Wayside Elementary School

Potomac, MD 20854

Phone: (301) 279-8484
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

10

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 523 students

Potomac's Wayside Elementary School serves grades PK-5 in the Montgomery County Public Schools district. It is among the few public schools in Maryland to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10.

Wayside Elementary School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Potomac, MD. As of 2014, the students are 47.6% White, non-Hispanic; 34.2% Asian/Pacific Islander; 6.3% Hispanic; 5.9% Black, non-Hispanic; 5.7% Multiracial; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 4.4% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 47.6% 32% 40.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander 34.2% 14.4% 6.1%
Hispanic 6.3% 27.4% 13.7%
Black, non-Hispanic 5.9% 21.4% 34.9%
Multiracial 5.7% 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 4.4% — —
English learners — 13.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 3.5 mi
2 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 5.1 mi
3 Lakelands Neighborhood/Subdivision Gaithersburg MD 5.1 mi
4 Fox Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Great Falls VA 7.3 mi
5 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 8.6 mi
6 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 10.2 mi
7 Water's Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Germantown MD 10.7 mi
8 Norwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Olney MD 11 mi
9 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 11 mi
10 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 11.4 mi
11 Shreevewood Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 11.5 mi
12 Falls Church City Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 11.6 mi
13 Leeway Overlee - N Arlington Neighborhood/Subdivision Arlington VA 11.9 mi
14 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 12.1 mi
15 Barkley Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 12.4 mi
16 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 12.4 mi
17 Fox Mill Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Herndon VA 12.8 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Kentlands Gaithersburg MD 5.4 mi
2 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 10.4 mi
3 Arlington Arlington VA 10.5 mi
4 Vienna Vienna VA 10.6 mi
5 Falls Church Falls Church VA 10.9 mi
6 West Falls Church Falls Church VA 11.4 mi
7 White Oak Silver Spring MD 12.1 mi
8 Georgetown Washington DC 12.5 mi
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