Kensington Parkwood Elementary School

Kensington, MD 20895

Phone: (301) 571-6949
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-5 • 673 students

Kensington Parkwood 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.

Kensington Parkwood Elementary School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Kensington, MD. As of 2014, the students are 73.1% White, non-Hispanic; 8.9% Hispanic; 6.7% Asian/Pacific Islander; 6.4% Black, non-Hispanic; 4.8% Multiracial; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 6.4% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 73.1% 32% 40.9%
Hispanic 8.9% 27.4% 13.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 6.7% 14.4% 6.1%
Black, non-Hispanic 6.4% 21.4% 34.9%
Multiracial 4.8% 4.6% 4.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 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 6.4% — —
English learners — 13.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 1.7 mi
2 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 3.3 mi
3 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 4.1 mi
4 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 4.2 mi
5 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 5.2 mi
6 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 5.2 mi
7 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 6.1 mi
8 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 7 mi
9 Norwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Olney MD 8 mi
10 Lakelands Neighborhood/Subdivision Gaithersburg MD 9.9 mi
11 Leeway Overlee - N Arlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 10 mi
12 Falls Church City Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 10.5 mi
13 The VIO Neighborhood/Subdivision Washington SW DC 10.5 mi
14 Shreevewood Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 11.7 mi
15 Twenty400 Apartment Complex Arlington VA 12 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 4.2 mi
2 White Oak Silver Spring MD 6.1 mi
3 Arlington Arlington VA 7.8 mi
4 Georgetown Washington DC 8 mi
5 Washington DC Washington D.C. DC 9.6 mi
6 Capitol Hill Washington DC 10.4 mi
7 Kentlands Gaithersburg MD 10.5 mi
8 Falls Church Falls Church VA 10.6 mi
9 Pentagon City Arlington VA 11.5 mi
10 West Falls Church Falls Church VA 11.6 mi
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