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The highest-poverty public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland

Across Montgomery County, Maryland, 202 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Sargent Shriver Elementary leads the list at 79.6%, against a median of 42.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

202

Montgomery County, Maryland

Top % FRL

79.6%

Median % FRL

42.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Sargent Shriver Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	697	79.6%
2	Strathmore Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	464	73.5%
3	Kemp Mill Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	412	70.9%
4	Viers Mill Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	556	69.6%
5	New Hampshire Estates Elem	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	455	69.2%
6	JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	756	69.2%
7	Rolling Terrace Elementary	Takoma Park, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	645	68.8%
8	Summit Hall Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	413	67.6%
9	Gaithersburg Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	603	67.5%
10	Meadow Hall Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	348	66.1%
11	South Lake Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	746	66.1%
12	Weller Road Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	691	65.3%
13	Harmony Hills Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	655	65.0%
14	Wheaton Woods Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	556	64.7%
15	Glen Haven Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	540	64.4%
16	Francis Scott Key Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	950	63.3%
17	Gaithersburg Middle	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	869	63.2%
18	Roscoe R Nix Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	437	62.9%
19	A. Mario Loiederman Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	978	62.8%
20	Cresthaven Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	474	62.7%
21	Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	428	62.4%
22	Burnt Mills Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	747	62.1%
23	Briggs Chaney Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	858	62.0%
24	Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	485	61.9%
25	Glenallan Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	679	61.7%
26	Harriet R. Tubman Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	571	61.6%
27	Argyle Middle	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	868	61.4%
28	Lake Seneca Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	437	61.3%
29	Fox Chapel Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	617	61.1%
30	Clopper Mill Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	458	60.9%
31	Brookhaven Elementary	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	436	60.8%
32	Greencastle Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	722	60.4%
33	Watkins Mill Elementary	Montgomery Village, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	734	60.1%
34	Parkland Middle	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	1,185	60.0%
35	Highland Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	509	59.9%
36	Springbrook High	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	1,838	59.9%
37	Stedwick Elementary	Montgomery Village, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	492	59.6%
38	Jackson Road Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	623	59.4%
39	Montgomery Village Middle	Montgomery Village, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	780	59.2%
40	Rosemont Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	564	59.0%
41	Bel Pre Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	558	58.8%
42	Fairland Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	553	58.6%
43	Galway Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	695	58.6%
44	Northwood High	Rockville, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	1,654	58.4%
45	Forest Oak Middle	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	828	58.3%
46	Judith A. Resnik Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	516	58.3%
47	Cannon Road Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	388	58.2%
48	Georgian Forest Elementary	Silver Spring, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	600	57.8%
49	Strawberry Knoll Elementary	Gaithersburg, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	448	57.8%
50	Captain James E. Daly Elementary	Germantown, MD	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	472	57.6%

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