Cabin John Middle

Located at 10701 Gainsborough Road, in Potomac, Maryland, Cabin John Middle is a mid-tier junior high that hosts 983 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Montgomery County Public Schools. That puts it 29% above the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 764 students.

Montgomery County Public Schools comprises 208 schools with combined enrollment of 159,181 students; Cabin John Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cabin John Middle reports that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 34% Asian, 11% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Cabin John Middle has 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Cabin John Middle higher than the state norm the norm. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cabin John Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.9%; this one delivers 70.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) records that median household income runs about $132,450, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which Cabin John Middle is one.

Bells Mill Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cabin John Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cabin John Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 76.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cabin John Middle has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,005 students in 2018 to 983 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 43% to 37% over that span.

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