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Schools in Zip Code 20851

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At a glance

Schools

2,372

Students

Top rankedRockville High71^st of 227 Maryland high schools

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Biggest riser

Meadow Hall Elementary up 55 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The three public schools in zip code 20851 (Rockville, MD) are all part of the highly-rated Montgomery County Public Schools district and serve students from Pre-K through 12th grade, with a notable characteristic being high economic diversity, as Free and Reduced Lunch rates range from 46.71% to 66.09%.

Rockville High is the standout school in the area, but for complex reasons. It excels in English Language Arts, with 68.8% of students proficient compared to the district average of 58.5%, yet faces a severe challenge in mathematics, where only 6.5% of students are proficient in Algebra I versus 30.5% district-wide. This 62.3 percentage point gap is extreme and points to a systemic issue in math instruction. The school also has an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 38.7%, which is 71% higher than the district average and likely contributes to its volatile state rankings. Among the elementary schools, Meadow Hall Elementary stands out for its positive trajectory, showing consistent improvement in state rankings over three years. It outperforms Twinbrook Elementary in both math (29.8% vs. 25.2% proficient) and ELA (39.8% vs. 39.0%), despite having a higher percentage of students on free/reduced lunch (66.09% vs. 57.08%) and the highest spending per student ($25,783) in the zip code.

A critical takeaway is that elementary math proficiency rates (25.2% and 29.8%) are already well below the district average of 36.9%, meaning students enter Rockville High with significant math deficits that are not being addressed, leading to the catastrophic drop to 6.5% proficiency. The "resource paradox" at the elementary level is also notable: Meadow Hall Elementary has the highest needs and highest spending but achieves better results than Twinbrook Elementary, suggesting more effective use of resources. For parents, this area offers a high-performing high school in ELA but with serious math and attendance challenges, while the elementary schools show promise, particularly Meadow Hall, which is on an upward trend.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)					MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadow Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	951 Twinbrook Pkwy	Rockville	20851	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-5260	348	36	9.5	66.1%	54 (15.5%)	23 (6.6%)	220 (63.2%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	27 (7.8%)	39.2	486^th of 864 public elementary schools	43.8%		32.3	541^st of 865 public elementary schools	37.5%	55	33.9	31.7	20.5	29.8	33.9	46.0	38.5		39.8		26.8	$25,783	$1,139	$24,644
Rockville High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2100 Baltimore Rd	Rockville	20851	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(240) 740-6600	1,550	105	14.7	46.7%	336 (21.7%)	229 (14.8%)	723 (46.6%)	173 (11.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	80 (5.2%)	49.3	71^st of 227 public high schools	68.7%		58.8	42^nd of 220 public high schools	80.9%	29				6.5				68.8	68.8	6.5		$21,353	$1,369	$19,983
Twinbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5911 Ridgway Ave	Rockville	20851	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(240) 740-3450	459	38	12.1	57.1%	43 (9.4%)	60 (13.1%)	287 (62.5%)	47 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	34.8	531^st of 864 public elementary schools	38.5%		27.1	586^th of 865 public elementary schools	32.3%	55	28.1	32.9	15.3	25.2	43.9	37.5	36.6		39.0		21.1	$24,645	$2,868	$21,777
Redwood Montessori Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	K-5	1605 Veirs Mill Rd	Rockville	20851	Montgomery County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(301) 762-2524	15	4	3.7		11 (73.3%)	1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	2 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 20851

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rockville	0.68 mi	35	100^th
Silver Spring	2.71 mi	55	167^th
Potomac	3.2 mi	8	4^th
Kensington	3.45 mi	7	88^th
Bethesda	3.64 mi	17	13^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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