Best Public Schools in Gaithersburg, Maryland

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				MCAP Mathematics (2019)					MCAP English Language Arts (2019)							MCAP Algebra I (2019)	MCAP Geometry (2019)	MCAP Science (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade
Forest Oak Middle	Public	6-8	651 Saybrooke Oaks Blvd	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 670-8242	864	62	13.8	56.5%	95 (11.0%)	212 (24.5%)	476 (55.1%)	51 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.2%)	22.8	235^th of 316 public middle schools	25.6%		27.8	231^st of 328 public middle schools	29.6%	4				18.3	8.6				26.6	28.5	26.1		32.4	63.3		23.6
Brown Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Quince Orchard Blvd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-0260	585	45	12.9	60.0%	60 (10.3%)	154 (26.3%)	274 (46.8%)	75 (12.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	25.5	596^th of 853 public elementary schools	30.1%		33.9	524^th of 857 public elementary schools	38.9%	72	42.5	23.2	23.9			28.8	10.3	29.6							9.6
Diamond Elementary	Public	K-5	4 Marquis Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-2120	770	48	16.0	7.8%	191 (24.8%)	78 (10.1%)	87 (11.3%)	369 (47.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.7%)	95.1	37^th of 853 public elementary schools	95.7%		96.9	17^th of 857 public elementary schools	98.0%	20	80.8	75.5	68.3			76.7	77.5	75.0							58.3
Fields Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 School Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 840-7131	474	37	12.7	34.6%	124 (26.2%)	84 (17.7%)	166 (35.0%)	73 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	63.3	289^th of 853 public elementary schools	66.1%		63.3	295^th of 857 public elementary schools	65.6%	6	47.0	60.6	38.6			39.4	59.2	50.6							31.8
Gaithersburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35 N Summit Ave	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 840-7136	839	73	11.5	83.7%	23 (2.7%)	132 (15.7%)	639 (76.2%)	26 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	21.3	652^nd of 853 public elementary schools	23.6%		15.7	726^th of 857 public elementary schools	15.3%	74	26.7	21.1	22.6			24.4	23.6	29.0							11.2
Gaithersburg Middle	Public	6-8	2 Teachers' Way	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 840-4554	863	67	12.9	48.0%	153 (17.7%)	190 (22.0%)	418 (48.4%)	58 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.0%)	35.9	189^th of 316 public middle schools	40.2%		41.7	182^nd of 328 public middle schools	44.5%	7				21.1	16.5				27.8	40.3	36.8		31.4	90.9		34.1
Gaithersburg High	Public	9-12	101 Education Blvd	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4500	2,352	163	14.4	43.4%	312 (13.3%)	542 (23.0%)	1,252 (53.2%)	168 (7.1%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (3.3%)								(n/a)												24.6
Summit Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W Deer Park Rd	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 284-4150	672	57	11.7	79.5%	16 (2.4%)	135 (20.1%)	485 (72.2%)	22 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.8%)	21.4	651^st of 853 public elementary schools	23.7%		30.8	559^th of 857 public elementary schools	34.8%	92	26.9	37.7	20.5			22.4	26.0	19.6							6.4
Lakelands Park Middle	Public	6-8	1200 Main St	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 670-1400	1,121	72	15.5	21.9%	444 (39.6%)	185 (16.5%)	262 (23.4%)	161 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.2%)	84.1	47^th of 316 public middle schools	85.1%		87.9	47^th of 328 public middle schools	85.7%					46.6	38.0				60.7	68.0	64.6		59.4			57.9
Rosemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16400 Alden Ave	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 840-7123	628	49	12.7	53.5%	58 (9.2%)	173 (27.5%)	298 (47.5%)	60 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	42.2	449^th of 853 public elementary schools	47.4%		50.3	389^th of 857 public elementary schools	54.6%	60	46.2	35.6	20.0			44.9	47.8	34.1							14.6
Rachel Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Tschiffely Square Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1840	973	53	18.3	18.7%	462 (47.5%)	70 (7.2%)	197 (20.2%)	168 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.8%)	88.8	94^th of 853 public elementary schools	89.0%		86.1	106^th of 857 public elementary schools	87.6%	12	76.2	65.5	56.2			62.3	67.9	70.8							51.9
Judith A. Resnik Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 Hadley Farms Drive	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3240	640	46	13.7	51.6%	90 (14.1%)	190 (29.7%)	250 (39.1%)	76 (11.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	44.7	433^rd of 853 public elementary schools	49.2%		48.2	408^th of 857 public elementary schools	52.4%	25	48.0	32.2	40.4			45.0	20.7	39.5							22.0
South Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 Contour Rd	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 337-3450	831	68	12.2	82.3%	15 (1.8%)	217 (26.1%)	532 (64.0%)	41 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)	26.4	584^th of 853 public elementary schools	31.5%		24	625^th of 857 public elementary schools	27.1%	41	33.1	29.5	25.6			29.2	25.2	25.2							13.6
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12260 Mcdonald Chapel Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 670-8282	667	39	17.1	29.7%	203 (30.4%)	126 (18.9%)	189 (28.3%)	117 (17.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (4.0%)	76.9	203^rd of 853 public elementary schools	76.2%		74.7	213^th of 857 public elementary schools	75.1%	10	54.7	50.5	55.8			52.6	53.7	58.4							50.9
Flower Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18425 Flower Hill Way	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 840-7161	456	35	13.1	54.2%	31 (6.8%)	132 (28.9%)	221 (48.5%)	46 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	27	575^th of 853 public elementary schools	32.6%		28.3	586^th of 857 public elementary schools	31.6%	11	34.8	20.8	16.2			28.8	37.5	35.3							7.4
Quince Orchard High	Public	9-12	15800 Quince Orchard Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3600	2,100	125	16.8	21.5%	813 (38.7%)	322 (15.3%)	601 (28.6%)	283 (13.5%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (3.8%)	37.2	83^rd of 138 public high schools	39.9%		64.5	38^th of 197 public high schools	80.7%	45												46.2	5.1
Goshen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Warfield Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 840-8165	578	40	14.4	43.9%	105 (18.2%)	142 (24.6%)	232 (40.1%)	69 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.0%)	44.6	436^th of 853 public elementary schools	48.9%		55.5	343^rd of 857 public elementary schools	60.0%	93	41.8	38.5	34.5			39.8	31.1	47.1							20.7
Strawberry Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18820 Strawberry Knoll Rd	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 840-7112	640	51	12.4	41.3%	78 (12.2%)	161 (25.2%)	278 (43.4%)	78 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.6%)	52.5	359^th of 853 public elementary schools	57.9%		58.6	324^th of 857 public elementary schools	62.2%	35	50.0	49.4	27.9			41.1	50.6	40.7							22.4
Watkins Mill High	Public	9-12	10301 Apple Ridge Rd	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4400	1,615	117	13.8	49.8%	117 (7.2%)	475 (29.4%)	826 (51.1%)	133 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (3.8%)								(n/a)												29.8
Jones Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	15110 Jones Ln	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4260	420	27	15.4	26.9%	184 (43.8%)	41 (9.8%)	120 (28.6%)	45 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.4%)	89.5	83^rd of 853 public elementary schools	90.3%		72.3	236^th of 857 public elementary schools	72.5%	153	80.5	63.2	53.7			73.2	72.0	67.2							48.5
Washington Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8712 Oakmont St	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0300	488	45	10.9	71.1%	49 (10.0%)	117 (24.0%)	281 (57.6%)	30 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	36.8	490^th of 853 public elementary schools	42.6%		34.9	514^th of 857 public elementary schools	40.0%	24	31.5	29.8	38.3			22.2	25.5	41.7							28.3
Whetstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19201 Thomas Farm Rd	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1060	751	56	13.3	62.7%	47 (6.3%)	186 (24.8%)	435 (57.9%)	63 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	30.9	540^th of 853 public elementary schools	36.7%		24.1	623^rd of 857 public elementary schools	27.3%	83	39.1	30.9	22.3			27.0	39.1	26.8							14.2
Woodfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24200 Woodfield Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 207-2550	339	24	14.2	20.6%	176 (51.9%)	29 (8.6%)	82 (24.2%)	29 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	87.3	108^th of 853 public elementary schools	87.3%		89.2	79^th of 857 public elementary schools	90.8%	29	56.8	50.0	66.7			68.2	76.5	85.7							48.8
Shady Grove Middle	Public	6-8	8100 Midcounty Hgwy	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1440	627	45	13.8	40.7%	137 (21.9%)	130 (20.7%)	266 (42.4%)	71 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	44.8	156^th of 316 public middle schools	50.6%		55.4	136^th of 328 public middle schools	58.5%	20				27.7	12.2				39.8	44.3	39.9		25.3	92.7		34.9
Laytonsville Elementary	Public	K-5	21401 Laytonsville Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1660	384	28	13.9	15.6%	168 (43.8%)	68 (17.7%)	85 (22.1%)	30 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.3%)	67.7	265^th of 853 public elementary schools	68.9%		72.9	227^th of 857 public elementary schools	73.5%	38	52.6	48.3	51.7			53.8	53.4	55.0							25.0
Ridgeview Middle	Public	6-8	16600 Raven Rock Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 406-1300	751	48	15.7	27.0%	300 (39.9%)	123 (16.4%)	209 (27.8%)	88 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	70.5	86^th of 316 public middle schools	72.8%		77.5	72^nd of 328 public middle schools	78.0%	14				34.9	31.4				40.7	65.4	57.8		44.9			56.2
DuFief Elementary	Public	K-5	15001 Dufief Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 279-4980	310	26	11.7	14.2%	116 (37.4%)	39 (12.6%)	37 (11.9%)	87 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.7%)	81.2	156^th of 853 public elementary schools	81.7%		86.2	103^rd of 857 public elementary schools	88.0%	53	66.2	58.0	50.9			53.7	58.0	67.9							46.4
Darnestown Elementary	Public	K-5	15030 Turkey Foot Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4200	310	23	13.3	5.2%	203 (65.5%)	35 (11.3%)	17 (5.5%)	38 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	81.4	152^nd of 853 public elementary schools	82.2%		87.4	90^th of 857 public elementary schools	89.5%	62	63.5	50.0	66.7			53.8	56.7	65.9							55.8

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montgomery Village	1.99 mi	3	222^nd
Rockville	2.16 mi	33	81^st
Germantown	3.36 mi	21	132^nd
North Potomac	3.65 mi	2	3^rd
Derwood	4.04 mi	1	111^th

Best Public Schools in Gaithersburg, MD

Diamond Elementary

Jones Lane Elementary

Rachel Carson Elementary

Woodfield Elementary

Lakelands Park Middle

Darnestown Elementary

DuFief Elementary

Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Ridgeview Middle

Laytonsville Elementary

Fields Road Elementary

Strawberry Knoll Elementary

Shady Grove Middle

Judith A. Resnik Elementary

Goshen Elementary

Rosemont Elementary

Quince Orchard High

Washington Grove Elementary

Gaithersburg Middle

Whetstone Elementary

Flower Hill Elementary

South Lake Elementary

Brown Station Elementary

Forest Oak Middle

Summit Hall Elementary

Gaithersburg Elementary

Gaithersburg High

Watkins Mill High

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