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East Silver Spring Elementary School

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East Silver Spring Elementary School is a suburban public school in Silver Spring, Maryland that is part of Montgomery County Public Schools. It serves 540 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Its teachers have had 61 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

540 Students

39 Teachers

631 Silver Spring Ave

Silver Spring, MD 20910 View local requests

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/eastsilverspri

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East Silver Spring Elementary School Demographics

77%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

73%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

East Silver Spring Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

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East Silver Spring Elementary School

$28,612

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

270

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

East Silver Spring Elementary School has received support from 212 individuals from Maryland and 58 individuals out-of-state.

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East Silver Spring Elementary School

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