Piney Branch Elementary School in Takoma Park

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public • Grades 3-5 • 523 students

Takoma Park's Piney Branch Elementary School serves grades 3-5 in the Montgomery County Public Schools district. It is among the few public elementary schools in Maryland to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Piney Branch Elementary School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Takoma Park, MD. As of 2014, the students are 36.9% Black, non-Hispanic; 36.5% White, non-Hispanic; 16.4% Hispanic; 6.3% Multiracial; 3.6% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 35.6% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity	School	District	State
Black, non-Hispanic	36.9%	21.4%	34.9%
White, non-Hispanic	36.5%	32%	40.9%
Hispanic	16.4%	27.4%	13.7%
Multiracial	6.3%	4.6%	4.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.6%	14.4%	6.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	—	0.1%	0.2%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup	School	District	State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program	35.6%	—	—
English learners	—	13.5%	—

#	Name	Type	City	State	Distance
1	Takoma Park	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Takoma Park	MD	0.3 mi
2	Forest Knolls	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Silver Spring	MD	3.3 mi
3	Hillandale	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Silver Spring	MD	3.5 mi
4	DuMont Oaks	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Silver Spring	MD	4 mi
5	The Willoughby	Condominium/Townhouse	Chevy Chase	MD	4.6 mi
6	Iverly	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Silver Spring	MD	5.7 mi
7	The VIO	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Washington SW	DC	6.8 mi
8	White Flint	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Rockville	MD	6.9 mi
9	Old Farm	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Rockville	MD	8.7 mi
10	Norwood	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Olney	MD	9.9 mi
11	Leeway Overlee - N Arlington	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Arlington	VA	10 mi
12	Twenty400	Apartment Complex	Arlington	VA	10 mi
13	Reserve at Potomac Yard	Apartment Complex	Alexandria	VA	10.3 mi
14	Beverly Hills	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Alexandria	VA	10.6 mi
15	Shirlington	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Arlington	VA	10.6 mi
16	Falls Church City	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Falls Church	VA	11.2 mi
17	Rivergate	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Alexandria	VA	11.8 mi

#	Name	City	State	Distance
1	Silver Spring	Silver Spring	MD	1.1 mi
2	White Oak	Silver Spring	MD	3.5 mi
3	Georgetown	Washington	DC	5.5 mi
4	Washington DC	Washington D.C.	DC	6.1 mi
5	Capitol Hill	Washington	DC	6.4 mi
6	Arlington	Arlington	VA	7.8 mi
7	Pentagon City	Arlington	VA	9.2 mi
8	Laurel	Laurel	MD	11.9 mi

Base	Distance
Walter Reed Medical Center	4.8 mi.
Marine Barracks Washington	7.2 mi.
Washington Navy Yard	7.5 mi.
Fort McNair	7.8 mi.
Fort Myer	8 mi.
Pentagon	8.1 mi.
Coast Guard Headquarters DC	8.2 mi.
Henderson Hall	8.6 mi.
Bolling AFB Joint Base Anacostia	9.9 mi.
Mark Center Alexandria	12 mi.
Defense Health Headquarters Falls Church	13.4 mi.
Andrews AFB	13.8 mi.
Fort Meade NSA	16.5 mi.
Fort Belvoir	20.2 mi.
NRO Chantilly	24.8 mi.
Coast Guard Curtis Bay	27.9 mi.
US Naval Academy	28 mi.
Indian Head Naval Base	28.7 mi.
Annapolis Naval Station	28.9 mi.
Fort Detrick	38.7 mi.
Quantico Marine Base	38.9 mi.
Dahlgren NSWC	44.2 mi.

Piney Branch Elementary School

Takoma Park, MD 20912

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