Highland Elementary School

Silver Spring, MD 20902

Phone: (301) 929-2040
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

5

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 544 students

Highland Elementary School, located in Silver Spring, Maryland, serves grades PK-5 in the Montgomery County Public Schools district. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.

Highland Elementary School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Silver Spring, MD. As of 2014, the students are 75.7% Hispanic; 12.9% Black, non-Hispanic; 4.4% White, non-Hispanic; 3.7% Asian/Pacific Islander; 2.2% Multiracial; and 1.1% Native American or Native Alaskan. 83.5% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Hispanic 75.7% 27.4% 13.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 12.9% 21.4% 34.9%
White, non-Hispanic 4.4% 32% 40.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander 3.7% 14.4% 6.1%
Multiracial 2.2% 4.6% 4.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 1.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.2%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 83.5% — —
English learners — 13.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 2.7 mi
2 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 2.9 mi
3 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 3.4 mi
4 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 4.2 mi
5 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 4.7 mi
6 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 4.8 mi
7 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 5.4 mi
8 Norwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Olney MD 5.5 mi
9 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 6.3 mi
10 Lakelands Neighborhood/Subdivision Gaithersburg MD 10.1 mi
11 Maple Lawn Neighborhood/Subdivision Fulton MD 11.3 mi
12 The VIO Neighborhood/Subdivision Washington SW DC 11.9 mi
13 Leeway Overlee - N Arlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 12.4 mi
14 Falls Church City Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 13 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 4.6 mi
2 White Oak Silver Spring MD 4.7 mi
3 Georgetown Washington DC 9.8 mi
4 Arlington Arlington VA 10.2 mi
5 Kentlands Gaithersburg MD 10.8 mi
6 Washington DC Washington D.C. DC 11 mi
7 Hammond Hills Laurel MD 11.4 mi
8 Capitol Hill Washington DC 11.6 mi
9 Laurel Laurel MD 12.1 mi
10 Falls Church Falls Church VA 13.2 mi
11 Pentagon City Arlington VA 13.5 mi
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