Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School

Germantown, MD 20874

Phone: (301) 601-4350
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-5 • 958 students

Germantown's Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School serves grades K-5 in the Montgomery County Public Schools district. It is among the few public elementary schools in Maryland to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Germantown, MD. As of 2014, the students are 38.9% Asian/Pacific Islander; 27.6% White, non-Hispanic; 15.9% Black, non-Hispanic; 12.2% Hispanic; and 5.4% Multiracial. 15.7% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Asian/Pacific Islander 38.9% 14.4% 6.1%
White, non-Hispanic 27.6% 32% 40.9%
Black, non-Hispanic 15.9% 21.4% 34.9%
Hispanic 12.2% 27.4% 13.7%
Multiracial 5.4% 4.6% 4.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.2%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.2% 0.3%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 15.7% — —
English learners — 13.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Water's Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Germantown MD 3.1 mi
2 Lakelands Neighborhood/Subdivision Gaithersburg MD 4 mi
3 Fox Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Great Falls VA 9.3 mi
4 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 10.5 mi
5 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 12.3 mi
6 Norwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Olney MD 14.3 mi
7 Fox Mill Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Herndon VA 16.2 mi
8 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 16.9 mi
9 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 17 mi
10 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 17.4 mi
11 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 18.1 mi
12 Franklin Glen Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 18.5 mi
13 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 18.7 mi
14 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 19 mi
15 Shreevewood Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 19.1 mi
16 Barkley Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 19.4 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Kentlands Gaithersburg MD 3.3 mi
2 Ashburn Ashburn VA 12.7 mi
3 Vienna Vienna VA 17.2 mi
4 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 18 mi
5 White Oak Silver Spring MD 18.7 mi
6 Falls Church Falls Church VA 18.8 mi
7 West Falls Church Falls Church VA 18.9 mi
8 Arlington Arlington VA 19 mi
9 Chantilly Chantilly VA 19.1 mi
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