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Sligo Creek Elementary

Q: Is Sligo Creek Elementary a good school?

Sligo Creek Elementary ranks 171 st of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Sligo Creek Elementary is a K-5 school in Silver Spring, MD, serving 632 students as part of the highly-regarded Montgomery County Public Schools district, and it consistently earns top academic marks, with 56.9% of students proficient in Math and 62.3% in English Language Arts—far exceeding both district and state averages.

What truly sets Sligo Creek apart from its neighbors is its combination of high performance and efficiency. The school achieves these strong results with a higher student-teacher ratio (15.2:1) and lower per-student spending ($15,804) than nearby schools like East Silver Spring Elementary (12:1 ratio, $20,978 spending) and Highland View Elementary (11.1:1 ratio, $20,528 spending). While Piney Branch Elementary is a close academic rival with comparable ELA scores, Sligo Creek serves a student population with a lower rate of economic disadvantage (22.5% FARMS) compared to Piney Branch (34.8%) and many other area schools. However, Sligo Creek’s chronic absenteeism rate of 17.6% is higher than Piney Branch’s 11.1%, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

One interesting pattern is a notable drop in Math proficiency between 4th and 5th grade at Sligo Creek, falling from 64.5% to 45.3%—a decline not seen at Piney Branch, where 5th grade Math scores actually rise. Despite this, the school excels across all student subgroups, ranking in the 80th percentile or higher for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. This indicates a strong, equitable learning environment where every child has the opportunity to succeed, making Sligo Creek a standout choice for families seeking a high-performing, inclusive school in Silver Spring.

632

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,804

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Schuyler Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20910

(240) 740-2800

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Sligo Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Silver Spring International Middle
High:	Albert Einstein High
	John F. Kennedy High
	Montgomery Blair High
	Northwood High
	More...
	Wheaton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

African American:

31.6%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (57% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg48%

Maryland avg39%

171^st of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th of 132Elementary 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
2026	81.0	171 of 864	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	151 of 865	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	176 of 859	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	149 of 855	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	133 of 862	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	94 of 802	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	213 of 853	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	241 of 857	71.9%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	236 of 847	72.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.9	235 of 845	72.2%	★★★★☆
2015	70.5	245 of 859	71.5%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	255 of 867	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	64.4	317 of 847	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.0	312 of 857	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.4	205 of 853	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	52.2	471 of 855	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.7	354 of 850	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.1	474 of 838	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.6	681 of 818	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.6	614 of 804	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.3	669 of 805	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.3	667 of 803	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	71.0	64 of 504	87.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	65.1	23 of 115	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	79.7	119 of 796	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	65.0	60 of 347	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	84.9	87 of 788	89.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	77.2	19 of 136	86.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	85.0	53 of 528	90.0%	★★★★★

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)

White (2021)90th percentile~ school

Male (2021)89th percentile~ school

African American (2021)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)86th percentile~ school

Female (2021)85th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2021)83rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)80th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+11 vs state

Mathematics57%+30 vs state

Science44%+12 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	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
Sligo Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	500 Schuyler Rd	Silver Spring	20910	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-2800	632	41	15.2	22.5%	279 (44.1%)	200 (31.6%)	75 (11.9%)	30 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.1%)	81	171^st of 864 public elementary schools	80.2%		83.3	151^st of 865 public elementary schools	82.5%	20	62.1	64.5	45.3	56.9	65.0	65.4	56.9	62.3	44.1	$15,804	$797	$15,006
Highland View Elementary	Public	K-5	9010 Providence Ave	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1990	334	30	11.1	51.5%	88 (26.3%)	105 (31.4%)	113 (33.8%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	60.9	318^th of 864 public elementary schools	63.2%		60.1	335^th of 865 public elementary schools	61.3%	17	55.2	47.5	28.6	45.6	57.6	59.0	33.3	51.0	27.5	$20,528	$903	$19,625
East Silver Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	631 Silver Spring Ave	Silver Spring	20910	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0620	540	45	12.0	52.6%	103 (19.1%)	281 (52.0%)	103 (19.1%)	17 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	61.4	309^th of 864 public elementary schools	64.2%		50.4	403^rd of 865 public elementary schools	53.4%	94	62.5	37.1	35.4	44.7	59.7	47.6	46.9	51.3	28.8	$20,978	$1,465	$19,513
Oak View Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	400 E Wayne Ave	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(240) 740-6540	423	32	13.1	49.4%	75 (17.7%)	63 (14.9%)	261 (61.7%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	63.9	291^st of 864 public elementary schools	66.3%		60.1	333^rd of 865 public elementary schools	61.5%	42	39.8	39.5	49.4	43.2	31.2	48.5	57.6	47.9	47.7	$22,012	$2,369	$19,643
Rolling Terrace Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	705 Bayfield St	Takoma Park	20912	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(240) 740-1950	645	62	10.4	68.8%	33 (5.1%)	69 (10.7%)	526 (81.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	11.8	797^th of 864 public elementary schools	7.8%		12.7	798^th of 865 public elementary schools	7.7%	1	17.6	10.5	10.1	13.1	23.8	14.0	17.1	18.6	7.6	$23,875	$3,516	$20,359
Takoma Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	7511 Holly Ave	Takoma Park	20912	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0980	559	37	15.1	36.7%	207 (37.0%)	162 (29.0%)	136 (24.3%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.3%)								(n/a)										$17,108	$830	$16,278
Montgomery Knolls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	807 Daleview Dr	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0840	477	45	10.7	56.4%	93 (19.5%)	120 (25.2%)	214 (44.9%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)								(n/a)										$26,251	$1,347	$24,904
New Hampshire Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	8720 Carroll Ave	Silver Spring	20903	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1580	455	45	10.0	69.2%	28 (6.2%)	98 (21.5%)	321 (70.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)										$26,632	$4,596	$22,036
Piney Branch Elementary	Public	3-5	7510 Maple Ave	Takoma Park	20912	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7780	575	34	16.8	34.8%	251 (43.7%)	157 (27.3%)	106 (18.4%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.8%)	82.8	158^th of 864 public elementary schools	81.7%		87.6	103^rd of 865 public elementary schools	88.1%	55	55.2	51.9	53.1	53.3	57.8	65.7	68.4	64.3	55.6	$17,802	$1,041	$16,761
Pine Crest Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	201 Woodmoor Dr	Silver Spring	20901	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-1970	493	35	14.2	52.9%	127 (25.8%)	86 (17.4%)	228 (46.2%)	27 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	66.9	276^th of 864 public elementary schools	68.1%		64.5	296^th of 865 public elementary schools	65.8%	20	41.5	48.7	49.4	47.0	44.4	51.6	53.0	50.1	45.1	$19,150	$990	$18,160

Frequently Asked Questions about Sligo Creek Elementary

What district is Sligo Creek Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

How many students attend Sligo Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended Sligo Creek Elementary.

Is Sligo Creek Elementary a good school?

Sligo Creek Elementary ranks 171^st of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sligo Creek Elementary?

Students at Sligo Creek Elementary are 44% White, 32% African American, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sligo Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sligo Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Silver Spring International Middle
High : Albert Einstein High
High : John F. Kennedy High
High : Montgomery Blair High
High : Northwood High
High : Wheaton High

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