State/Public Elementary Open

Greencastle Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 13611 Robey Rd, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, 20904

714
Pupils
12.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Greencastle Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Silver Spring, Montgomery County. The school has 714 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Montgomery County Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Greencastle Elementary enrolls 714 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.

Male students
385 (54%)
Female students
329 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
57.2
Student-teacher ratio
12.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American47366%
Hispanic or Latino15321%
Asian446.2%
White263.6%
Two or more races162.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

553 of the school's 714 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 497 qualify for free lunch and 56 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Greencastle Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-40, state senate district 14, state house district 14.

School district: Montgomery County Public Schools

Greencastle 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 714 students, Greencastle Elementary is close to the district average of about 758 students per school.

159,181
District students
210
Schools
11,578
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

23%
Reading proficient
13%
Math proficient
20%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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