Montgomery County Public Schools on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

Rosa M Parks MiddleLois P Rockwell ElementaryDr Sally K Ride ElementaryThurgood Marshall ElementaryArgyle MiddleRoberto W Clemente MiddleStephen Knolls SchoolForest Oak MiddleRocky Hill MiddleNeelsville MiddleAlbert Einstein HighAshburton ElementaryBannockburn ElementaryBel Pre ElementaryBells Mill ElementaryBelmont ElementaryBenjamin Banneker MiddleBethesda Chevy Chase HighBethesda ElementaryBeverly Farms ElementaryBradley Hills ElementaryJoann Leleck At Broad Acres ElementaryBrookhaven ElementaryBrown Station ElementaryBurning Tree ElementaryBurtonsville ElementaryCandlewood ElementaryCannon Road ElementaryCarderock Springs ElementaryCarl Sandburg CenterCashell ElementaryCedar Grove ElementaryChevy Chase ElementaryClarksburg ElementaryOdessa Shannon MiddleCol Zadok Magruder HighCold Spring ElementaryCollege Gardens ElementaryCresthaven ElementaryDamascus ElementaryDarnestown ElementaryDiamond ElementaryDufief ElementaryEarle B Wood MiddleEast Silver Spring ElementaryFairland ElementaryFallsmead ElementaryFarmland ElementaryFields Road ElementaryFlower Valley ElementaryForest Knolls ElementaryFox Chapel ElementaryGaithersburg ElementaryGaithersburg MiddleGaithersburg HighGalway ElementaryGarrett Park ElementaryGeorgian Forest ElementaryGermantown ElementaryGlen Haven ElementaryGlenallan ElementaryGreenwood ElementaryHarmony Hills ElementaryHerbert Hoover MiddleHighland ElementaryHighland View ElementaryJackson Road ElementaryJohn F Kennedy HighJulius West MiddleKemp Mill ElementaryJohn H Poole MiddleLakewood ElementaryKingsview MiddleLaytonsville ElementaryLongview SchoolLucy V Barnsley ElementaryLuxmanor ElementaryMaryvale ElementaryFlora M Singer ElementaryMeadow Hall ElementaryMill Creek Towne ElementaryMonocacy ElementaryMontgomery Blair HighMontgomery Knolls ElementaryMontgomery Village MiddleNew Hampshire Estates ElemOak View ElementaryOakland Terrace ElementaryOlney ElementaryPaint Branch HighParkland MiddleKensington Parkwood ElementaryPine Crest ElementaryPiney Branch ElementaryPoolesville ElementaryPoolesville HighPotomac ElementaryRedland MiddleRichard Montgomery HighRidgeview MiddleRitchie Park ElementaryRock Creek Forest ElementaryRock View ElementaryRock Creek Valley ElementaryRockville HighRolling Terrace ElementaryRosemary Hills ElementaryRosemont ElementarySeneca Valley HighSeven Locks ElementarySherwood ElementarySherwood HighSomerset ElementarySouth Lake ElementarySpringbrook HighStedwick ElementaryStonegate ElementaryStrathmore ElementarySummit Hall ElementaryTakoma Park ElementaryTakoma Park MiddleThomas S Wootton HighTravilah ElementaryTwinbrook ElementaryViers Mill ElementaryWalt Whitman HighWalter Johnson HighWashington Grove ElementaryWatkins Mill ElementaryWayside ElementaryWeller Road ElementaryBeall ElementaryWestbrook ElementaryWestland MiddleWestover ElementaryWheaton HighWheaton Woods ElementaryWhetstone ElementaryWhite Oak MiddleWilliam Tyler Page ElementaryWinston Churchill HighWilliam H Farquhar MiddleWood Acres ElementaryWoodfield ElementaryWoodlin ElementaryWyngate ElementaryNorthwest HighJames Hubert Blake HighNorth Bethesda MiddleSligo Creek ElementaryShady Grove MiddleSilver Spring International MiddleSpark M Matsunaga ElementaryNewport Mill MiddleNorthwood HighMartin Luther King JR MiddleLakelands Park MiddleA Mario Loiederman MiddleRobert Frost Middle SchoolLake Seneca ElementaryTilden MiddleAlternative ProgramsNorth Chevy Chase ElementaryFlower Hill ElementaryDamascus HighJohn T Baker Middle SchoolEastern MiddleSligo MiddleRock Terrace SchoolClopper Mill ElementaryWaters Landing ElementaryQuince Orchard HighGreencastle ElementaryGoshen ElementaryStrawberry Knoll ElementaryStone Mill ElementaryClearspring ElementaryCaptain James E Daly ElementaryCloverly ElementaryWatkins Mill HighCabin John MiddleSargent Shriver ElementaryClarksburg HighLittle Bennett ElementaryGreat Seneca Creek ElementaryRoscoe R Nix ElementaryArcola ElementaryWilliam B Gibbs JR ElementaryWilson Wims Elementary SchoolHallie Wells MiddleSilver Creek MiddleBayard Rustin ElementarySnowden Farm ElementaryThomas W Pyle MiddleS Christa Mcauliffe ElementaryJones Lane ElementaryBriggs Chaney MiddleBrooke Grove ElementaryBurnt Mills ElementaryFrancis Scott Key MiddleRachel Carson ElementaryDr Ronald E Mcnair ElementarySequoyah ElementaryJudith A Resnik ElementaryDr Charles R Drew ElementaryJohn L Gildner Regional Inst For Children And Adol
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Montgomery County Public Schools

Average SchoolGrade
C+
Meeting or exceeding expectations
56%
Exceeding
24%
Avg actual scores
39.3%
Avg projected
42.1%

198 of 206 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (7 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:

A: 42B: 54C: 43D: 56F: 3

Best schools in Montgomery County Public Schools

Statewide rankings: all 198 high schools in Maryland · all 212 middle schools in Maryland · all 855 elementary schools in Maryland

The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

  1. A+ Walt Whitman High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  2. A+ Thomas S Wootton High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  3. A+ Cold Spring Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  4. A Poolesville High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  5. A Walter Johnson High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  6. A Winston Churchill High (High school, exceeds expectations)
  7. A Bethesda Chevy Chase High (High school, exceeds expectations)
  8. A Richard Montgomery High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  9. A Westbrook Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
  10. A Seven Locks Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)

Every school in Montgomery County Public Schools

High schools (25)

Middle and junior high schools (41)

Elementary and primary schools (134)

Other schools and academies (6)

Where Montgomery County Public Schools schools are

Cities and towns served (20)

About this district

  • State: Best schools in Maryland
  • County: Montgomery County
  • Type: regular local school district
  • Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
  • Enrollment: 160,223 students with 11,712 full-time-equivalent teachers and 24,026 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
  • NCES district ID: 2400480
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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Questions about Montgomery County Public Schools

How many schools are in Montgomery County Public Schools?

SchoolGrade grades 206 public schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, across 20 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Montgomery County Public Schools serve?

The largest by graded schools: Silver Spring, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Bethesda and 15 more.

How good are the schools in Montgomery County Public Schools?

Across the 198 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 39.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 42.1%. 56% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Montgomery County Public Schools?

160,223 students were enrolled in Montgomery County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Montgomery County Public Schools?

Montgomery County Public Schools is in Maryland, based in Montgomery County, with its district office in Rockville. Its boundary covers about 493 sq mi.