Damascus Elementary School in Damascus, Maryland on �ǿմ�ý

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Damascus Elementary School is a rural public school in Damascus, Maryland that is part of Montgomery County Public Schools. It serves 331 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.0:1. Its teachers have had 16 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Grades K - 5

331 Students

22 Teachers

10201 Bethesda Church Rd

Damascus, MD 20872 View local requests

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Damascus Elementary School Demographics

44%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

59%

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

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