Best Public Schools in Zip Code 20882

Summary:

The 20882 zip code area in Montgomery County, Maryland is home to 3 elementary schools that are part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 8th out of 25 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the 3 schools, Woodfield Elementary stands out as the top performer. It is ranked 116th out of 865 Maryland elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Woodfield Elementary significantly outperforms the other two schools, Goshen Elementary and Laytonsville Elementary, on standardized test scores, with 70.2% of its students proficient or better in MCAP/English Language Arts compared to 54% at Laytonsville and 49.6% at Goshen. Woodfield also has the lowest student-teacher ratio and spends the most per student among the three schools.

While all 3 schools have the same chronic absenteeism rate of 23.6%, Goshen Elementary has the highest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 53.29%, compared to 33.15% at Laytonsville and 29.56% at Woodfield. This suggests that Goshen Elementary serves a more economically disadvantaged student population, which may impact its academic performance. Overall, the data highlights the importance of considering multiple factors, such as funding, student demographics, and teaching quality, when evaluating school performance and identifying areas for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laytonsville Elementary	Public	K-5	21401 Laytonsville Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-1660	355	28	12.5	34.4%	104 (29.3%)	58 (16.3%)	140 (39.4%)	27 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	63.9	300^th of 865 public elementary schools	65.3%		62.7	293^rd of 859 public elementary schools	65.9%	7	52.9	31.1	40.0	40.7	58.0	56.7	47.2	54.0	29.6	$23,265	$1,152	$22,113
Woodfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24200 Woodfield Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 207-2550	314	30	10.6	32.2%	118 (37.6%)	48 (15.3%)	96 (30.6%)	30 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	86.6	116^th of 865 public elementary schools	86.6%		88.6	92^nd of 859 public elementary schools	89.3%	24	62.2	54.1	47.6	54.8	75.0	68.4	66.7	70.2	46.3	$30,086	$1,754	$28,333
Goshen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Warfield Rd	Gaithersburg	20882	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 740-6170	494	37	13.4	55.9%	50 (10.1%)	120 (24.3%)	260 (52.6%)	44 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	53.1	384^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.6%		50.6	369^th of 859 public elementary schools	57.0%	15	43.0	32.3	29.0	34.9	52.6	50.5	44.9	49.6	21.7	$20,770	$986	$19,784

Cities Near Zip Code 20882

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gaithersburg	0.58 mi	30	167^th
Olney	4.4 mi	5	57^th
Montgomery Village	4.66 mi	3	238^th
Rockville	4.81 mi	35	91^st
Damascus	4.82 mi	5	86^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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