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Sargent Shriver Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

698^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Sargent Shriver Elementary is a public elementary school in Silver Spring, Maryland, serving 714 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 8th out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, Sargent Shriver Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maryland elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) were 16.9% and 26.6%, respectively, compared to the district's 35.7% and 57%, and the state's 26.5% and 50.8%. When compared to nearby schools, Sargent Shriver Elementary's academic performance is also lower than most of its counterparts.

The school faces additional challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.7% to 30.6% over the past few school years. Additionally, Sargent Shriver Elementary has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 60.22% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's leadership and the district should work collaboratively to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to address these issues and provide the necessary support and resources to improve student learning and achievement.

697

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,869

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12518 Greenly St
Silver Spring, MD 20906

(240) 740-6330

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Sargent Shriver Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	A. Mario Loiederman Middle
	Argyle Middle
	Parkland Middle
High:	Albert Einstein High
	John F. Kennedy High
	Montgomery Blair High
	Northwood High
	More...
	Wheaton High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

African American:

7.5%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (20% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 24 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg46%

Maryland avg38%

698^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

125^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	19.2	698 of 865	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	659 of 859	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	638 of 855	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	536 of 862	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.2	736 of 802	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	465 of 853	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	483 of 857	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	487 of 847	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.8	627 of 845	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	698 of 859	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.1	732 of 867	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.5	637 of 847	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.6	714 of 857	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.1	704 of 853	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.7	707 of 855	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.7	598 of 850	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.6	670 of 838	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	47.6	195 of 504	61.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	23.0	107 of 115	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	18.9	659 of 796	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.2	299 of 347	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.4	474 of 546	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	15.1	715 of 788	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	38.8	88 of 136	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2021)35th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2021)17th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2021)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)13th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-24 vs state

Mathematics17%-10 vs state

Science9%-17 vs state

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Tuesday, April 16, 2019

The staff is awesome! Especially Ms. James in the front office. Close Quote

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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
Sargent Shriver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12518 Greenly St	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-6330	697	58	12.1	79.6%	29 (4.2%)	52 (7.5%)	576 (82.6%)	34 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	19.2	698^th of 865 public elementary schools	19.3%		19.6	659^th of 859 public elementary schools	23.3%	39	20.3	14.9	15.2	16.9	28.1	29.2	21.4	26.6	8.6	$21,869	$2,808	$19,061
Weller Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Weller Rd	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 287-8601	691	60	11.4	65.3%	26 (3.8%)	48 (6.9%)	580 (83.9%)	28 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	26.4	592^nd of 865 public elementary schools	31.6%		21	639^th of 859 public elementary schools	25.6%	47	33.0	25.0	18.9	25.2	32.7	29.0	21.4	27.3	11.6	$23,572	$3,130	$20,442
Wheaton Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4510 Faroe Pl	Rockville	20853	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0220	556	52	10.7	64.7%	23 (4.1%)	125 (22.5%)	384 (69.1%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	39.6	484^th of 865 public elementary schools	44.0%		39.2	456^th of 859 public elementary schools	46.9%	28	44.7	27.0	42.3	37.6	34.9	28.2	30.0	31.1	16.9	$26,025	$3,027	$22,997
Viers Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11711 Joseph Mill Rd	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1000	556	51	10.8	69.6%	73 (13.1%)	56 (10.1%)	377 (67.8%)	29 (5.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	26.2	595^th of 865 public elementary schools	31.2%		32.7	511^th of 859 public elementary schools	40.5%	84	33.8	18.3	22.0	24.3	28.6	29.1	27.1	28.4	11.9	$27,802	$3,313	$24,490
Harmony Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13407 Lydia St	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0780	655	60	10.8	65.0%	14 (2.1%)	64 (9.8%)	557 (85.0%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	20	687^th of 865 public elementary schools	20.6%		15.2	724^th of 859 public elementary schools	15.7%	37	29.2	11.1	17.2	19.9	19.4	23.8	22.7	21.8	11.9	$21,751	$3,107	$18,644
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Medway St	Silver Spring	20902	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1770	509	41	12.3	59.9%	30 (5.9%)	27 (5.3%)	417 (81.9%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	43.4	463^rd of 865 public elementary schools	46.5%		44.8	419^th of 859 public elementary schools	51.2%	44	41.9	44.4	18.5	34.7	49.4	43.5	32.5	41.8	11.3	$23,403	$3,438	$19,966
Georgian Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Regina Dr	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0720	600	48	12.6	57.8%	20 (3.3%)	98 (16.3%)	451 (75.2%)	18 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	22.8	646^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.3%		23.7	600^th of 859 public elementary schools	30.2%	46	22.2	18.9	21.4	21.1	27.0	29.2	24.2	26.9	14.5	$21,633	$2,847	$18,786
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%)	39.3	488^th of 865 public elementary schools	43.6%		33.4	503^rd of 859 public elementary schools	41.4%	15	37.4	31.0	25.0	31.1	38.2	37.2	34.8	36.7	19.6	$24,675	$1,546	$23,129
Brookhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4610 Renn St	Rockville	20853	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0500	436	38	11.5	60.8%	24 (5.5%)	90 (20.6%)	272 (62.4%)	37 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	38.9	493^rd of 865 public elementary schools	43.0%		34.4	493^rd of 859 public elementary schools	42.6%		47.5	14.7	26.7	28.9	49.1	34.4	39.3	40.7	11.5	$27,023	$2,773	$24,249
Strathmore Elementary	Public	3-5	3200 Beaverwood Ln	Silver Spring	20906	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-5760	464	33	13.9	73.5%	39 (8.4%)	125 (26.9%)	264 (56.9%)	24 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	39.2	490^th of 865 public elementary schools	43.4%		45.2	413^th of 859 public elementary schools	51.9%	77	45.1	25.8	25.9	31.8	44.5	34.4	32.1	36.7	16.4	$21,092	$2,625	$18,467

Frequently Asked Questions about Sargent Shriver Elementary

How many students attend Sargent Shriver Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 697 students attended Sargent Shriver Elementary.

Is Sargent Shriver Elementary a good school?

Sargent Shriver Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.3% of Maryland elementary schools.

What district is Sargent Shriver Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Sargent Shriver Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sargent Shriver Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : A. Mario Loiederman Middle
Middle : Argyle Middle
Middle : Parkland Middle
High : Albert Einstein High
High : John F. Kennedy High
High : Montgomery Blair High
High : Northwood High
High : Wheaton High

What is the racial makeup of Sargent Shriver Elementary?

Students at Sargent Shriver Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Asian, 4% White.

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