How many students attend The Primary Day School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 142 students attended The Primary Day School.

What is the racial makeup of The Primary Day School?

Students at The Primary Day School are 46% White, 24% Not Specified, 13% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic.

The Primary Day School

Private, Nonsectarian, PK, KG-2

7300 River Rd
Bethesda, MD 20817-4698

(301) 365-4355

Student/teacher ratio: 4.8

Number of students: 142

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.5%

Not Specified:

23.9%

Two or more races:

12.7%

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by a parent
Saturday, November 2, 2013

Primary Day School is a wonderful, nurturing and academic school. The school focuses on the important primary years and unlike most schools, doesn't need to spread its budget to cover the older (more expensive/demanding) grades. PDS has foreign language programs, strong music and art, STEM and the strongest reading program in the area. The math program is incredible. PDS has wonderful resource teachers. The teachers are unmatched. PDS students get into whatever schools they want for 3rd grade. They are well-prepared and the tuition is less than most of the area schools.I can't imagine sending a child any place else. PDS prepares thier students so well! Don't let your child get left behind! Parents will also make life-long friends at PDS. Close Quote

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	101	2	11	0	n/a	n/a	32	146
2006	97	2	8	1	n/a	n/a	36	144
2008	96	2	9	5	n/a	n/a	35	147
2010	91	2	5	4	0	10	37	149
2012	81	7	13	4	0	0	30	135
2014	71	7	8	2	0	22	38	148
2016	69	7	8	2	0	22	25	133
2018	60	6	10	5	0	16	24	121
2020	61	6	10	5	0	16	37	135
2022	66	7	11	6	0	18	34	142

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Student/Teacher Ratio The Primary Day School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	146	17.3	6.5	n/a
2006	144	14.3	7.5	n/a
2008	147	16.3	6.8	n/a
2010	149	16.6	6.7	n/a
2012	135	20.8	5.0	n/a
2014	148	21.8	5.0	n/a
2016	133	19.6	5.5	n/a
2018	121	20.3	4.7	n/a
2020	135	22.0	4.4	n/a
2022	142	22.4	4.8	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
The Primary Day School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-2	7300 River Rd	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	(301) 365-4355	142	22	4.8		66 (46.5%)	7 (4.9%)	6 (4.2%)	11 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.7%)
Holton-Arms School	Private, Nonsectarian, Girls	3-12	7303 River Rd	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	(301) 365-6007	668	84	7.9		399 (59.7%)	69 (10.3%)	18 (2.7%)	80 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (15.0%)
Apple Montessori School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	7210 Hidden Creek Rd	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	(301) 320-8832	22	1	2.0		1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
St Bartholomews School	Private, Roman Catholic	K-8	6900 River Rd	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	(301) 229-5586	156	29	5.4		131 (84.0%)	10 (6.4%)	10 (6.4%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Landon School	Private, Nonsectarian, Boys	3-12	6101 Wilson Ln	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	(301) 320-1012	697	106	6.6		428 (61.4%)	105 (15.1%)	35 (5.0%)	69 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.5%)
The Woods Academy	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	6801 Greentree Rd	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	(301) 365-3080	331	40	7.0		179 (54.1%)	28 (8.5%)	31 (9.4%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.8%)
Norwood School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	8821 River Rd	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	(301) 365-2595	443	75	5.6		269 (60.7%)	40 (9.0%)	22 (5.0%)	40 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.9%)
Mater Dei School	Private, Roman Catholic, Boys	1-8	9600 Seven Locks Rd	Bethesda	20817	Montgomery County	(301) 365-2700	229	24	9.5		210 (91.7%)	6 (2.6%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Our Lady Of Mercy School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	9222 Kentsdale Dr	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	(301) 365-4477	239	24	7.8		121 (50.6%)	9 (3.8%)	34 (14.2%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)
German International School Washington Dc	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-12	8617 Chateau Dr	Potomac	20854	Montgomery County	(301) 767-3812	510	56	7.8		372 (72.9%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)

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