Highland Elementary School
3100 Medway St, Silver Spring, MD, 20902-2225 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Highland Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades Pr - 5
County Montgomery County, MD
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2009  
Students & Faculty
Total Students 487 students
% Male / % Female 67%  /  33%
Total Classroom Teachers 65 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 60 students
Kind - 96 students
Grade 1 - 94 students
Grade 2 - 92 students
Grade 3 - 95 students
Grade 4 - 113 students
Grade 5 - 93 students
This School
(MD) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:10 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MD) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 6% 5%
% Hispanic 74% 8%
% Black 15% 40%
% White 6% 47%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MD) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 61% 24%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 30% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MD) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Montgomery County Public s School District
This School's Agency
(MD) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 199 27
Number of Students Managed 139,457 students 14,490 students
District Total Revenue $2,068,665,000 $159,214,000
District Expenditure $2,003,474,000 $153,923,000
District Revenue / Student $14,834 $10,988
District Expenditure / Student $14,366 $10,623
In the News:
  • Western High principal gets national honor (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on November 6, 2009 at 02:16:53 pm
    Eleanor Matthews, principal of Western High School in Baltimore, was honored with a Terrel H. Bell Award for outstanding leadership this week in Washington. Matthews is one of two Maryland principals who received the award from the U.S. Department of Education that recognizes principals who "do whatever it takes to help their students meet high standards and are committed to the notion that in ...
  • Western High principal honored by U.S. Department of Education (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on November 3, 2009 at 05:28:50 pm
    She's among two in the state to be honored Eleanor Matthews, principal of Western High School in Baltimore, is receiving a Terrel H. Bell Award for outstanding leadership Tuesday morning in Washington.
  • School Digest (Mundelein Review)
    posted on September 24, 2009 at 10:35:48 am
    DISTRICT 68
  • Blue Ribbon status earned by Robinson (The Augusta Daily Gazette)
    posted on September 17, 2009 at 03:41:32 pm
    Augusta’s Robinson Elementary School was one of five Kansas schools, and 314 in the nation, designated as a 2009 National Blue Ribbon School.  U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made the announcement Tuesday morning at Highland Elementary School in Silver Spring, Md.   Robinson Elementary was listed as one of the schools in the top 10 percent in Kansas with at least 40 percent of students ...
  • St. Agnes Among 50 Private Schools Honored (The Kentucky Post)
    posted on September 16, 2009 at 05:31:59 pm
    FORT WRIGHT, Ky. – One Northern Kentucky Catholic School was recently honored by the U.S. Secretary of Education. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced 314 schools as 2009 National Blue Ribbon Schools.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (20902)
School Zip (20902)
(MD) State Average
Population (Approximate) 42,503 people 5,133,067 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 44% 32%
Population Average Age 36 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $60,296 $51,114
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.1 rooms 6.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 49 years old 42 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (20902)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 68% / 32% 65% / 35%
School Map:
1. Thomas Edison High School Of Technology - n/a - 0.8 mi. away - view location
2. Weller Road Elementary School - 563 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
3. Rock View Elementary School - 470 students - 1.1 mi. away - view location
4. Alternative Programs - 179 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
5. Viers Mill Elementary School - 641 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
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