Galway Elementary School

12612 Galway Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20904 | (301) 595-2930

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 766

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 766 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 675th out of 851 elementary schools in MD.

School District Details

Montgomery County School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $15,002
Graduation Rate: 86.6%
Dropout Rate: 3.1%
Students Per Teacher: 15.1
Enrolled Students: 141,722

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 766
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 52.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.6

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 398 (52.0%)
Females: 368 (48.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 108 (14.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 283 (36.9%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 391 (51.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Galway Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.1%
Black	459	59.9%
Asian	114	14.9%
Hispanic	145	18.9%
White	47	6.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	44	5.7%
Kindergarten	126	16.4%
1st Grade	129	16.8%
2nd Grade	107	14.0%
3rd Grade	109	14.2%
4th Grade	128	16.7%
5th Grade	123	16.1%

Source: MD Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Galway 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

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	82.1%	85.9%	83.2%
2009	75.9%	85.5%	81.2%

Reading Test
2010	84.6%	93.0%	89.4%
2009	80.6%	93.1%	89.5%

Science Test
2010	56.2%	70.3%	66.0%
2009	57.2%	70.8%	63.7%

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	71.4%	88.2%	86.0%
2009	81.2%	87.2%	84.3%

Reading Test
2010	74.1%	87.4%	84.0%
2009	73.3%	89.0%	84.9%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	83.7%	91.0%	90.2%
2009	72.4%	91.1%	89.2%

Reading Test
2010	78.7%	91.1%	87.4%
2009	75.6%	90.6%	86.7%

Source: MD Department of Education 2009-2010

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