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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Montgomery County Public Schools

This page covers 136 elementary schools in Montgomery County Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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rank
Cedar Grove Elementary
Grades PK–05386 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($20,473/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,473
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
21%
Low economic need
2
rank
DuFief Elementary
Grades KG–06245 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.7:1) · above-average investment ($20,473/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
8.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,473
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
3
rank
Little Bennett Elementary
Grades KG–05631 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,473/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,473
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
4
rank
Wilson Wims Elementary School
Grades PK–05563 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,473/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,473
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
5
rank
Carl Sandburg Center
Grades KG–0688 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (5.1:1) · above-average investment ($20,473/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
5.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,473
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
76%
High economic need
6
rank
Burning Tree Elementary
Grades KG–05437 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,473/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,473
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
7
rank
Darnestown Elementary
Grades KG–05340 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.9:1) · above-average investment ($20,473/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
11.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,473
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
14%
Low economic need
8
rank
Woodfield Elementary
Grades PK–05323 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.0:1) · above-average investment ($20,473/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
11.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,473
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
9
rank
Viers Mill Elementary
Grades PK–05528 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($20,473/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,473
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
10
rank
Snowden Farm Elementary
Grades PK–05668 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,473/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
16.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,473
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
126 more elementary schools in Montgomery County Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
136
Elementary Schools
209
Total Schools
68
#1 Score
58
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.