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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Oak Middle	Public	6-8	651 Saybrooke Oaks Blvd	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 670-8242	920	72	12.8	61.1%	85 (9.2%)	212 (23.0%)	534 (58.0%)	61 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.8%)	22.8	235^th of 314 public middle schools	25.2%		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	$15,482	$410	$15,072
Brown Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	851 Quince Orchard Blvd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0260	612	52	11.7	63.7%	48 (7.8%)	140 (22.9%)	322 (52.6%)	79 (12.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	25.5	595^th of 847 public elementary schools	29.8%		33.9	524^th of 857 public elementary schools	38.9%	71	42.5	23.2	23.9			28.8	10.3	29.6							9.6		$16,636	$306	$16,330
Diamond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4 Marquis Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-2120	780	54	14.3	6.7%	200 (25.6%)	65 (8.3%)	79 (10.1%)	397 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.9%)	95.1	37^th of 847 public elementary schools	95.6%		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		$14,123	$461	$13,662
Fields Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 School Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-7000	458	39	11.6	39.3%	122 (26.6%)	85 (18.6%)	154 (33.6%)	65 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	63.3	288^th of 847 public elementary schools	66.0%		63.3	295^th of 857 public elementary schools	65.6%	7	47.0	60.6	38.6			39.4	59.2	50.6							31.8		$18,400	$494	$17,906
Gaithersburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35 N Summit Ave	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-4900	825	75	10.9	85.1%	22 (2.7%)	110 (13.3%)	656 (79.5%)	16 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.1%)	21.3	650^th of 847 public elementary schools	23.3%		15.7	726^th of 857 public elementary schools	15.3%	76	26.7	21.1	22.6			24.4	23.6	29.0							11.2		$18,970	$2,241	$16,729
Gaithersburg Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2 Teachers' Way	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-4950	868	69	12.5	55.0%	113 (13.0%)	175 (20.2%)	462 (53.2%)	57 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.7%)	35.9	189^th of 314 public middle schools	39.8%		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	$18,674	$323	$18,351
Gaithersburg High	Public, Magnet	9-12	101 Education Blvd	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 284-4500	2,359	174	13.5	53.3%	272 (11.5%)	496 (21.0%)	1,366 (57.9%)	151 (6.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (2.9%)								(n/a)												24.6					$15,981	$673	$15,308
Summit Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W Deer Park Rd	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 284-4150	683	65	10.5	72.6%	14 (2.0%)	125 (18.3%)	502 (73.5%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	21.4	649^th of 847 public elementary schools	23.4%		30.8	559^th of 857 public elementary schools	34.8%	90	26.9	37.7	20.5			22.4	26.0	19.6							6.4		$18,392	$2,432	$15,960
Lakelands Park Middle	Public	6-9	1200 Main St	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 670-1400	1,182	78	15.1	27.2%	409 (34.6%)	181 (15.3%)	301 (25.5%)	210 (17.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.8%)	84.1	47^th of 314 public middle schools	85.0%		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	$15,197	$262	$14,935
Rosemont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16400 Alden Ave	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 840-7123	602	52	11.5	60.3%	45 (7.5%)	186 (30.9%)	278 (46.2%)	53 (8.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.6%)	42.2	448^th of 847 public elementary schools	47.1%		50.3	389^th of 857 public elementary schools	54.6%	59	46.2	35.6	20.0			44.9	47.8	34.1							14.6		$16,770	$481	$16,289
Rachel Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Tschiffely Square Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1840	792	48	16.5	19.7%	363 (45.8%)	55 (6.9%)	168 (21.2%)	149 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	88.8	94^th of 847 public elementary schools	88.9%		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		$13,279	$156	$13,122
Judith A. Resnik Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 Hadley Farms Drive	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3240	591	47	12.7	56.3%	81 (13.7%)	162 (27.4%)	246 (41.6%)	65 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	44.7	432^nd of 847 public elementary schools	49.0%		48.2	408^th of 857 public elementary schools	52.4%	24	48.0	32.2	40.4			45.0	20.7	39.5							22.0		$16,966	$228	$16,737
South Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18201 Contour Rd	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 337-3450	790	76	10.4	88.1%	9 (1.1%)	147 (18.6%)	564 (71.4%)	45 (5.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.7%)	26.4	583^rd of 847 public elementary schools	31.2%		24	625^th of 857 public elementary schools	27.1%	42	33.1	29.5	25.6			29.2	25.2	25.2							13.6		$16,492	$2,049	$14,444
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12260 McDonald Chapel Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 670-8282	556	42	13.2	39.4%	163 (29.3%)	118 (21.2%)	166 (29.9%)	86 (15.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)	76.9	202^nd of 847 public elementary schools	76.2%		74.7	213^th of 857 public elementary schools	75.1%	11	54.7	50.5	55.8			52.6	53.7	58.4							50.9		$15,411	$254	$15,157
Flower Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18425 Flower Hill Way	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 840-7161	441	36	12.2	61.9%	31 (7.0%)	107 (24.3%)	222 (50.3%)	55 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	27	574^th of 847 public elementary schools	32.2%		28.3	586^th of 857 public elementary schools	31.6%	12	34.8	20.8	16.2			28.8	37.5	35.3							7.4		$17,002	$466	$16,536
Quince Orchard High	Public	9-12	15800 Quince Orchard Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3600	2,091	134	15.6	30.9%	789 (37.7%)	351 (16.8%)	616 (29.5%)	244 (11.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	88 (4.2%)	37.2	84^th of 139 public high schools	39.6%		64.5	38^th of 197 public high schools	80.7%	46												46.2	5.1				$14,581	$357	$14,224
Goshen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Warfield Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6170	522	39	13.4	48.3%	77 (14.8%)	123 (23.6%)	236 (45.2%)	63 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	44.6	435^th of 847 public elementary schools	48.6%		55.5	343^rd of 857 public elementary schools	60.0%	92	41.8	38.5	34.5			39.8	31.1	47.1							20.7		$15,724	$372	$15,352
Strawberry Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18820 Strawberry Knoll Rd	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 840-7112	594	51	11.7	48.3%	65 (10.9%)	163 (27.4%)	265 (44.6%)	65 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	52.5	358^th of 847 public elementary schools	57.7%		58.6	324^th of 857 public elementary schools	62.2%	34	50.0	49.4	27.9			41.1	50.6	40.7							22.4		$17,989	$249	$17,740
Watkins Mill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	10301 Apple Ridge Rd	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 284-4400	1,597	114	14.0	62.1%	103 (6.4%)	418 (26.2%)	876 (54.9%)	153 (9.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (2.8%)								(n/a)												29.8					$17,561	$941	$16,620
Jones Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15110 Jones Ln	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-4260	402	26	15.2	30.1%	169 (42.0%)	31 (7.7%)	133 (33.1%)	39 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	89.5	83^rd of 847 public elementary schools	90.2%		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		$13,421	$231	$13,190
Washington Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8712 Oakmont St	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-0300	403	44	9.1	66.5%	28 (6.9%)	83 (20.6%)	253 (62.8%)	20 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	36.8	489^th of 847 public elementary schools	42.3%		34.9	514^th of 857 public elementary schools	40.0%	25	31.5	29.8	38.3			22.2	25.5	41.7							28.3		$23,054	$2,421	$20,634
Whetstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19201 Thomas Farm Rd	Gaithersburg	20879	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-1060	693	62	11.2	70.7%	46 (6.6%)	173 (25.0%)	387 (55.8%)	62 (8.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	30.9	539^th of 847 public elementary schools	36.4%		24.1	623^rd of 857 public elementary schools	27.3%	84	39.1	30.9	22.3			27.0	39.1	26.8							14.2		$18,401	$1,798	$16,603
Woodfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24200 Woodfield Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 207-2550	317	30	10.7	19.9%	160 (50.5%)	34 (10.7%)	81 (25.6%)	22 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	87.3	108^th of 847 public elementary schools	87.2%		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		$20,616	$571	$20,045
Shady Grove Middle	Public	6-8	8100 Midcounty Hgwy	Gaithersburg	20877	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1440	578	46	12.6	51.2%	115 (19.9%)	130 (22.5%)	241 (41.7%)	66 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	44.8	156^th of 314 public middle schools	50.3%		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	$19,347	$431	$18,916
Laytonsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21401 Laytonsville Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1660	369	27	13.5	21.7%	138 (37.4%)	67 (18.2%)	106 (28.7%)	29 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.3%)	67.7	264^th of 847 public elementary schools	68.8%		72.9	227^th of 857 public elementary schools	73.5%	37	52.6	48.3	51.7			53.8	53.4	55.0							25.0		$17,574	$205	$17,369
Ridgeview Middle	Public	6-8	16600 Raven Rock Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-3330	792	55	14.4	35.4%	288 (36.4%)	116 (14.6%)	261 (33.0%)	89 (11.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	70.5	86^th of 314 public middle schools	72.6%		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	$15,620	$186	$15,434
DuFief Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15001 Dufief Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 279-4980	305	29	10.5	15.4%	86 (28.2%)	46 (15.1%)	45 (14.8%)	93 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (11.1%)	81.2	156^th of 847 public elementary schools	81.6%		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		$20,694	$373	$20,320
Darnestown Elementary	Public	K-5	15030 Turkey Foot Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 284-4260	301	24	12.5	5.6%	195 (64.8%)	26 (8.6%)	21 (7.0%)	38 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	81.4	152^nd of 847 public elementary schools	82.1%		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		$18,137	$214	$17,923

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montgomery Village	2 mi	3	222^nd
Rockville	2.16 mi	34	81^st
Germantown	3.37 mi	21	132^nd
North Potomac	3.64 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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