Fairland Elementary School

14315 Fairdale Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20905 | (301) 989-5658
  • Grades: PK-5
  • Student Enrollment: 565
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Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 565
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 41.0
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.8
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 283 (50.1%)
  • Females: 282 (49.9%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 56 (9.9%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 232 (41.1%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 288 (51.0%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
Fairland Elementary School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian--
Black31555.8%
Asian7413.1%
Hispanic10218.1%
White7413.1%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For Fairland Elementary School
  Number Percent
Pre-Kindergarten193.4%
Kindergarten8314.7%
1st Grade9917.5%
2nd Grade9917.5%
3rd Grade9917.5%
4th Grade8515.0%
5th Grade8114.3%
Source: MD Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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1 review for Fairland Elementary School

  • Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on March 16, 2010
  • Rating: 5 (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • i love fairland i love mrs.chery the 3 grade teacher my childlikes her alot

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Fairland Elementary School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on MSA state exams in the following subjects:
  • Math
  • Reading
  • Science

MSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201070.1%85.9%83.2%
200979.1%85.5%81.2%
 
Reading Test
201091.3%93.0%89.4%
200989.1%93.1%89.5%
 
Science Test
201053.1%70.3%66.0%
200958.7%70.8%63.7%
 

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201085.4%88.2%86.0%
200988.3%87.2%84.3%
 
Reading Test
201081.6%87.4%84.0%
200986.8%89.0%84.9%
 

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201079.8%91.0%90.2%
200984.5%91.1%89.2%
 
Reading Test
201085.7%91.1%87.4%
200981.6%90.6%86.7%
 
Source: MD Department of Education 2009-2010

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