Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School in Germantown

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public • Grades K-5 • 958 students

Germantown's Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School serves grades K-5 in the Montgomery County Public Schools district. It is among the few public elementary schools in Maryland to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Germantown, MD. As of 2014, the students are 38.9% Asian/Pacific Islander; 27.6% White, non-Hispanic; 15.9% Black, non-Hispanic; 12.2% Hispanic; and 5.4% Multiracial. 15.7% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity	School	District	State
Asian/Pacific Islander	38.9%	14.4%	6.1%
White, non-Hispanic	27.6%	32%	40.9%
Black, non-Hispanic	15.9%	21.4%	34.9%
Hispanic	12.2%	27.4%	13.7%
Multiracial	5.4%	4.6%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	—	0.1%	0.2%
Native American or Native Alaskan	—	0.2%	0.3%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup	School	District	State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program	15.7%	—	—
English learners	—	13.5%	—

#	Name	Type	City	State	Distance
1	Water's Landing	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Germantown	MD	3.1 mi
2	Lakelands	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Gaithersburg	MD	4 mi
3	Fox Farm	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Great Falls	VA	9.3 mi
4	Old Farm	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Rockville	MD	10.5 mi
5	White Flint	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Rockville	MD	12.3 mi
6	Norwood	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Olney	MD	14.3 mi
7	Fox Mill Estates	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Herndon	VA	16.2 mi
8	The Willoughby	Condominium/Townhouse	Chevy Chase	MD	16.9 mi
9	Forest Knolls	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Silver Spring	MD	17 mi
10	DuMont Oaks	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Silver Spring	MD	17.4 mi
11	Iverly	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Silver Spring	MD	18.1 mi
12	Franklin Glen	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Fairfax	VA	18.5 mi
13	Hillandale	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Silver Spring	MD	18.7 mi
14	Takoma Park	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Takoma Park	MD	19 mi
15	Shreevewood	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Falls Church	VA	19.1 mi
16	Barkley	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Fairfax	VA	19.4 mi

#	Name	City	State	Distance
1	Kentlands	Gaithersburg	MD	3.3 mi
2	Ashburn	Ashburn	VA	12.7 mi
3	Vienna	Vienna	VA	17.2 mi
4	Silver Spring	Silver Spring	MD	18 mi
5	White Oak	Silver Spring	MD	18.7 mi
6	Falls Church	Falls Church	VA	18.8 mi
7	West Falls Church	Falls Church	VA	18.9 mi
8	Arlington	Arlington	VA	19 mi
9	Chantilly	Chantilly	VA	19.1 mi

Base	Distance
Walter Reed Medical Center	14.8 mi.
Defense Health Headquarters Falls Church	20 mi.
NRO Chantilly	20.3 mi.
Fort Detrick	21.2 mi.
Fort Myer	21.8 mi.
Henderson Hall	22.7 mi.
Pentagon	23.1 mi.
Mark Center Alexandria	24 mi.
Fort McNair	24.4 mi.
Marine Barracks Washington	24.6 mi.
Washington Navy Yard	24.8 mi.
Coast Guard Headquarters DC	24.8 mi.
Bolling AFB Joint Base Anacostia	26 mi.
Fort Meade NSA	30.1 mi.
Fort Belvoir	31.3 mi.
Andrews AFB	32.2 mi.
Coast Guard Curtis Bay	38.8 mi.
Indian Head Naval Base	39.3 mi.
Shepherd Field	40.9 mi.
Quantico Marine Base	43.2 mi.
US Naval Academy	44.8 mi.
Annapolis Naval Station	45.5 mi.

Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School

Germantown, MD 20874

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