Takoma Park Elementary School is a part of the Montgomery County Public School system, which has been ranked one of the highest in the nation! The school's motto is: "Responsibility, Caring and Respect." The K–2 school has "the only primary Gifted and Talented magnet program in Montgomery County Public Schools." The curriculum includes art, music and physical education, and the school also offers counseling. The principal is Zadia T. Gadsden and the assistance principal is Mrs. Patricia L. Smith.