Editing Silver Spring, Maryland (section)

===Private schools===
Notable private schools in Silver Spring include The Siena School, [[Yeshiva of Greater Washington]], Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital, the Torah School of Greater Washington, and [[The Barrie School]].

Saint Francis International School St. Camillus Campus, serving kindergarten through 8th grade, is in Silver Spring.<ref>"[http://saintfrancisinternational.org/contact.html Contact Us] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131185634/http://www.saintfrancisinternational.org/contact.html |date=January 31, 2018 }}." Saint Francis International School. Retrieved January 31, 2018. "1500 St. Camillus Drive Silver Spring, MD 20903"</ref> It was formerly St. Camillus School, which was operated by sisters of [[Notre Dame de Namur]] and opened in 1954. In the middle of the 1960s it had up to 1,200 students. Working-class people were the main clientele. The student population was in decline by the 1980s as working-class people moved from the area. By the same decade the teachers were mostly lay staff. In the decade of the 2000s the school's financial situation deteriorated. In 2010 the school had 260 students. It merged into Saint Francis International, which opened in 2010; at that time all teachers had to reapply for their jobs. In 2010 Saint Francis International had 435 students at all campuses. In 2014 it had 485 students at all campuses; over 70% the students were of parents born abroad.<ref>Roberts, Tom. "[https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/maryland-catholic-school-finds-its-footing-amid-demographic-shifts Maryland Catholic school finds its footing amid demographic shifts] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201075158/https://www.ncronline.org/news/parish/maryland-catholic-school-finds-its-footing-amid-demographic-shifts |date=February 1, 2018 }}." ''Catholic Standard'', [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington]]. Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2018.</ref>