📍 1820 Franwall Ave, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, 20902
Arcola Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Silver Spring, Montgomery County. The school has 709 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arcola Elementary enrolls 709 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 5.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 484 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 140 | 20% |
| White | 38 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 33 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
497 of the school's 709 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 460 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Arcola 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-80, state senate district 18, state house district 18.
Arcola 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 709 students, Arcola Elementary is close to the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large