rd	Chevy Chase	20815	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 204-5280	237	17	13.6	20.7%	111 (46.8%)	53 (22.4%)	40 (16.9%)	18 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	89.6	93^rd of 865 public elementary schools	89.2%		87.1	112^th of 865 public elementary schools	87.1%	19	66.1	54.5	59.2	59.5	73.3	68.4	70.4	70.5	62.0	$22,568	$1,827	$20,741
Rock Creek Forest Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8330 Grubb Road	Chevy Chase	20815	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 839-3201	690	50	13.7	33.2%	197 (28.6%)	143 (20.7%)	268 (38.8%)	43 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (5.1%)	83.6	145^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.2%		81.5	165^th of 865 public elementary schools	80.9%	20	69.2	57.4	49.2	58.2	71.2	67.3	60.5	66.1	42.1	$20,240	$1,020	$19,220
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
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%)	26.4	614^th of 865 public elementary schools	29.0%		24.7	615^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.9%	1	30.5	23.9	20.4	25.4	32.5	30.1	25.8	29.8	17.5	$22,848	$2,466	$20,382
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Flora M. Singer Elementary

What district is Flora M. Singer Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

How many students attend Flora M. Singer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Flora M. Singer Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Flora M. Singer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Flora M. Singer Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Flora M. Singer Elementary a good school?

Flora M. Singer Elementary ranks 293^rd of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Flora M. Singer Elementary?

Students at Flora M. Singer Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 34% White, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

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