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Best Elementary Schools in Silver Spring, MD (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Silver Spring, MD, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Silver Spring, MD rankings: Elementary Schools
Silver Spring, MD elementary schools ranked
How Silver Spring, MD's elementary schools compare
A: 3B: 8C: 13D: 7
35% of the 31 ranked elementary schools in Silver Spring, MD earn an A or B (3 A grades, 8 B, 13 C, 7 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 17 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (55% here, 70% nationally), and 9 exceed it. On average 31% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 26% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Dr Charles R Drew Elementary (56% against 32%, A-), Oak View Elementary (42% against 25%, B), Westover Elementary (54% against 38%, A-), Pine Crest Elementary (42% against 28%, B), Sligo Creek Elementary (55% against 42%, A-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Montgomery County Public Schools (10).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Joann Leleck At Broad Acres Elementary (761 students, D-, #30), Weller Road Elementary (742 students, C-, #24), Sargent Shriver Elementary (734 students, D, #29).
Of the top 25, 6 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Silver Spring, MD that are not ranked
5 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (5)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Bel Pre Elementary, Silver Spring
- Montgomery Knolls Elementary, Silver Spring
- New Hampshire Estates Elem, Silver Spring
- Roscoe R Nix Elementary, Silver Spring
- Rosemary Hills Elementary, Silver Spring
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Silver Spring, MD, as grouped on its schools page; the Maryland ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Silver Spring, MD
What is the best elementary school in Silver Spring, MD?
Dr Charles R Drew Elementary in Silver Spring ranks first among the 31 ranked elementary schools in Silver Spring, MD with a SchoolGrade of A-, 56% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32%.
How are elementary schools in Silver Spring, MD ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Silver Spring, MD have?
SchoolGrade grades 36 public elementary schools in Silver Spring, MD; 31 are ranked here and 5 are listed as not ranked.