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Travilah Elementary

Public Grades K-5

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Travilah Elementary in North Potomac, MD, is a K-5 school within the Montgomery County Public Schools district, serving 372 students and consistently ranking among the top 5% of elementary schools in Maryland, currently ranked 13th out of 864 schools statewide.

Travilah stands out for its exceptional academic performance, achieving math proficiency of 81.1% and ELA proficiency of 84.5% for the 2025-2026 school year. While these scores are nearly identical to nearby Wayside Elementary (81% math, 83.7% ELA) and slightly below Cold Spring Elementary (86.6% math, 92.5% ELA), Travilah achieves these results with a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (13.44%) compared to Cold Spring (7.73%) and Wayside (9.89%). This suggests the school is particularly effective at delivering high-quality education across a more diverse socioeconomic student body. Additionally, Travilah boasts a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.8%, the lowest among comparable schools in the area and significantly better than the district average of 22.6%. The school also demonstrates consistent year-over-year improvement, climbing from a state rank of 44th in 2023-2024 to 13th in 2025-2026, while a nearby high-performer like Stone Mill Elementary has seen its rank slip from 24th to 72nd over the same period.

An interesting contrast exists with DuFief Elementary, located just 1.46 miles away on DuFief Mill Road, which has a lower state rank (160th) and lower test scores (61% math, 59.6% ELA), highlighting how school performance can vary dramatically within the same small geographic area. Travilah also demonstrates notable efficiency, with per-student spending of $19,006, significantly lower than Darnestown Elementary ($25,575) and DuFief Elementary ($31,430), yet achieving higher academic outcomes. While science proficiency (62.5% in 5th grade) is a relative growth area compared to Cold Spring (88.5%) and Wayside (74.6%), the school has shown strong improvement from 46.8% in 2023-2024. For families seeking top-tier academic performance with a slightly more diverse student body and efficient resource use, Travilah offers a compelling "Goldilocks" option in this high-performing cluster of schools.

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 — 99th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (80% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg48%

Maryland avg39%

13^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	97.4	13 of 865	98.5%	★★★★★
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 (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts84%+33 vs state

Mathematics81%+54 vs state

Science62%+30 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
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%)	97.4	13^th of 865 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.1	29^th of 865 public elementary schools	96.6%	16	88.5	77.8	78.1	81.1	90.2	86.3	77.8	84.5	62.5	$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%)	82.2	160^th of 865 public elementary schools	81.5%		78.5	196^th of 865 public elementary schools	77.3%	36	69.6	62.5	51.1	61.0	61.7	62.5	54.3	59.6	48.9	$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%)	81.5	169^th of 865 public elementary schools	80.5%		82.6	155^th of 865 public elementary schools	82.1%	14	69.2	50.4	45.8	54.0	69.2	61.1	63.9	64.0	45.8	$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%)	91.7	72^nd of 865 public elementary schools	91.7%		94.2	43^rd of 865 public elementary schools	95.0%	29	76.9	74.0	60.0	70.7	71.3	77.2	65.5	71.6	52.8	$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%)	83.7	144^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.4%		78.3	198^th of 865 public elementary schools	77.1%	54	66.7	53.7	46.6	55.4	68.5	68.5	57.9	64.8	51.7	$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%)	94.2	42^nd of 865 public elementary schools	95.1%		94.5	40^th of 865 public elementary schools	95.4%	2	70.4	69.3	64.0	67.9	76.6	80.5	75.7	77.6	60.7	$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%)	91.4	77^th of 865 public elementary schools	91.1%		92.2	71^st of 865 public elementary schools	91.8%	6	79.7	62.3	65.2	68.8	73.4	76.1	66.2	71.9	51.5	$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%)	53.7	379^th of 865 public elementary schools	56.2%		54	374^th of 865 public elementary schools	56.8%	5	53.9	46.9	28.2	43.0	51.3	42.5	38.2	44.0	26.6	$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%)	61.5	308^th of 865 public elementary schools	64.4%		54.2	372^nd of 865 public elementary schools	57.0%	64	47.0	33.3	34.6	38.1	54.7	56.9	49.4	53.4	37.7	$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%)	97.8	11^th of 865 public elementary schools	98.7%		98.4	3^rd of 865 public elementary schools	99.7%	8	86.8	81.8	73.3	81.0	86.8	80.7	84.7	83.7	74.6	$21,468	$1,075	$20,392

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

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

Is Travilah Elementary a good school?

Yes! Travilah Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools.

How many students attend Travilah Elementary?

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

What district is Travilah Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

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