Westbrook Elementary School

Westbrook Elementary School caters to kindergarten through fifth grade, and it has around 496 students with 32 full-time instructors and a single counselor, making the student-teacher ratio approximately 15:1. The gender distribution is roughly fifty-fifty. Around 42% of students are minorities, with around 18% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Black, and the remaining White and multiracial; approximately 14% of students are economically disadvantaged. On state tests, approximately 82% of students are proficient in mathematics and 87% are proficient in reading, ranking the school in the top percentile in Maryland and placing it statewide #1. The Westbrook Elementary School is a high performing elementary school staffed with all certified teachers who have worked with several years of experience. The surrounding Bethesda metropolitan area has median single-family home values of about $1.17 million as of mid-2025, which indicates a high-cost suburban environment. Westbrook itself is the county's smallest school, established in 1940, with a reputation for nurturing culture, an Emotional Disabilities program, community traditions, and a family-supportive, friendly atmosphere focused on student outcomes and academic excellence.

Westbrook Elementary School, Bethesda, Maryland, is running on its normal schedule and business as usual for all students and staff.