📍 7510 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, Montgomery County, 20912
Piney Branch Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Takoma Park, Montgomery County. The school has 599 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Piney Branch Elementary enrolls 599 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 29% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 251 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 174 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 107 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 18 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
225 of the school's 599 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Piney Branch Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-80, state senate district 20, state house district 20.
Piney Branch 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 599 students, Piney Branch 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: Suburb - Large
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