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Greencastle Elementary

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Greencastle Elementary ranks 591 st of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

591^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Greencastle Elementary in Silver Spring, MD, is a mid-sized school serving 722 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which ranks in the top 32% of Maryland districts.

Greencastle faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 28.4% in the 2024-2025 school year—the highest among its nearby peers like Burtonsville Elementary (20.2%) and Galway Elementary (20.5%). This absenteeism is strongly linked to low academic performance: only 19.8% of students are proficient in Math and 35.2% in English Language Arts, roughly half the district averages. While the school spends a substantial $20,938 per student—more than top-performing neighbors like William Tyler Page Elementary ($18,201)—these resources have not yet translated into higher test scores. However, there is a positive trend: the school's state ranking has improved for three consecutive years, reaching the 32nd percentile in the most recent data, up from 28th the year prior.

Greencastle shows a "tale of two schools" in its subgroup performance. It excels with African American students (81st percentile) and English Language Learners (71st percentile), but ranks in the bottom 1% for Special Education students. Compared to its closest neighbor, JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary, Greencastle outperforms in ELA (35.2% vs. 29.4%) and has a slightly better state ranking (32nd vs. 23rd percentile), suggesting a slight edge in literacy instruction. The school's primary strategic need is a community-wide effort to improve daily attendance, which could unlock the potential of its existing resources and dedicated staff.

722

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,938

Per pupil spending ?

60.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13611 Robey Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20904-4829

(240) 740-1420

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Greencastle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Banneker Middle
High:	James Hubert Blake High
	Paint Branch High
	Springbrook High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.2%

Hispanic:

20.6%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2021 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (27% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2021) to 32nd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg48%

Maryland avg39%

591^st of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

114^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	28.4	591 of 864	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	624 of 865	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	612 of 859	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	527 of 855	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	486 of 862	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	361 of 802	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	428 of 853	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	474 of 857	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.2	523 of 847	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.9	664 of 845	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	669 of 859	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.8	736 of 867	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	725 of 847	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.4	588 of 857	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.4	570 of 853	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.8	715 of 855	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	659 of 850	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.9	683 of 838	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	75.5	179 of 818	78.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.1	129 of 804	84.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.0	201 of 805	75.0%	★★★★☆
2004	71.0	242 of 803	69.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	63.2	97 of 504	80.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	54.3	33 of 115	71.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	366 of 796	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	47.4	113 of 347	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	47.4	229 of 546	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	421 of 788	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.8	135 of 136	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)81st percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)71st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2021)67th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)58th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)54th percentile~ school

Male (2021)47th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2021)1st percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-17 vs state

Science23%-9 vs state

Mathematics20%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)							MCAP Algebra I (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 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Greencastle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13611 Robey Rd	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1420	722	59	12.2	60.4%	26 (3.6%)	478 (66.2%)	149 (20.6%)	49 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	28.4	591^st of 864 public elementary schools	31.6%		24.2	624^th of 865 public elementary schools	27.9%	33	24.1	14.2	20.5				19.8	33.0	28.2	44.0				35.2		23.0		$20,938	$2,543	$18,395
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	665^th of 864 public elementary schools	23.0%		18.6	708^th of 865 public elementary schools	18.2%	43	23.9	15.3	17.7				19.1	27.5	28.0	33.0				29.4		13.4		$22,670	$2,741	$19,929
Fairland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14315 Fairdale Rd	Silver Spring	20905	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0640	553	51	10.7	58.6%	27 (4.9%)	322 (58.2%)	151 (27.3%)	29 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	53.6	380^th of 864 public elementary schools	56.0%		36	506^th of 865 public elementary schools	41.5%	126	59.0	37.9	24.1				39.9	63.2	52.9	36.6				50.6		15.9		$24,792	$2,797	$21,995
Galway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12612 Galway Dr	Silver Spring	20904	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0140	695	62	11.2	58.6%	23 (3.3%)	390 (56.1%)	216 (31.1%)	47 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	38.3	496^th of 864 public elementary schools	42.6%		37.3	498^th of 865 public elementary schools	42.4%	2	33.6	25.9	20.2				27.3	44.2	50.9	32.9				43.5		19.0		$22,769	$2,412	$20,357
Calverton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Beltsville Rd	Beltsville	20705	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 572-0640	767	59	12.9	94.5%	26 (3.4%)	186 (24.3%)	509 (66.4%)	31 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	16	745^th of 864 public elementary schools	13.8%		14.2	769^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.1%	24	22.4	9.7	6.5				13.3	30.3	30.6	23.4				28.2		6.4		$20,285	$1,926	$18,360
Burtonsville Elementary	Public	K-5	15516 Old Columbia Pike	Burtonsville	20866	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5700	601	42	14.3	54.9%	29 (4.8%)	337 (56.1%)	137 (22.8%)	73 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	43.3	455^th of 864 public elementary schools	47.3%		45.2	449^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.1%	6	34.3	25.0	26.4				28.7	45.8	43.8	46.7				45.5		25.7		$18,660	$1,018	$17,643
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 864 public elementary schools	74.5%		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
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 864 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
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	564^th of 864 public elementary schools	34.7%		33.5	527^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.1%	37	41.2	10.5	14.3				23.2	51.6	33.3	28.6				38.4		14.3		$27,409	$2,775	$24,634
Beltsville Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4300 Wicomico Ave	Beltsville	20705	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 572-0630	1,113	82	13.5	94.0%	54 (4.9%)	115 (10.3%)	888 (79.8%)	27 (2.4%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.6%)	26.3	614^th of 864 public elementary schools	28.9%		27.4	580^th of 865 public elementary schools	32.9%	34	19.4	7.3	15.7	11.0	23.6	17.6	16.7	33.3	28.7	37.4	50.9	52.7	58.4	43.4	47.8	15.7	21.1	$20,020	$1,127	$18,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Greencastle Elementary

How many students attend Greencastle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 722 students attended Greencastle Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Greencastle Elementary?

Students at Greencastle Elementary are 66% African American, 21% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Greencastle Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

Is Greencastle Elementary a good school?

Greencastle Elementary ranks 591^st of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Greencastle Elementary attend?

Students who attend Greencastle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Banneker Middle
High : James Hubert Blake High
High : Paint Branch High
High : Springbrook High

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