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Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1200 Swingingdale Dr
Silver Spring, MD 20905
Phone
(240) 740-5670
District
Montgomery County Public Schools
County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
476
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maryland

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.6% of all MD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
38%
52%
41%
47%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
63%
33%
73%
40%
52%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
56%
29%
56%
36%
55%
23%
    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 pk 54 11.3%
Kindergarten 58 12.2%
Grade 1 48 10.1%
Grade 2 62 13.0%
Grade 3 54 11.3%
Grade 4 100 21.0%
Grade 5 100 21.0%
Total 476 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 9.2% 25.6% 35.2%
Black 48.8% 22.9% 34.2%
Hispanic 31.1% 36.5% 23.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.5% 14.6% 7.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.4% 46.1% 50.7%
Free lunch eligible 58.2% 41.1% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.2% 4.9% 4.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,056,910 6,164,660
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,143.2 629
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.9% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.8% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 385,284 2,318,124
Single Parent Households With Children 7.0% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.3% 91.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 60.0% 42.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 41.6% 30.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.8% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.8% 13.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.1% 10.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.6% 7.3%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 6.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,714 $1,880,774,000 59.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $756 $121,374,000 3.8%
Staff $1,202 $193,039,000 6.1%
General Administration $130 $20,901,000 0.7%
School Administration $1,222 $196,230,000 6.2%
Operation $1,326 $212,881,000 6.7%
Transportation $706 $113,284,000 3.6%
Other $392 $62,982,000 2.0%
Total Support $5,734 $920,691,000 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,377 $381,625,000 12.0%
Total Expenditures $19,826 $3,183,090,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,551 $9,390,931,000 57.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $828 $736,660,000 4.5%
Staff $800 $712,286,000 4.3%
General Administration $116 $103,436,000 0.6%
School Administration $1,092 $972,050,000 5.9%
Operation $1,442 $1,283,316,000 7.8%
Transportation $691 $614,844,000 3.7%
Other $439 $391,069,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,408 $4,813,661,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,533 $2,254,097,000 13.7%
Total Expenditures $18,492 $16,458,689,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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