📍 10201 Bethesda Church Rd, Damascus, Montgomery County, 20872
Damascus Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Damascus, Montgomery County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Damascus Elementary enrolls 366 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 7.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 | 46% |
| White | 133 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 17 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 366 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 135 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Damascus Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 14, state house district 14.
Damascus Elementary is one of 210 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, based in Rockville, Maryland. The district serves 159,181 students district-wide and employs 11,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 366 students, Damascus Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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