East Silver Spring Elementary School

Overall excellent. Our two sons had 8 teachers in total. Of those, one was bad and didn't even finish out the year, 2 were so so, 2 were very good, and 3 were superb, the kind of teacher kids remember warmly for the rest of their life. The principle was outstanding, as were the support staff. It's a friendly, caring neighborhood school, with unusually deep resources for kids with learning disabilities.

I would look around before sending your child, and if it is a must..be prepared to be VERY active in the school, otherwise your child will be treated any kinda way. While the teachers want you child to learn to work independently, they themselves have yet to do so.

I love East Silver Spring... great community school and very diverse in everyway you can think!

This school is wonderful!!! The teachers and staff are the best. They truly care for the students and they know them very well. The teachers and staff go above and beyond. My children never want to leave this school. The diversity also makes the school great. The students are also caring toward one another and I believe they model how they are treated at the school. I highly recommend ESS. The great schools rating should be much higher.