1
Enrollment
1,550
High
DISTRICT 2,003 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240048000912
Rockville High
2100 Baltimore Rd, Rockville, MD 20851 · (240) 740-6600 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,550 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Maryland public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
724 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 452 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 370 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 371 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 357 | 23% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
63.8%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.8% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.8% | 10.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rockville High
Rockville High's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville High this school | 1,550 | 46.7% | 37.6% |
| Col. Zadok Magruder High Rockville | 1,671 | 48.2% | 35.5% |
| Albert Einstein High Kensington | 1,991 | 42.4% | 35.7% |
| Quince Orchard High Gaithersburg | 2,100 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| Watkins Mill High Gaithersburg | 1,577 | 51.7% | 24.6% |
| Tuscarora High Frederick | 1,735 | 48.7% | 31.5% |
Matched among Maryland high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rockville High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #86 of 203 | #12 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #180 of 206 ▼ 6 | #19 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #86 of 206 ▼ 25 | #13 of 25 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,550 | #70 of 234 | #23 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #45 of 210 | #4 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #46 of 211 | #15 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #121 of 212 | #11 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #97 of 131 | #11 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,550
+114 (+8%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,550 | 104.9 | 14.8:1 | 47% (724) |
| 2023-24 | 1,538 | 107.6 | 14.3:1 | 44% (678) |
| 2022-23 | 1,516 | 96.8 | 15.7:1 | 50% (752) |
| 2020-21 | 1,436 | 97 | 14.8:1 | 34% (494) |
| 2017-18 | 1,476 | 103 | 14.3:1 | 32% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 1,342 | 89 | 15.1:1 | 33% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 1,255 | 78 | 16.1:1 | 29% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 1,141 | 78 | 14.6:1 | 18% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 1,020 | 72 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockville High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,476 to 1,550); teachers up 2% (103 to 104.9).
About Rockville High
Rockville High is one of the public schools in Rockville, Maryland. It is a mid-sized high school. It reported 1,550 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 1,185 students for high schools in Maryland.
The district, Montgomery County Public Schools, operates 208 schools serving 159,181 students.
The largest group at Rockville High is Hispanic students, at 47%. Smaller groups are 22% White, 15% Black, 11% Asian, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Montgomery County is roughly 21% Hispanic. The diversity index for Rockville High is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 104.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.8:1. The 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 47%.
Among Maryland public high schools, Rockville High outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Rockville High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.6%, compared with a predicted 46.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Montgomery County, where median household income comes to about $132,450, roughly 61% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Montgomery County counts 211 public schools with about 159,181 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Meadow Hall Elementary, is the closest to Rockville High. Rockville High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Rockville High comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment increased 8% over 4 years, reaching 1,550 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Rockville High lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,065,949
Census ACS
Median income
$132,450
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
211
159,181 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
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- Wheaton HighHigh · 2,794 students
- Gaithersburg HighHigh · 2,441 students
- Seneca Valley HighHigh · 2,409 students
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighHigh · 2,377 students
Other schools in Rockville
- Richard Montgomery HighHigh · 2,366 students
- Thomas S. Wootton HighHigh · 1,870 students
- Col. Zadok Magruder HighHigh · 1,671 students
- Northwood HighHigh · 1,654 students
- Julius West MiddleMiddle · 1,365 students
- Parkland MiddleMiddle · 1,185 students
Other Rockville High schools
One other US public school is named Rockville High. Rockville High is the largest of the 2.
- Rockville High SchoolVernon, CT · 995 students
Nearby schools
- Meadow Hall Elementary0.2 mi · 348
- Earle B. Wood Middle0.8 mi · 1,019
- Rock Creek Valley Elementary0.9 mi · 332
- Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary1.0 mi · 621
- Maryvale Elementary1.0 mi · 617
- Carl Sandburg Center1.0 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Rockville HighHow large is Rockville High?
Rockville High enrolls approximately 1,550 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Rockville High serve?
Rockville High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Rockville High?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Rockville High.
What is the student diversity at Rockville High?
Student demographics at Rockville High are roughly 22% White, 47% Hispanic, 15% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Rockville High public or private?
Rockville High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.