Sligo Creek Elementary

500 Schuyler Rd, Silver Spring MD, 20910 | Montgomery County Public Schools | 301-562-2722
  • grades KG-5
  • students 671
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 55% 35% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
42%Silver Spring
40%Maryland

Sligo Creek Elementary is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Montgomery County Public Schools" in Silver Spring, MD. There are a total of 671 students and 39 teachers at Sligo Creek Elementary, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Sligo Creek Elementary has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 54.5%, which is 35% higher than the Maryland average.

Sligo Creek Elementary location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students671
Teachers39
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Sligo Creek Elementary, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All53%
350-54%
445-49%
560-64%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All56%
350-54%
455-59%
555-59%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Sligo Creek Elementary race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMarylandNational
White 54.6% 31.9% 40.5% 51.1%
Black 19.3% 21.4% 34.7% 15.9%
Asian 5.7% 14.3% 6.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.8% 27.4% 14.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 9.2% 4.6% 4.0% 3.1%

Silver Spring demographics profile

StatisticSilver SpringMarylandNational
Population81,0696,045,680328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)10,28462791
Median age34.638.337.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)48%54%55%
Speak English56%82%79%
Speak Spanish23%7%13%

Education level achieved in Silver Spring

IndexSilver SpringMarylandNational
Completed 8th grade84.3%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school83.3%86.5%83.0%
Completed some college70.7%64.2%59.4%
Completed associate degree58.0%44.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors53.1%38.4%30.3%
Completed masters31.2%17.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree11.7%5.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate5.6%2.5%1.3%
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Source: The Sligo Creek Elementary data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.