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Sligo Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1401 Dennis Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20902
Phone
(301) 287-8890
District
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
718
Classroom Teachers
55

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maryland

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.0% of all MD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Sligo Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
37%
51%
53%
23%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

40 30 20 10 0
15%
19%
24%
31%
5%
7%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

40 30 20 10 0
20%
17%
35%
30%
5%
5%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 230 32.0%
Grade 7 245 34.1%
Grade 8 243 33.8%
Total 718 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 28.3% 26.6% 36.1%
Black 22.7% 23.1% 34.6%
Hispanic 41.8% 35.2% 21.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.9% 14.8% 7.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.1% 39.1% 41.9%
Free lunch eligible 40.9% 32.4% 38.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.1% 6.7% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,057,201 6,164,660
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,085.1 629
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.8% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.1% 26.9%
65 OR OLDER 15.6% 15.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 383,308 2,294,095
Single Parent Households With Children 7.1% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 90.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 59.8% 41.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 38.4% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.9% 19.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.1% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.9% 14.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.8% 11.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.0% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 5.0% 7.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,703 $1,768,852,701 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $712 $117,670,104 3.6%
Staff $1,179 $194,849,793 6.0%
General Administration $125 $20,658,375 0.6%
School Administration $1,159 $191,544,453 5.9%
Operation $1,306 $215,838,702 6.6%
Transportation $787 $130,065,129 4.0%
Other $369 $60,983,523 1.9%
Total Support $5,638 $931,775,346 28.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,396 $561,246,732 17.2%
Total Expenditures $19,736 $3,261,709,512 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,089 $8,893,760,913 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $689,472,554 4.2%
Staff $887 $781,921,411 4.8%
General Administration $119 $104,696,346 0.6%
School Administration $1,008 $888,778,182 5.4%
Operation $1,423 $1,254,791,912 7.7%
Transportation $813 $716,690,511 4.4%
Other $430 $378,963,684 2.3%
Total Support $5,463 $4,815,319,623 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,976 $2,622,936,455 16.1%
Total Expenditures $18,527 $16,331,910,990 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%