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Private Schools in Zip Code 20878

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366

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Goddard School In Gaithersburg, The	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	12309 Galesville Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	(301) 208-8787	126	2	1.0	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)
Shaare Torah Kindergarten	Private, Jewish	K	1409 Main St	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	(301) 869-9842	2	1	2.0	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Goddard School In Gaithersburg	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	900 Wind River Ln Ste 100	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	(301) 275-4527	130	3	.7	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)
Optimal Learning School	Private, Nonsectarian, Girls	PK, KG-1	21301 Senaca Crossing Dr	Germantown	20878	Montgomery County	(301) 972-6415	45	2	10.0	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Georgetown Hill Early School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	15120 Turkey Foot Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	(301) 527-1377	63	2	6.5	11 (17.5%)	2 (3.2%)

Cities Near Zip Code 20878

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gaithersburg	0.29 mi	30	167^th
North Potomac	1.66 mi	2	11^th
Rockville	2.06 mi	35	91^st
Germantown	3.6 mi	21	142^nd
Potomac	4.24 mi	8	4^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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School								Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
Goddard School In Gaithersburg, The	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	12309 Galesville Dr	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	(301) 208-8787	126	2	1.0		1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Shaare Torah Kindergarten	Private, Jewish	K	1409 Main St	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	(301) 869-9842	2	1	2.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Goddard School In Gaithersburg	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	900 Wind River Ln Ste 100	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	(301) 275-4527	130	3	.7		1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Optimal Learning School	Private, Nonsectarian, Girls	PK, KG-1	21301 Senaca Crossing Dr	Germantown	20878	Montgomery County	(301) 972-6415	45	2	10.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Georgetown Hill Early School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	15120 Turkey Foot Rd	Gaithersburg	20878	Montgomery County	(301) 527-1377	63	2	6.5		11 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)