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Travilah Elementary

Public Grades K-5

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Travilah Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade in North Potomac, Maryland. Part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, Travilah Elementary has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

Travilah Elementary significantly outperforms the district and state averages in both mathematics and English language arts proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, 74.7% of Travilah students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 35.7% for the district and 26.5% for the state. In English language arts, 82.2% of Travilah students were proficient or better, compared to 57% for the district and 50.8% for the state. The school's performance is particularly impressive in 3rd grade, where 93.6% of students were proficient or better in English language arts, far exceeding the district and state averages.

While Travilah Elementary has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, the school spends significantly more per student than the state average, with a per-student spending of $19,006 in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of $16,588 in 2020-2021. Travilah's academic success is further highlighted by its strong performance compared to nearby schools, such as Cold Spring Elementary, Lakewood Elementary, and Jones Lane Elementary, which lag behind Travilah in both mathematics and English language arts proficiency.

372

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,006

Per pupil spending ?

13.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13801 DuFief Mill Rd
North Potomac, MD 20878-3844

(240) 740-4300

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Travilah Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Robert Frost Middle School
High:	Thomas S. Wootton High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.8%

White:

29.6%

African American:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (75% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Montgomery County Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg46%

Maryland avg38%

29^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	96.1	29 of 865	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	44 of 859	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	41 of 855	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	33 of 862	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	4 of 802	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	6 of 853	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	8 of 857	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	98.2	7 of 847	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	97.3	8 of 845	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	98.1	4 of 859	99.5%	★★★★★
2014	88.8	14 of 867	98.4%	★★★★★
2013	82.6	91 of 847	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	84.4	49 of 857	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	87.0	24 of 853	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	85.1	55 of 855	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	87.0	33 of 850	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	87.8	18 of 838	97.9%	★★★★★
2007	3.6	791 of 818	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.3	777 of 804	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.8	791 of 805	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	797 of 803	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	90.4	7 of 128	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	99.4	1 of 796	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	97.8	10 of 788	98.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	78.9	90 of 528	83.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2021)100th percentile~ school

Male (2021)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)95th percentile-5 vs school

White (2021)83rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+31 vs state

Mathematics75%+48 vs state

Science53%+28 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
Travilah Elementary	Public	K-5	13801 DuFief Mill Rd	North Potomac	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4300	372	26	14.5	13.4%	110 (29.6%)	38 (10.2%)	35 (9.4%)	163 (43.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	96.1	29^th of 865 public elementary schools	96.6%		94.2	44^th of 859 public elementary schools	94.9%	15	83.8	70.3	68.5	74.7	93.6	73.0	78.1	82.2	53.4	$19,006	$846	$18,160
DuFief Elementary	Public	K-5	15001 Dufief Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1600	276	26	10.7	20.7%	85 (30.8%)	46 (16.7%)	40 (14.5%)	77 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.1%)	78.5	196^th of 865 public elementary schools	77.3%		77.3	189^th of 859 public elementary schools	78.0%	7	71.4	52.3	52.7	58.8	67.3	56.8	50.0	57.8	33.9	$31,430	$1,589	$29,841
Jones Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	15110 Jones Ln	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4260	428	36	11.9	34.3%	162 (37.9%)	43 (10.0%)	141 (32.9%)	49 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.7%)	82.6	155^th of 865 public elementary schools	82.1%		81.7	150^th of 859 public elementary schools	82.5%	5	66.7	55.1	56.2	60.5	63.1	69.1	63.0	64.7	31.1	$19,727	$894	$18,832
Stone Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14323 Stonebridge View Dr	North Potomac	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5450	516	35	14.5	14.1%	116 (22.5%)	55 (10.7%)	63 (12.2%)	239 (46.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	94.2	43^rd of 865 public elementary schools	95.0%		96.4	24^th of 859 public elementary schools	97.2%	19	78.3	69.6	73.8	74.1	79.3	71.4	69.1	73.6	55.4	$20,312	$1,169	$19,143
Darnestown Elementary	Public	K-5	15030 Turkey Foot Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4260	356	32	11.0	17.7%	183 (51.4%)	34 (9.6%)	52 (14.6%)	53 (14.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.7%)	78.3	198^th of 865 public elementary schools	77.1%		78.9	174^th of 859 public elementary schools	79.7%	24	58.9	41.3	49.2	49.4	66.1	63.9	60.7	63.5	36.1	$25,575	$1,385	$24,190
Rachel Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Tschiffely Square Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1840	671	40	16.6	27.0%	303 (45.2%)	55 (8.2%)	151 (22.5%)	106 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (8.0%)	94.5	40^th of 865 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.6	41^st of 859 public elementary schools	95.2%	1	78.9	68.6	67.0	71.4	78.1	74.1	75.7	75.9	52.3	$18,245	$1,000	$17,245
Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	2534 Lindley Terrace	Rockville	20850	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5750	406	31	12.9	21.2%	79 (19.5%)	70 (17.2%)	48 (11.8%)	178 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	92.2	71^st of 865 public elementary schools	91.8%		93.4	52^nd of 859 public elementary schools	93.9%	19	78.6	66.1	59.2	68.0	85.7	69.1	64.7	73.6	47.8	$19,479	$963	$18,516
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12260 McDonald Chapel Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5990	553	44	12.7	43.9%	172 (31.1%)	120 (21.7%)	173 (31.3%)	55 (9.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.4%)	54	374^th of 865 public elementary schools	56.8%		53.4	348^th of 859 public elementary schools	59.5%	26	48.8	35.7	41.1	41.9	51.2	34.6	47.7	44.7	18.8	$19,278	$973	$18,305
Fields Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 School Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7000	453	39	11.4	51.0%	103 (22.7%)	84 (18.5%)	175 (38.6%)	62 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	54.2	372^nd of 865 public elementary schools	57.0%		50.5	370^th of 859 public elementary schools	56.9%	2	51.5	32.0	30.6	37.7	61.9	51.4	36.2	49.5	18.3	$23,354	$995	$22,359
Wayside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10011 Glen Rd	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0240	465	35	13.2	9.9%	169 (36.3%)	32 (6.9%)	43 (9.2%)	187 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)	98.4	3^rd of 865 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.5	12^th of 859 public elementary schools	98.6%	9	86.8	75.0	83.3	82.7	88.8	85.5	86.9	87.3	65.5	$21,468	$1,075	$20,392

Frequently Asked Questions about Travilah Elementary

Is Travilah Elementary a good school?

Yes! Travilah Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 29^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Travilah Elementary attend?

Students who attend Travilah Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert Frost Middle School
High : Thomas S. Wootton High

What district is Travilah Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

How many students attend Travilah Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Travilah Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Travilah Elementary?

Students at Travilah Elementary are 44% Asian, 30% White, 10% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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