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)
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
Forest Oak Middle	Public	6-8	651 Saybrooke Oaks Blvd	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 670-8242	789	58	13.6		103 (13.1%)	194 (24.6%)	396 (50.2%)	62 (7.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.8%)	22.1	236^th of 313 public middle schools	24.6%		27.6	230^th of 330 public middle schools	30.3%	6				18.3	8.6				26.6	28.5	26.1		32.4	63.3
Brown Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Quince Orchard Blvd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0260	470	41	11.4		37 (7.9%)	133 (28.3%)	226 (48.1%)	53 (11.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	27.6	579^th of 853 public elementary schools	32.1%		35.7	514^th of 858 public elementary schools	40.1%	65	42.5	23.2	23.9			28.8	10.3	29.6
Diamond Elementary	Public	K-5	4 Marquis Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-2120	698	43	16.3		182 (26.1%)	75 (10.7%)	81 (11.6%)	320 (45.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)	95.5	34^th of 853 public elementary schools	96.0%		96.7	19^th of 858 public elementary schools	97.8%	15	80.8	75.5	68.3			76.7	77.5	75.0
Fields Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 School Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 840-7131	455	36	12.5		125 (27.5%)	91 (20.0%)	153 (33.6%)	64 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	65.4	283^rd of 853 public elementary schools	66.8%		67.3	276^th of 858 public elementary schools	67.8%	7	47.0	60.6	38.6			39.4	59.2	50.6
Gaithersburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35 N Summit Ave	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 840-7136	845	78	10.8		34 (4.0%)	129 (15.3%)	631 (74.7%)	32 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	22.3	644^th of 853 public elementary schools	24.5%		16.4	722^nd of 858 public elementary schools	15.9%	78	26.7	21.1	22.6			24.4	23.6	29.0
Gaithersburg Middle	Public	6-8	2 Teachers' Way	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 840-4554	797	59	13.5		168 (21.1%)	167 (21.0%)	369 (46.3%)	60 (7.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	33.7	200^th of 313 public middle schools	36.1%		42.8	176^th of 330 public middle schools	46.7%	24				21.1	16.5				27.8	40.3	36.8		31.4	90.9
Gaithersburg High	Public	9-12	101 Education Blvd	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4500	2,380	160	14.8		366 (15.4%)	588 (24.7%)	1,165 (48.9%)	181 (7.6%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (3.2%)								(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	656	56	11.6		16 (2.4%)	124 (18.9%)	475 (72.4%)	32 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	23.6	625^th of 853 public elementary schools	26.7%		34.2	525^th of 858 public elementary schools	38.8%	100	26.9	37.7	20.5			22.4	26.0	19.6
Lakelands Park Middle	Public	6-8	1200 Main St	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 670-1400	1,067	67	16.0		481 (45.1%)	152 (14.2%)	220 (20.6%)	171 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.0%)	83.7	48^th of 313 public middle schools	84.7%		88.1	42^nd of 330 public middle schools	87.3%	6				46.6	38.0				60.7	68.0	64.6		59.4
Rosemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16400 Alden Ave	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 840-7123	628	53	11.9		82 (13.1%)	159 (25.3%)	302 (48.1%)	61 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	46.2	429^th of 853 public elementary schools	49.7%		51.9	387^th of 858 public elementary schools	54.9%	42	46.2	35.6	20.0			44.9	47.8	34.1
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	1,069	58	18.5		529 (49.5%)	83 (7.8%)	205 (19.2%)	175 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (7.2%)	89.1	93^rd of 853 public elementary schools	89.1%		86.4	107^th of 858 public elementary schools	87.5%	14	76.2	65.5	56.2			62.3	67.9	70.8
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	628	46	13.6		85 (13.5%)	194 (30.9%)	249 (39.6%)	67 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	47.1	420^th of 853 public elementary schools	50.8%		53.3	373^rd of 858 public elementary schools	56.5%	47	48.0	32.2	40.4			45.0	20.7	39.5
South Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 Contour Rd	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 337-3450	849	64	13.2		23 (2.7%)	230 (27.1%)	518 (61.0%)	50 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.2%)	27.9	578^th of 853 public elementary schools	32.2%		25.4	623^rd of 858 public elementary schools	27.4%	45	33.1	29.5	25.6			29.2	25.2	25.2
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	662	41	16.0		197 (29.8%)	120 (18.1%)	189 (28.5%)	121 (18.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	75.1	216^th of 853 public elementary schools	74.7%		75.6	211^th of 858 public elementary schools	75.4%	5	54.7	50.5	55.8			52.6	53.7	58.4
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	498	38	13.2		32 (6.4%)	152 (30.5%)	236 (47.4%)	53 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	29.8	563^rd of 853 public elementary schools	34.0%		30	574^th of 858 public elementary schools	33.1%	11	34.8	20.8	16.2			28.8	37.5	35.3
Quince Orchard High	Public	9-12	15800 Quince Orchard Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3600	1,959	116	16.8		843 (43.0%)	268 (13.7%)	504 (25.7%)	254 (13.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (4.4%)	37.2	83^rd of 138 public high schools	39.9%		64.5	38^th of 195 public high schools	80.5%	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	605	42	14.3		141 (23.3%)	155 (25.6%)	208 (34.4%)	65 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.6%)	46.9	422^nd of 853 public elementary schools	50.5%		56.9	344^th of 858 public elementary schools	59.9%	78	41.8	38.5	34.5			39.8	31.1	47.1
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	659	53	12.5		71 (10.8%)	165 (25.0%)	289 (43.9%)	84 (12.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (6.7%)	55.7	347^th of 853 public elementary schools	59.3%		58.6	333^rd of 858 public elementary schools	61.2%	14	50.0	49.4	27.9			41.1	50.6	40.7
Watkins Mill High	Public	9-12	10301 Apple Ridge Rd	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4400	1,584	108	14.7		148 (9.3%)	498 (31.4%)	738 (46.6%)	126 (8.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (4.5%)								(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	455	32	14.3		206 (45.3%)	57 (12.5%)	130 (28.6%)	38 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	90.4	76^th of 853 public elementary schools	91.1%		74.2	220^th of 858 public elementary schools	74.4%	144	80.5	63.2	53.7			73.2	72.0	67.2
Washington Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8712 Oakmont St	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0300	445	42	10.6		45 (10.1%)	97 (21.8%)	257 (57.8%)	36 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	35.3	511^th of 853 public elementary schools	40.1%		37.3	500^th of 858 public elementary schools	41.7%	11	31.5	29.8	38.3			22.2	25.5	41.7
Whetstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19201 Thomas Farm Rd	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1060	780	60	13.0		60 (7.7%)	212 (27.2%)	413 (52.9%)	67 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	32.9	526^th of 853 public elementary schools	38.3%		24	630^th of 858 public elementary schools	26.6%	104	39.1	30.9	22.3			27.0	39.1	26.8
Woodfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24200 Woodfield Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 207-2550	284	20	14.5		162 (57.0%)	29 (10.2%)	65 (22.9%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	87.9	104^th of 853 public elementary schools	87.8%		89	82^nd of 858 public elementary schools	90.4%	22	56.8	50.0	66.7			68.2	76.5	85.7
Shady Grove Middle	Public	6-8	8100 Midcounty Hgwy	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1440	627	44	14.1		138 (22.0%)	124 (19.8%)	251 (40.0%)	75 (12.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.6%)	44.1	162^nd of 313 public middle schools	48.2%		55.9	135^th of 330 public middle schools	59.1%	27				27.7	12.2				39.8	44.3	39.9		25.3	92.7
Laytonsville Elementary	Public	K-5	21401 Laytonsville Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1660	381	27	14.2		180 (47.2%)	62 (16.3%)	80 (21.0%)	25 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	72.2	242^nd of 853 public elementary schools	71.6%		73	232^nd of 858 public elementary schools	73.0%	10	52.6	48.3	51.7			53.8	53.4	55.0
Ridgeview Middle	Public	6-8	16600 Raven Rock Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 406-1300	752	48	15.6		291 (38.7%)	111 (14.8%)	196 (26.1%)	111 (14.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	67.5	92^nd of 313 public middle schools	70.6%		75.6	74^th of 330 public middle schools	77.6%	18				34.9	31.4				40.7	65.4	57.8		44.9
DuFief Elementary	Public	K-5	15001 Dufief Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 279-4980	298	23	12.9		134 (45.0%)	21 (7.0%)	41 (13.8%)	79 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	81.3	162^nd of 853 public elementary schools	81.0%		84.9	122^nd of 858 public elementary schools	85.8%	40	66.2	58.0	50.9			53.7	58.0	67.9
Darnestown Elementary	Public	K-5	15030 Turkey Foot Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4200	292	17	17.1		212 (72.6%)	16 (5.5%)	16 (5.5%)	30 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	80	174^th of 853 public elementary schools	79.6%		89.5	77^th of 858 public elementary schools	91.0%	97	63.5	50.0	66.7			53.8	56.7	65.9

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montgomery Village	1.99 mi	3	223^rd
Rockville	2.16 mi	33	85^th
Germantown	3.36 mi	21	132^nd
North Potomac	3.65 mi	2	3^rd
Derwood	4.04 mi	1	103^rd

Best Public Schools in Gaithersburg, MD

Diamond Elementary

Jones Lane Elementary

Rachel Carson Elementary

Woodfield Elementary

Lakelands Park Middle

DuFief Elementary

Darnestown Elementary

Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Laytonsville Elementary

Ridgeview Middle

Fields Road Elementary

Strawberry Knoll Elementary

Judith A. Resnik Elementary

Goshen Elementary

Rosemont Elementary

Shady Grove Middle

Quince Orchard High

Washington Grove Elementary

Gaithersburg Middle

Whetstone Elementary

Flower Hill Elementary

South Lake Elementary

Brown Station Elementary

Summit Hall Elementary

Gaithersburg Elementary

Forest Oak Middle

Gaithersburg High

Watkins Mill High

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