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Kensington Parkwood Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
4710 Saul Rd
Kensington, MD 20895
Phone
(240) 740-3700
District
Montgomery County Public Schools
County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
560
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maryland

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.7% of all MD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Kensington Parkwood Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
71%
38%
70%
41%
72%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
71%
33%
78%
40%
64%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
29%
81%
36%
74%
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
15
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 80 14.3%
Grade 1 84 15.0%
Grade 2 101 18.0%
Grade 3 91 16.3%
Grade 4 93 16.6%
Grade 5 111 19.8%
Total 560 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 60.3% 25.2% 35.2%
Black 8.6% 22.8% 34.2%
Hispanic 18.8% 37.2% 23.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.3% 14.5% 7.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 12.1% 39.0% 50.7%
Free lunch eligible 10.4% 32.8% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.8% 6.2% 4.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,057,586 6,180,253
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,144.6 631
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.6% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.7% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 16.6% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 387,881 2,339,510
Single Parent Households With Children 7.1% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 91.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 60.3% 42.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 43.3% 31.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.8% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.7% 13.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.0% 10.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.0% 6.9%
$15,000 or less 4.8% 6.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,390 $1,825,000,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $753 $120,606,000 3.7%
Staff $1,146 $183,628,000 5.7%
General Administration $143 $22,887,000 0.7%
School Administration $1,250 $200,201,000 6.2%
Operation $1,429 $228,914,000 7.1%
Transportation $904 $144,772,000 4.5%
Other $441 $70,732,000 2.2%
Total Support $6,065 $971,740,000 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,763 $442,645,000 13.7%
Total Expenditures $20,218 $3,239,385,000 100.0%
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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