Quince Orchard High

Quince Orchard High operates as a substantial senior high in Gaithersburg, Maryland, part of Montgomery County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 2,100 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 77% larger than the state mean of about 1,185.

Montgomery County Public Schools runs 208 schools in total, collectively educating 159,181 students. Quince Orchard High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Quince Orchard High lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 31% White, 15% Black, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Quince Orchard High has 131 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Quince Orchard High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Quince Orchard High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.7%; actual is 37.0%, a gap of -14.7 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $132,450 per year, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Montgomery County runs 211 public schools (combined enrollment of about 159,181 students), of which Quince Orchard High is one.

Rachel Carson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Quince Orchard High ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 2,031 students in 2018 compared to 2,100 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 37% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.