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955 SLIGO AVE, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910 • MONTGOMERY County
(301) 495-6672

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID 00253244
Religious Orientation Nonsectarian
Broad Affiliation Nonsectarian
School Typology Nonsectarian, regular school
Grades Offered 9-12
Locale Setting Suburb: Large
School Day Length 6.50 hrs/day
County FIPS 24031
Physical Location Address 955 Sligo Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4705

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
76
Teachers (FTE)
12.80
Student-Teacher Ratio
5.94:1
School Level
Secondary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
White: 68.4% Black or African American: 18.4% Hispanic / Latino: 7.9% Asian: 4.0% American Indian / Alaska Native: 1.3%
76 Students
White 52 est. 68.4%
Black or African American 14 est. 18.4%
Hispanic / Latino 6 est. 7.9%
Asian 3 est. 4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 est. 1.3%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
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Male Students
37
48.7%
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Female Students
39
51.3%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 50 100 2019-2020: 65 students 65 2019-2020 2021-2022: 65 students 65 +0% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 76 students 76 +16.9% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 76 12.8 5.9:1 9-12 Nonsectarian
2021-2022 65 10.0 6.5:1 9-12 Nonsectarian
2019-2020 65 12.5 5.2:1 9-12 Nonsectarian

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 20910)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $800,000
$0k 0% $200k 5% $400k 10% $600k 15% $800k 20% ZIP 20910 Income: $107,994 $108k ZIP 20910 Home Value: $690,900 $691k ZIP 20910 This ZIP Silver Spring Income: $98,895 $99k Silver Spring Home Value: $558,114 $558k Silver Spring City Average MONTGOMERY County Income: $143,863 $144k MONTGOMERY County Home Value: $677,651 $678k MONTGOMERY County County Average Maryland Income: $110,809 $111k Maryland Home Value: $426,932 $427k Maryland State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 20910 Poverty Rate: 6.8% 6.8% Silver Spring Poverty Rate: 9.6% 9.6% MONTGOMERY County Poverty Rate: 7.2% 7.2% Maryland Poverty Rate: 9.3% 9.3% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 20910 Current ZIP
$107,994 $690,900 6.8% 45,096
Silver Spring (City Average)
$98,895 $558,114 9.6% 315,032
MONTGOMERY County (County Average)
$143,863 $677,651 7.2% 1,085,550
Maryland (State Average)
$110,809 $426,932 9.3% 6,002,126
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

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