Best Public Schools in Zip Code 20896

Summary:

The 20896 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Garrett Park Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 685 students. Garrett Park Elementary 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.

Garrett Park Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently exceeding the district and state averages in both mathematics and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 57.8% in mathematics and 62.7% in English language arts, compared to 35.7% and 57% for the district, and 26.5% and 50.8% for the state, respectively. This strong academic performance suggests that Garrett Park Elementary is a standout school within the 20896 zip code.

While Garrett Park Elementary's academic performance is impressive, the school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.6% and free and reduced lunch eligibility rate of 23.65% indicate that the school may be serving a population with higher socioeconomic needs. However, the school's higher-than-average spending per student ($18,285) and lower student-teacher ratio (15.7) suggest that it may be receiving additional resources or allocating them in a way that supports student learning. Overall, Garrett Park Elementary appears to be a high-performing school in the 20896 zip code, but further analysis of equity-related factors could provide valuable insights into the school's challenges and areas for improvement.

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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
Garrett Park Elementary	Public	K-5	4810 Oxford Street	Kensington	20896	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0700	724	43	16.7	24.9%	283 (39.1%)	112 (15.5%)	152 (21.0%)	114 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.4%)	83.4	148^th of 865 public elementary schools	82.9%		85.4	116^th of 859 public elementary schools	86.5%	32	58.8	54.5	60.0	57.8	63.5	56.0	68.2	62.7	44.9	$18,285	$1,050	$17,235

Cities Near Zip Code 20896

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kensington	0.19 mi	7	81^st
Silver Spring	1.13 mi	55	181^st
Rockville	1.61 mi	35	91^st
Bethesda	2.02 mi	16	15^th
Chevy Chase	2.59 mi	4	29^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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