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Montgomery County

Maryland · Public K-12

211 public schools serving approximately 160,554 students, in a county of 1,065,949 residents.

Schools
211
1 districts
Enrollment
160,554
NCES CCD
Median income
$132,450
Above Maryland avg
Free/reduced lunch
46.0%
Below Maryland avg
Elementary
137
schools
Middle
40
schools
High
27
schools
Combined / other
7
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
Montgomery County Public Schools
160,554 students · 1 district in Montgomery County

County vs. school enrollment demographics

Left bar is the racial makeup of Montgomery County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".

County residents
White
42%
Hispanic
21%
Black
19%
Asian
15%
Two or more
12%
Native American
1%
Pacific Islander
0%
School enrollment
White
24%
Hispanic
n/r
Black
22%
Asian
14%
Two or more
5%
Native American
0%
Pacific Islander
0%
Bachelor's+
60.6%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
5.1%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
4.9%
civilian labor
Median age
40
22.8% under 18

All schools (211)

NameCityLevelGradesEnrollmentRating
Montgomery Blair HighSilver SpringHigh09-123,204·
Walter Johnson HighBethesdaHigh09-122,942·
Wheaton HighSilver SpringHigh09-122,599·
Northwest HighGermantownHigh09-122,484·
Gaithersburg HighGaithersburgHigh09-122,436·
Richard Montgomery HighRockvilleHigh09-122,390·
Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighBethesdaHigh09-122,335·
Clarksburg HighClarksburgHigh09-122,251·
Seneca Valley HighGermantownHigh09-122,239·
Winston Churchill HighPotomacHigh09-122,234·
Quince Orchard HighGaithersburgHigh09-122,154·
Paint Branch HighBurtonsvilleHigh09-122,135·
Walt Whitman HighBethesdaHigh09-122,018·
Albert Einstein HighKensingtonHigh09-122,012·
Thomas S. Wootton HighRockvilleHigh09-121,911·
Springbrook HighSilver SpringHigh09-121,838·
John F. Kennedy HighSilver SpringHigh09-121,827·
Northwood HighSilver SpringHigh09-121,795·
James Hubert Blake HighSilver SpringHigh09-121,784·
Sherwood HighSandy SpringHigh09-121,721·
Watkins Mill HighGaithersburgHigh09-121,715·
Col. Zadok Magruder HighRockvilleHigh09-121,686·
Rockville HighRockvilleHigh09-121,516·
Damascus HighDamascusHigh09-121,414·
Julius West MiddleRockvilleMiddle06-081,325·
Poolesville HighPoolesvilleHigh09-121,309·
Thomas W. Pyle MiddleBethesdaMiddle06-081,241·
Silver Spring International MiddleSilver SpringMiddle06-081,158·
North Bethesda MiddleBethesdaMiddle06-081,110·
Tilden MiddleRockvilleMiddle06-081,100·
Takoma Park MiddleSilver SpringMiddle06-081,077·
Earle B. Wood MiddleRockvilleMiddle06-081,068·
Rocky Hill MiddleClarksburgMiddle06-081,058·
Parkland MiddleRockvilleMiddle06-081,050·
Lakelands Park MiddleGaithersburgMiddle06-081,042·
A. Mario Loiederman MiddleSilver SpringMiddle06-081,001·
Argyle MiddleSilver SpringMiddle06-08995·
Cabin John MiddlePotomacMiddle06-08974·
Robert Frost Middle SchoolRockvilleMiddle06-08968·
Francis Scott Key MiddleSilver SpringMiddle06-08965·
Hallie Wells MiddleClarksburgMiddle06-08963·
Kingsview MiddleGermantownMiddle06-08960·
Herbert Hoover MiddlePotomacMiddle06-08925·
Forest Oak MiddleGaithersburgMiddle06-08922·
Eastern MiddleSilver SpringMiddle06-08893·
Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleGermantownMiddle06-08890·
Gaithersburg MiddleGaithersburgMiddle06-08875·
Briggs Chaney MiddleSilver SpringMiddle06-08864·
Roberto W. Clemente MiddleGermantownMiddle06-08857·
White Oak MiddleSilver SpringMiddle06-08852·
Rosa M. Parks MiddleOlneyMiddle06-08848·
Westland MiddleBethesdaMiddle06-08845·
John T. Baker Middle SchoolDamascusMiddle06-08825·
Odessa Shannon MiddleSilver SpringMiddle06-08823·
Neelsville MiddleGermantownMiddle06-08815·
Ashburton ElementaryBethesdaElementaryPK-05810·
Farmland ElementaryRockvilleElementaryKG-05797·
South Lake ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05797·
Benjamin Banneker MiddleBurtonsvilleMiddle06-08781·
Clarksburg ElementaryClarksburgElementaryPK-05778·
Silver Creek MiddleKensingtonMiddle06-08778·
Montgomery Village MiddleMontgomery VillageMiddle06-08773·
JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05761·
Bayard Rustin ElementaryRockvilleElementaryPK-05758·
Waters Landing ElementaryGermantownElementaryPK-05753·
Ridgeview MiddleGaithersburgMiddle06-08751·
Weller Road ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05742·
Watkins Mill ElementaryMontgomery VillageElementaryPK-05735·
Sargent Shriver ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05734·
Galway ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05733·
Dr. Ronald E. McNair ElementaryGermantownElementaryPK-05729·
Gaithersburg ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05717·
Whetstone ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05715·
Wyngate ElementaryBethesdaElementaryPK-05715·
Greencastle ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05714·
Arcola ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05709·
Rolling Terrace ElementaryTakoma ParkElementaryPK-05709·
Luxmanor ElementaryRockvilleElementaryPK-05707·
Harmony Hills ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05699·
Rachel Carson ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05698·
Garrett Park ElementaryKensingtonElementaryPK-05686·
Diamond ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryKG-05676·
Sligo MiddleSilver SpringMiddle06-08676·
William H. Farquhar MiddleOlneyMiddle06-08674·
Rock Creek Forest ElementaryChevy ChaseElementaryPK-05673·
Snowden Farm ElementaryClarksburgElementaryPK-05668·
Jackson Road ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05661·
Lucy V. Barnsley ElementaryRockvilleElementaryPK-05657·
Glenallan ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05656·
Sligo Creek ElementarySilver SpringElementaryKG-05649·
Burnt Mills ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05637·
Flora M. Singer ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05634·
William B. Gibbs Jr. ElementaryGermantownElementaryPK-05632·
Little Bennett ElementaryClarksburgElementaryKG-05631·
Maryvale ElementaryRockvilleElementaryPK-05631·
Newport Mill MiddleKensingtonMiddle06-08623·
Brown Station ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05617·
Burtonsville ElementaryBurtonsvilleElementaryPK-05617·
Rosemont ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05615·
Olney ElementaryOlneyElementaryKG-05613·
Bells Mill ElementaryPotomacElementaryPK-05611·
Bethesda ElementaryBethesdaElementaryPK-05611·
William Tyler Page ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05611·
Wood Acres ElementaryBethesdaElementaryPK-05605·
Rock View ElementaryKensingtonElementaryPK-05600·
Piney Branch ElementaryTakoma ParkElementary03-05599·
Fox Chapel ElementaryGermantownElementaryPK-05593·
Kensington Parkwood ElementaryKensingtonElementaryPK-05592·
Thurgood Marshall ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05591·
Beverly Farms ElementaryPotomacElementaryPK-05583·
Takoma Park ElementaryTakoma ParkElementaryPK-02579·
Rosemary Hills ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-02578·
Judith A. Resnik ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05576·
Clearspring ElementaryDamascusElementaryPK-05574·
Redland MiddleRockvilleMiddle06-08571·
Poolesville ElementaryPoolesvilleElementaryKG-05567·
Spark M. Matsunaga ElementaryGermantownElementaryKG-05567·
Wilson Wims Elementary SchoolClarksburgElementaryPK-05563·
Woodlin ElementaryBethesdaElementaryPK-05560·
Wheaton Woods ElementaryRockvilleElementaryPK-05559·
Glen Haven ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05551·
Stone Mill ElementaryNorth PotomacElementaryPK-05550·
Fairland ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05544·
Fallsmead ElementaryRockvilleElementaryKG-05543·
Flower Valley ElementaryRockvilleElementaryKG-05540·
Greenwood ElementaryBrookevilleElementaryPK-05539·
Oakland Terrace ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05530·
Viers Mill ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05528·
Bel Pre ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-02522·
Sherwood ElementarySandy SpringElementaryPK-05521·
Great Seneca Creek ElementaryGermantownElementaryKG-05520·
Georgian Forest ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05519·
S. Christa McAuliffe ElementaryGermantownElementaryPK-05517·
Goshen ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05516·
Captain James E. Daly ElementaryGermantownElementaryPK-05515·
Highland ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05515·
Montgomery Knolls ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-02515·
Lois P. Rockwell ElementaryDamascusElementaryPK-05514·
East Silver Spring ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05513·
Dr. Sally K. Ride ElementaryGermantownElementaryPK-05502·
Stedwick ElementaryMontgomery VillageElementaryPK-05501·
Strawberry Knoll ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05500·
Beall ElementaryRockvilleElementaryPK-05497·
Westbrook ElementaryBethesdaElementaryKG-05496·
Shady Grove MiddleGaithersburgMiddle06-08495·
Forest Knolls ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05494·
Stonegate ElementaryRockvilleElementaryKG-05490·
Twinbrook ElementaryRockvilleElementaryPK-05489·
Strathmore ElementarySilver SpringElementary03-05487·
Dr. Charles R. Drew ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05476·
Roscoe R Nix ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-02473·
Summit Hall ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-06473·
Cresthaven ElementarySilver SpringElementary03-05472·
College Gardens ElementaryRockvilleElementaryPK-05471·
Mill Creek Towne ElementaryRockvilleElementaryPK-05468·
Pine Crest ElementarySilver SpringElementary03-05468·
Bradley Hills ElementaryBethesdaElementaryKG-05464·
Cloverly ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05460·
Flower Hill ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05460·
Clopper Mill ElementaryGermantownElementaryPK-05459·
Lake Seneca ElementaryGermantownElementaryPK-05459·
Fields Road ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05452·
Jones Lane ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryKG-05449·
John H. Poole MiddlePoolesvilleMiddle06-08443·
Potomac ElementaryPotomacElementaryKG-05443·
Wayside ElementaryPotomacElementaryPK-05442·
Harriet R. Tubman ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05440·
Lakewood ElementaryRockvilleElementaryKG-05438·
Burning Tree ElementaryBethesdaElementaryKG-05437·
New Hampshire Estates ElemSilver SpringElementaryPK-02434·
Washington Grove ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05434·
Chevy Chase ElementaryChevy ChaseElementary03-05431·
Sequoyah ElementaryDerwoodElementaryPK-05431·
Kemp Mill ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05422·
Bannockburn ElementaryBethesdaElementaryKG-05418·
Brooke Grove ElementaryOlneyElementaryPK-05417·
Oak View ElementarySilver SpringElementary03-05415·
Brookhaven ElementaryRockvilleElementaryPK-05410·
Cannon Road ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05401·
Meadow Hall ElementaryRockvilleElementaryKG-05389·
Cedar Grove ElementaryGermantownElementaryPK-05386·
Seven Locks ElementaryBethesdaElementaryPK-05386·
Rock Creek Valley ElementaryRockvilleElementaryPK-05385·
Highland View ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05382·
Ritchie Park ElementaryRockvilleElementaryKG-05378·
Travilah ElementaryNorth PotomacElementaryPK-05377·
Candlewood ElementaryRockvilleElementaryKG-05368·
Damascus ElementaryDamascusElementaryKG-05366·
Cold Spring ElementaryPotomacElementaryKG-05351·
Belmont ElementaryOlneyElementaryKG-05344·
Darnestown ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryKG-05340·
Somerset ElementaryChevy ChaseElementaryKG-05338·
Carderock Springs ElementaryBethesdaElementaryKG-05337·
Cashell ElementaryRockvilleElementaryPK-05336·
Laytonsville ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryKG-05333·
Woodfield ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryPK-05323·
Germantown ElementaryGermantownElementaryPK-05294·
Westover ElementarySilver SpringElementaryPK-05289·
DuFief ElementaryGaithersburgElementaryKG-06245·
North Chevy Chase ElementaryChevy ChaseElementary03-05234·
Monocacy ElementaryDickersonElementaryKG-05167·
Carl Sandburg CenterRockvilleElementaryKG-0688·
John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & AdolRockvilleHigh05-1284·
Rock Terrace SchoolRockvilleHigh06-1273·
Stephen Knolls SchoolKensingtonOtherPK-1267·
Longview SchoolGermantownOtherKG-1266·
PEP - ItinerantRockvillePrekindergartenPK-PK57·
Alternative ProgramsRockvilleSecondary10-101·
MCPS Transitions SchoolSilver SpringUngradedUG-UG0·
Thomas Edison High School of TechnologySilver SpringUngradedUG-UG0·
Cabin Branch ElementaryClarksburgNot reportedM -M ··

Frequently asked

How many K-12 schools serve Montgomery County?
There are 211 public K-12 schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, with a combined enrollment of about 160,554.
How many high schools are in Montgomery County?
Montgomery County, Maryland has 27 public high schools, along with 40 middle schools and 137 elementary schools.
What is the largest school district in Montgomery County?
Montgomery County Public Schools is the largest school district in Montgomery County, serving approximately 160,554 students. The county contains 1 school district overall.
How many people live in Montgomery County?
Montgomery County has roughly 1,065,949 residents according to the latest Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What is the median household income in Montgomery County?
Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, above the Maryland average of $96,648. About 5.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
How educated are residents of Montgomery County?
Approximately 60.6% of adults 25 and older in Montgomery County hold a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of students in Montgomery County qualify for free or reduced lunch?
Roughly 46.0% of students in Montgomery County public schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common proxy for low-income enrollment. This is lower than the Maryland county average of 52.3%.
What is the student-teacher ratio in Montgomery County schools?
Across Montgomery County public schools, the enrollment-weighted student-teacher ratio is approximately 14.8 to 1.
What is the racial makeup of Montgomery County?
Montgomery County residents are approximately 42% White, 21% Hispanic, 19% Black, 15% Asian, 12% two or more races according to the Census ACS 5-year estimate.
What share of housing in Montgomery County is owner-occupied?
Montgomery County has about 406,531 housing units, of which roughly 65.3% are owner-occupied.
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data