Piney Branch Elementary School

Takoma Park, MD 20912

Phone: (301) 891-8000
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 3-5 • 523 students

Takoma Park's Piney Branch Elementary School serves grades 3-5 in the Montgomery County Public Schools district. It is among the few public elementary schools in Maryland to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Piney Branch Elementary School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Takoma Park, MD. As of 2014, the students are 36.9% Black, non-Hispanic; 36.5% White, non-Hispanic; 16.4% Hispanic; 6.3% Multiracial; 3.6% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 35.6% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 36.9% 21.4% 34.9%
White, non-Hispanic 36.5% 32% 40.9%
Hispanic 16.4% 27.4% 13.7%
Multiracial 6.3% 4.6% 4.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander 3.6% 14.4% 6.1%
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 35.6% — —
English learners — 13.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 0.3 mi
2 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 3.3 mi
3 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 3.5 mi
4 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 4 mi
5 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 4.6 mi
6 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 5.7 mi
7 The VIO Neighborhood/Subdivision Washington SW DC 6.8 mi
8 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 6.9 mi
9 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 8.7 mi
10 Norwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Olney MD 9.9 mi
11 Leeway Overlee - N Arlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 10 mi
12 Twenty400 Apartment Complex Arlington VA 10 mi
13 Reserve at Potomac Yard Apartment Complex Alexandria VA 10.3 mi
14 Beverly Hills Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 10.6 mi
15 Shirlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 10.6 mi
16 Falls Church City Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 11.2 mi
17 Rivergate Neighborhood/Subdivision Alexandria VA 11.8 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 1.1 mi
2 White Oak Silver Spring MD 3.5 mi
3 Georgetown Washington DC 5.5 mi
4 Washington DC Washington D.C. DC 6.1 mi
5 Capitol Hill Washington DC 6.4 mi
6 Arlington Arlington VA 7.8 mi
7 Pentagon City Arlington VA 9.2 mi
8 Laurel Laurel MD 11.9 mi
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