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Montgomery County Public Schooling System
File:Montgomery County Public Schools logo.jpg
Location
850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, Maryland, 20850
Montgomery County
United States
District information
TypePublic / suburban school district
GradesPre-K–12
Established1860; 164 years ago (1860)
SuperintendentDr. Jack R. Smith[1][2]
Students and staff
Enrollment159,242 (2016–2017)
Staff39,669
Other information
Websitewww.montgomeryschoolsmd.org

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is a public school district that serves Montgomery County, Maryland. It is the largest school district in Maryland and the 17th largest in the United States. As of the 2016–2017 school year, the district had 12,673 teachers serving 159,242 students at 204 schools.[3] In 2010, MCPS was awarded a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The county spends $2 billion on public schools, about half of the county's budget.[4] The Board of Education includes a student member of the board who has full voting rights, except in certain cases. The superintendent of schools is Dr. Jack R. Smith.`

History

Until 1860, private schools existed in Montgomery County for those who could afford an education. Montgomery County Public Schools was established in 1860 for white children. The school system got off to a shaky start—the Civil War caused local schools to be disabled, vandalized and closed. Depredations by union and confederate armies caused schools to close in 1862 and they didn't reopen until 1864.[5]

In 1872, the Maryland State Assembly appropriated state money so there could be schools for children of color and the county established a segregated school system.[6]

In 1892, Rockville High School opened; it later was named Richard Montgomery High School. The high school is the oldest in the county. The first class of 12 seniors graduated in 1897.[7]

In the 1900s, the school budget started to see the effects of suburban growth. In 1908, there were 6,483 students and a budget of $76,000. The school system saw even more growth in 1912 after the U.S. Congress passed a "non-resident" law that excluded Montgomery County school children from enrolling in Washington, D.C., schools, which were known for their higher quality. By 1921, the school budget had grown to more than $316,000.[6]

Edwin W. Broome, who was superintendent 1916–1953, combined one-room schoolhouses into multi-room operations at the beginning of his tenure, reducing the number of schools from 108 to 66 by 1949. At that point, school enrollment was over 22,000. When Broome took the job, there were five high schools, all upcounty. He built two secondary schools for Silver Spring and two for Bethesda, and also pushed high schools to add the 12th grade.[5]

In the early 1950s, elementary students of color attended one of four elementary schools—Linden, Ken-Gar, Takoma Park, and River Road—all of which were considered substandard.[8][9] Older students of color attended Lincoln Junior High School and Carver High School in Rockville.[8][9] Montgomery County was the one of the first seven counties in Maryland to desegregate its public schools, which it did in September 1955[10][11] following the ruling by the United States Supreme Court that ordered desegregation of all schools in the nation.[12] Montgomery County completed desegregation of its schools in 1960–1961.[5]

In 1961, the school system had 85,000 students and a $70 million budget, and had become the largest system in the Washington suburbs.[5]

Enrollment topped out around 126,000 in the mid-1970s and dropped to below 100,000 in 1980, causing some schools to close. Enrollment continued to decline through the mid-1980s. However, with more than 96,000 students and 13,000 staff members in 155 schools in 1986, the school system was still one of the 20 largest in the nation.[6]Enrollment was back over 100,000 by 1990.[5]

Dr. Paul L. Vance became the county's first black superintendent in 1991, when there were 107,000 students and 174 schools. When he left in 1999, MCPS had 129,000 students in 185 schools. Over the next 10 years, enrollment grew to more than 150,000.[5]

The Smondrowski amendment

On November 11, 2014, the Board approved an amendment introduced by Rebecca Smondrowski to modify the school calendar to delete all references to religious holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah. The amendment was in response to requests by an interfaith organization called Equality for Eid which asked that the listing for the Muslim holiday Eid Al-Adha be listed alongside Yom Kippur, which occurred on the same day.

The Smondrowski amendment received both national[13] and international[14] attention. Criticism of the amendment came from a variety of sources, including Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, and Congressman John Delaney.[15]

List of schools

The following are statistics for the 2008–2009 school year.[16][17][18] All special programs span all grades at that school unless otherwise stated.

Point maps[19] for all Montgomery County public schools referenced by elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and for each of the school clusters are published by Connected Communities Newswire.

Primary schools

List of primary schools
School name City or community Opening date Students FTE teachers Student / staff ratio Low grade High grade Old and existing square footage Current and proposed square footage Specialty
Arcola Elementary School Wheaton 2007 467 40.4 9.1 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 85,469
Ashburton Elementary School Bethesda 1957 910 42.7 9.9 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 65,363 81,143
Bannockburn Elementary School Bethesda 1957 349 23.6 12.5 Kindergarten 5th Grade 54,234
Beall Elementary School Rockville 1954 647 41.4 12.4 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 79,477
Bel Pre Elementary School Silver Spring 1968 477 42.6 9.0 Prekindergarten 2nd Grade 52,163 59,031
Bells Mill Elementary School Potomac 1968 403 26.0 13.0 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 37,871 76,100
Belmont Elementary School Olney 1974 383 25.1 12.5 Kindergarten 5th Grade 49,279
Bethesda Elementary School Bethesda 1952 504 33.2 11.0 Kindergarten 5th Grade 45,428 62,557
Beverly Farms Elementary School Potomac 1965 588 36.5 13.0 Kindergarten 5th Grade 58,397
Bradley Hills Elementary School Bethesda 1951 456 28.1 13.7 Kindergarten 5th Grade 36,919 42,368
Broad Acres Elementary School Silver Spring 1952 485 44.0 9.1 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 66,693 88,922
Brooke Grove Elementary School Olney 1990 403 30.9 9.3 Kindergarten 5th Grade 72,582
Brookhaven Elementary School Rockville 1961 385 41.1 7.1 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 53,261 60,399
Brown Station Elementary School Gaithersburg 1969 397 30.7 10.2 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 58,338
Burning Tree Elementary School Bethesda 1958 496 33.2 10.5 Kindergarten 5th Grade 60,848 68,119
Burnt Mills Elementary School Silver Spring 1964 364 29.7 9.3 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 57,318 Partial Spanish Dual Language Immersion Program (Grades K–5)
Burtonsville Elementary School Burtonsville 1952 626 38.8 13.9 Kindergarten 5th Grade 71,349
Candlewood Elementary School Rockville 1968 330 22.7 12.4 Kindergarten 5th Grade 48,543
Cannon Road Elementary School Silver Spring 1967 402 33.0 8.4 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 44,839
Captain James E. Daly, Jr. Elementary School Germantown 1989 558 45.3 9.8 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 78,210
Carderock Springs Elementary School Bethesda 1966 299 18.8 12.8 Kindergarten 5th Grade 32,639 55,783
Cashell Elementary School Rockville 1969 284 21.1 9.6 Kindergarten 5th Grade 42,860 56,300
Cedar Grove Elementary School Germantown 1960 555 35.7 13.8 Kindergarten 5th Grade 57,037
Chevy Chase Elementary School Chevy Chase 1936 446 30.3 11.8 3rd Grade 6th Grade 61,037 70,976 Center Magnet Program for the Highly Gifted (Grades 4–5); Math, Science, and Computer Technology Program
Clarksburg Elementary School Clarksburg 1952 309 23.7 10.3 Kindergarten 5th Grade 54,983
Clearspring Elementary School Damascus 1988 626 40.5 12.0 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 77,535 Center Magnet Program for the Highly Gifted (Grades 4–5)
Clopper Mill Elementary School Germantown 1986 424 41.2 7.5 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 64,851
Cloverly Elementary School Silver Spring 1961 514 35.4 10.1 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 55,965 61,508
Cold Spring Elementary School Potomac 1972 392 24.0 14.1 Kindergarten 5th Grade 46,296 Center Magnet Program for the Highly Gifted (Grades 4–5)
College Gardens Elementary School Rockville 1967 835 10.9 13.5 Kindergarten 5th Grade 43,405 96,986 Partial Chinese Immersion Program; Primary Years Programme
Cresthaven Elementary School Silver Spring 1962 334 23.9 11.1 3rd Grade 5th Grade 46,490
Damascus Elementary School Damascus 1934 279 22.8 8.5 Kindergarten 5th Grade 53,239
Darnestown Elementary School Gaithersburg 1954 376 25.5 12.3 Kindergarten 5th Grade 37,685
Derwood Elementary School Rockville Proposed 2012 N/A N/A N/A Kindergarten 5th Grade N/A Proposed break off of over-capacitated College Gardens Elementary School
Diamond Elementary School Gaithersburg 1975 483 36.2 9.8 Kindergarten 5th Grade 64,950
Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School Silver Spring 1991 422 35.5 8.3 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 69,235 73,975 Center Magnet Program for the Highly Gifted (Grades 4–5)
Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary School Germantown 1994 550 41.8 9.7 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 74,084 78,686
Dufief Elementary School Gaithersburg 1975 433 30.3 10.2 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 59,013
East Silver Spring Elementary School Silver Spring 1929 227 25.3 6.9 Prekindergarten 2nd Grade 78,052 57,684 Math and Science Program
Fairland Elementary School Silver Spring 1992 548 40.7 10.6 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 62,078 66,817
Fallsmead Elementary School Rockville 1974 492 32.0 12.5 Kindergarten 5th Grade 50,850 67,472
Farmland Elementary School Rockville 1963 615 38.3 14.4 Kindergarten 5th Grade 44,343 70,006
Fields Road Elementary School Gaithersburg 1973 420 29.5 11.1 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 47,140 72,302
Flower Hill Elementary School Gaithersburg 1985 451 37.4 9.3 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 58,770
Flower Valley Elementary School Rockville 1967 440 31.5 10.4 Kindergarten 5th Grade 45,051 61,567
Forest Knolls Elementary School Silver Spring 1960 547 45.4 9.4 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 68,700 89,564 Communications Arts Program
Fox Chapel Elementary School Germantown 1974 570 41.7 11.2 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 56,518 Center Magnet Program for the Highly Gifted (Grades 4–5)
Gaithersburg Elementary School Gaithersburg 1947 493 45.8 7.8 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 60,908 94,468
Galway Elementary School Silver Spring 1967 744 54.8 10.7 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 67,452 101,083
Garrett Park Elementary School Garrett Park 1948 471 29.7 13.3 Kindergarten 5th Grade 41,175 54,035
Georgian Forest Elementary School Silver Spring 1961 495 40.9 9.3 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 58,197
Germantown Elementary School Germantown 1935 285 23.8 8.1 Kindergarten 5th Grade 57,668
Glen Haven Elementary School Silver Spring 1950 523 44.3 9.3 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 49,522 85,845
Glenallan Elementary School Silver Spring 1966 374 33.1 8.9 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 47,614
Goshen Elementary School Gaithersburg 1988 613 40.7 11.8 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 76,740
Great Seneca Creek Elementary School Germantown 2006 723 44.1 13.4 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 82,511
Greencastle Elementary School Silver Spring 1988 604 44.9 11.1 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 78,275
Greenwood Elementary School Brookeville 1970 581 31.7 15.2 Kindergarten 5th Grade 45,186 64,609
Harmony Hills Elementary School Silver Spring 1957 542 44.4 10.0 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 50,231 63,107
Highland Elementary School Silver Spring 1950 456 46.9 7.8 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 84,138
Highland View Elementary School Silver Spring 1953 320 31.9 8.5 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 41,980 Interdisciplinary Instructions and Research Skills Program
Jackson Road Elementary School Silver Spring 1959 587 45.8 9.3 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 65,279
Jones Lane Elementary School Gaithersburg 1987 498 34.9 11.7 Kindergarten 5th Grade 60,679
Judith A. Resnik Elementary School Gaithersburg 1991 546 42.3 9.8 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 78,547
Kemp Mill Elementary School Silver Spring 1960 441 34.9 10.6 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 48,740 68,222
Kensington-Parkwood Elementary School Kensington 1952 554 34.3 12.9 Kindergarten 5th Grade 35,131 77,136
King Farm Elementary School Rockville Proposed 2012 N/A N/A N/A Kindergarten 5th Grade N/A Proposed break off of over-capacitated College Gardens Elementary School
Lake Seneca Elementary School Germantown 1985 372 33.7 7.8 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 58,770
Lakewood Elementary School Rockville 1968 700 36.6 14.6 Kindergarten 5th Grade 43,504 77,526
Laytonsville Elementary School Gaithersburg 1951 479 30.4 11.3 Kindergarten 5th Grade 56,162 64,160
Little Bennett Elementary School Clarksburg 2006 826 51.0 14.4 Kindergarten 5th Grade 82,511
Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School Damascus 1992 393 31.5 8.9 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 70,412 75,520
Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School Rockville 1965 597 38.9 12.0 Kindergarten 5th Grade 72,024 Center Magnet Program for the Highly Gifted (Grades 4–5)
Luxmanor Elementary School Rockville 1966 370 28.8 10.8 Kindergarten 5th Grade 41,432 59,433
Maryvale Elementary School Rockville 1969 604 45.5 9.5 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 92,050 Total French Immersion Magnet Program (Grades K–5)
Meadow Hall Elementary School Rockville 1956 344 29.3 8.6 Kindergarten 5th Grade 53,878 60,500
Mill Creek Towne Elementary School Rockville 1966 444 34.2 9.7 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 61,789 67,465
Monocacy Elementary School Dickerson 1961 191 16.3 8.6 Kindergarten 5th Grade 42,482
Montgomery Knolls Elementary School Silver Spring 1952 408 38.0 7.9 Prekindergarten 2nd Grade 57,231 Computer Technology Program
New Hampshire Estates Elementary School Silver Spring 1988 385 36.0 7.9 Prekindergarten 2nd Grade 29,169 70,540 Primary Reading/Language Arts Program
Roscoe Nix Elementary School Silver Spring 2006 415 40.3 8.8 Prekindergarten 2nd Grade 88,351
North Chevy Chase Elementary School Chevy Chase 1953 356 24.0 11.9 3rd Grade 6th Grade 42,035 Math, Science, Computer Science Program
Oak View Elementary School Silver Spring 1949 283 23.0 9.3 3rd Grade 5th Grade 46,349 57,560 Reading/Language Arts Program, HGC Program (4–5)
Oakland Terrace Elementary School Silver Spring 1950 734 55.9 11.3 Kindergarten 5th Grade 70,812 79,145
Olney Elementary School Olney 1954 575 33.5 14.4 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 68,755
Pine Crest Elementary School Silver Spring 1941 357 25.4 11.0 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 41,287 53,778 Center Magnet Program for the Highly Gifted (Grades 4–5); Computer Technology Program (Grades 3–5)
Piney Branch Elementary School Takoma Park 1971 479 35.1 11.0 3rd Grade 5th Grade 99,706 Gifted and Talented Magnet Program
Poolesville Elementary School Poolesville 1960 381 22.8 13.7 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 64,803
Potomac Elementary School Potomac 1949 557 33.6 14.3 Kindergarten 5th Grade 57,713 Partial Chinese Immersion Program
Rachel Carson Elementary School Gaithersburg 1990 1067 51.9 13.0 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 78,547
Ritchie Park Elementary School Rockville 1966 466 29.8 13.1 Kindergarten 5th Grade 58,500
Rock Creek Forest Elementary School Chevy Chase 1950 507 35.4 11.8 Kindergarten 5th Grade 54,522 Total Spanish Immersion Magnet Program
Rock Creek Valley Elementary School Rockville 1964 394 35.9 7.7 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 62,998 76,692
Rock View Elementary School Kensington 1955 546 43.1 9.3 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 58,261 69,589
Rolling Terrace Elementary School Takoma Park 1988 636 51.8 10.5 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 31,110 88,835 Partial Spanish Immersion Magnet Program (Grades K–5)
Ronald A. McNair Elementary School Germantown 1990 731 45.5 13.4 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 78,275
Rosemary Hills Elementary School Silver Spring 1956 629 39.9 11.4 Prekindergarten 2nd Grade 70,541 Primary Program in Math, Science, and Computer Science
Rosemont Elementary School Gaithersburg 1965 470 41.8 8.2 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 54,950 88,764
S. Christa McAuliffe]] Elementary School Germantown 1987 570 42.4 11.2 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 77,240
Sargent Shriver Elementary School Aspen Hill 1954 632 55.4 9.9 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 49,192 91,628
Sequoyah Elementary School Derwood 1990 407 34.3 9.6 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 72,582
Seven Locks Elementary School Bethesda 1964 279 18.5 12.5 Kindergarten 5th Grade 29,190
Sherwood Elementary School Sandy Spring 1977 470 33.2 10.4 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 60,064
Sligo Creek Elementary School Silver Spring 1934 615 47.5 10.6 Kindergarten 5th Grade 305,825 98,799 Total French Immersion Magnet Program
Somerset Elementary School Somerset 1949 397 26.0 12.5 Kindergarten 5th Grade 42,514 80,122
South Lake Elementary School Gaithersburg 1972 607 47.6 10.7 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 50,246 83,038
Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School Germantown 2001 948 56.1 14.5 Kindergarten 5th Grade 81,991 90,718
Stedwick Elementary School Montgomery Village 1974 591 43.4 11.3 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 84,335 108,514
Stone Mill Elementary School North Potomac 1988 608 40.5 11.1 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 78,617
Stonegate Elementary School Silver Spring 1971 441 27.9 12.2 Kindergarten 5th Grade 44,966 52,003
Strathmore Elementary School Silver Spring 1970 398 28.7 10.1 3rd Grade 5th Grade 52,451 59,286
Strawberry Knoll Elementary School Gaithersburg 1988 528 46.5 7.4 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 78,723
Summit Hall Elementary School Gaithersburg 1971 461 38.5 9.7 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 64,618
Takoma Park Elementary School Takoma Park 1979 399 34.6 10.3 Prekindergarten 2nd Grade 50,933 Primary Gifted and Talented Magnet Program (Grades 1–2)
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Gaithersburg 1993 523 34.7 11.3 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 73,059 77,798
Travilah Elementary School North Potomac 1960 441 26.0 14.0 Kindergarten 5th Grade 50,588 65,378
Twinbrook Elementary School Rockville 1952 532 44.5 9.6 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 77,818 79,818
Viers Mill Elementary School Silver Spring 1950 504 47.3 8.0 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 70,470 86,978
Washington Grove Elementary School Gaithersburg 1956 370 36.6 8.3 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 50,526 90,927
Waters Landing Elementary School Germantown 1988 632 45.8 11.2 Kindergarten 5th Grade 77,560
Watkins Mill Elementary School Montgomery Village 1970 524 41.6 10.0 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 44,510 80,923
Wayside Elementary School Potomac 1969 595 35.8 13.1 Kindergarten 5th Grade 57,749 77,175
Weller Road Elementary School Silver Spring 1953 532 44.2 10.0 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 55,191 76,296
Westbrook Elementary School Bethesda 1939 379 26.5 11.0 Pre-Kindergarten 5th Grade 46,822
Westover Elementary School Silver Spring 1964 262 20.4 8.4 Kindergarten 5th Grade 39,432 54,645
Wheaton Woods Elementary School Rockville 1952 421 37.1 9.6 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 66,763
Whetstone Elementary School Gaithersburg 1968 601 49.3 9.1 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 76,657
William B. Gibbs, Jr. Elementary School Germantown 2009 Kindergarten 5th Grade 88,042
William Tyler Page Elementary School Silver Spring 1965 387 29.8 10.5 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 52,280 58,726
Wilson Wims Elementary School Clarksburg 2014 Kindergarten 5th Grade
Woodfield Elementary School Gaithersburg 1962 389 26.1 12.7 Kindergarten 5th Grade 53,212
Wood Acres Elementary School Bethesda 1952 645 37.5 14.2 Kindergarten 5th Grade 46,155 73,138
Woodfield Elementary School Gaithersburg 1962 389 26.1 12.7 Kindergarten 5th Grade 53,212
Woodlin Elementary School Silver Spring 1945 442 32.9 10.6 Prekindergarten 5th Grade 60,725
Wyngate Elementary School Bethesda 1952 603 35.1 14.6 Kindergarten 5th Grade 49,695 58,654

Middle schools

All middle schools in Montgomery County range from 6th to 8th grade.

List of middle schools
School name City or community Cluster / consortia Opening date Students FTE teachers Student / staff ratio Square footage Special programs
Argyle Middle School Silver Spring Downcounty 1971 750 56.2 10.7 120,205 Magnet School for Digital Design and Development
John T. Baker Middle School Damascus Damascus 1971 649 42.8 10.7 120,532
Benjamin Banneker Middle School Burtonsville Northeast 1974 823 59.6 10.9 117,035
Briggs Chaney Middle School Silver Spring Northeast 1991 915 62.3 11.3 115,000
Cabin John Middle School Potomac Churchill, Wootton 1967 940 57.8 11.7 120,788
Roberto W. Clemente Middle School Germantown Northwest, Seneca Valley 1994 1158 74.8 12.3 148,246 Humanities and Communication Center; Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science Center
Eastern Middle School Silver Spring Downcounty 1951 786 58.9 10.7 152,030 Humanities and Communication Magnet Program
William H. Farquhar Middle School Olney Northeast, Sherwood 1968 622 47.0 9.9 116,300
Forest Oak Middle School Gaithersburg Gaithersburg 1999 847 62.3 10.3 132,259
Robert Frost Middle School Rockville Wootton 1971 1187 68.4 14.7 143,757
Gaithersburg Middle School Gaithersburg Gaithersburg 1960 671 52.9 9.0 157,694 French Immersion Program
Herbert Hoover Middle School Potomac Churchill 1966 1012 69.1 11.6 135,342 Chinese Immersion Program
Francis Scott Key Middle School Silver Spring Northeast 1966 828 56.4 11.9 147,424 Spanish Dual-Language Program, Middle Years Program
Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Germantown Seneca Valley 1996 577 45.0 10.0 135,867
Kingsview Middle School Germantown Northwest 1997 895 57.0 12.5 140,398
Lakelands Park Middle School Gaithersburg Northwest, Quince Orchard 2005 854 60.4 10.5 153,588
Colonel E. Brooke Lee Middle School Silver Spring Downcounty 1966 490 39.9 9.0 123,199 Spanish Dual-Language Program
A. Mario Loiederman Middle School Silver Spring Downcounty, Wheaton 1956 850 62.4 11.2 131,746 Magnet School for Creative & Performing Arts
Montgomery Village Middle School Montgomery Village Watkins Mill 1968 664 49.0 10.1 141,615 Middle Years Program
Neelsville Middle School Germantown Clarksburg, Watkins Mill 1981 888 61.6 11.4 124,337
Newport Mill Middle School Kensington Downcounty 1958 677 52.6 9.4 108,240 Middle Years Program
North Bethesda Middle School Bethesda Walter Johnson 1955 790 50.4 12.6 130,461
Parkland Middle School Rockville Downcounty 1963 858 66.2 10.2 151,169 Magnet School for Aerospace Technology and Advanced Mathematics
Rosa M. Parks Middle School Olney Sherwood 1992 891 51.6 13.8 130,374
John Poole Middle School Poolesville Poolesville 1997 355 26.2 20.6 85,669
Thomas W. Pyle Middle School Bethesda Whitman 1962 1336 82.2 12.9 153,824
Redland Middle School Rockville Magruder 1971 606 45.4 10.7 112,297
Ridgeview Middle School Gaithersburg Quince Orchard 1975 695 48.8 11.4 136,379
Rocky Hill Middle School Clarksburg Clarksburg 1995 1168 73.4 12.3 148,065
Shady Grove Middle School Gaithersburg Magruder 1995 610 47.7 9.9 129,206
Silver Spring International Middle School Silver Spring Downcounty 1934 752 61.8 9.8 152,731 French and Spanish Immersion Program, Middle Years Program
Sligo Middle School Silver Spring Downcounty 1959 581 52.8 8.1 149,527
Takoma Park Middle School Takoma Park Downcounty 1939 826 56.4 12.1 137,348 Mathematics/Science/Computer Science Magnet Program
Tilden Middle School Rockville Walter Johnson 1967 744 56.6 9.6 135,150
Julius West Middle School Rockville Richard Montgomery 1961 965 69.1 10.8 147,223 Middle Years Program
Westland Middle School Bethesda Bethesda-Chevy Chase 1951 986 63.6 12.4 139,661 Spanish Immersion Program; Middle Years Program
White Oak Middle School Silver Spring Northeast 1962 639 50.0 10.2 140,990
Earle B. Wood Middle School Rockville Rockville 1965 847 59.8 10.8 152,588

High schools

Starting with seniors graduating in 2011, 75 student service learning hours are required to graduate.[20] All high schools in Montgomery County range from 9th to 12th grade.

List of high schools
School name City Opening date Students FTE teachers Student / staff ratio Square footage[21] Special programs
Albert Einstein High School Kensington 1962 1551 116.5 9.8 276,462 International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, Visual Arts Center, Renaissance Academy, Visual and Performing Arts Academy, National Academy of Finance
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Bethesda 1926 1830 105.4 14.4 308,215 International Baccalaureate Diploma and Middle Years Programme
James Hubert Blake High School Silver Spring 1998 1785 108.6 13.2 297,125 Fine Arts and Humanities Signature Program
Winston Churchill High School Potomac 1964 2087 118.5 13.5 322,078 The Academies of Mathematics, Technology, and Science; International Studies; and Creative and Performing Arts
Clarksburg High School Clarksburg 2005 1711 108.8 12.2 309,216 Advanced Placement Power Scholars (APPS) Program, Capstone Project Signature Program
Damascus High School Damascus 1950 1412 87.6 12.5 235,986 National Academy of Information Technology (AOIT)
Gaithersburg High School Gaithersburg 1904 2513 137.5 10.7 323,476 Academies of Finance; Arts and Communication; Science and Technology; Business Studies and; Leadership and Education; College Institute Program
Walter Johnson High School Bethesda 1956 2060 126.9 12.4 365,138 APEX Scholars Program and ACES Scholars Program
John F. Kennedy High School Silver Spring 1964 1558 112.0 10.8 280,048 International Baccalaureate Program, Leadership Training Institute, Cambridge Academy, Academies of Sports Medicine and Management; Multimedia and Telecommunications; and Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Core
Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School Rockville 1970 1912 121.4 12.0 295,478 Academies of Teacher Education, Engineering (Project Lead the Way), Finance, and Arts and Humanities
Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring 1935 2788 177.7 13.2 386,567 Math, Science, and Computer Science Magnet Program; Communication Arts Program; Academies of Entrepreneurship, Human Service Profession, International Studies, and Media Literacy
Northwest High School Germantown 1998 2046 125.3 12.9 340,867 The Ulysses Signature Program, Academies of Biotechnology, and of Finance
Northwood High School Silver Spring 1956 1,497 101.5 14.7 254,054 Academies of Technological and Environmental Systems Sciences; Politics, Advocacy, and Law; Humanities, Arts, and Media; Musical Theatre and Dance; Middle College at Northwood; and Early College Scholars Program
Paint Branch High School Burtonsville 1969 1849 110.8 12.9 340,000 Academies of Science and Media, Finance, Medical Careers; Gilder-Lehrman American History Scholars Program
Poolesville High School Poolesville 1953 1150 72.4 13.1 165,056 Math, Science, and Computer Science Magnet Program; Global Ecology House; Humanities House; Academy for Teacher Education; Engineering Academy (Project Lead the Way)
Quince Orchard High School Gaithersburg 1988 1814 118.8 11.0 284,912 Advanced Study in Arts and Academics Signature Program
Richard Montgomery High School Rockville 1892 2049 125.0 13.0 311,500 International Baccalaureate Magnet Diploma and Middle Years Program
Rockville High School Rockville 1968 1220 81.5 10.7 316,973 Journalism Academy, International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, Engineering Academy (Project Lead the Way)
Seneca Valley High School Germantown 1974 1342 90.8 10.8 251,278 Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Ethics; Academies of Art and Media Studies, Technology, Science, Business and Finance, Human Services, and Teacher Education; Cambridge International Examination Program,
Sherwood High School Sandy Spring 1906 2094 127.7 12.9 333,154 International Studies Program, Academy of Hospitality and Tourism
Springbrook High School Silver Spring 1960 1791 118.1 11.7 305,006 International Baccalaureate Diploma and Middle Years Program,Academy of Information Technology (AOIT).
Watkins Mill High School Gaithersburg 1989 1537 119.0 9.6 301,579 International Baccalaureate Program, National Academy of Finance
Wheaton High School Silver Spring 1954 1219 95.1 10.0 258,117 Biomedical and Engineering (Project Lead the Way) magnet programs; Academies of Biosciences and Medicine; Engineering (Project Lead the Way); Information Technology; Global and Cultural Studies.
Walt Whitman High School Bethesda 1962 1941 114.0 13.4 261,295 Engineering Academy (Project Lead the Way), Academy for Teacher Education
Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School Rockville 1970 2414 140.6 13.7 295,620 Academy of Information Technology, STARS, Humanities Signature Program, College Institute Program, DNA Academy

Former high schools include Charles W. Woodward High School (closed 1987) and Robert E. Peary (closed 1984).

Alternative high schools

Thomas Edison High School of Technology is the place for advanced career technical education at the secondary level. It provides students with the technological, academic, and interpersonal skills needed to achieve excellence in their chosen careers and to serve as the foundation for their continuing education. Students from all areas of Montgomery County are eligible to attend.

List of alternative high schools
School name City Opening date Students FTE teachers Student / staff ratio Special programs
Thomas Edison High School Of Technology Silver Spring 1981 612 29.4 17.8 Students Engaged in Pathways to Achievement (SEPA)

Special education schools

List of special education schools
School name City Students FTE teachers Student / staff ratio Low grade High grade Special programs
Alternative Programs Rockville 217 40.2 4.7 6th Grade 12th Grade Special Education
Carl Sandburg Center School Rockville 102 19.5 2.0 Kindergarten 6th Grade Special Education
Longview School Germantown 50 13.1 1.3 Prekindergarten 12th Grade Special Education
Regional Institute For Children & Adolescents Rockville 108 28.5 2.1 4th Grade 12th Grade Special Education
Rock Terrace School Rockville 111 20.8 2.3 6th Grade 12th Grade Special Education
Stephen Knolls School Kensington 88 21.0 1.4 Prekindergarten 12th Grade Special Education

References

  1. ^ "Dr. Jack Smith Conditionally Appointed as Next Superintendent of Schools". MCPS. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Superintendent of Schools - Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD". MCPS. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Montgomery County Public Schools At a Glance" (PDF). Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Turque, Bill (April 17, 2013). "Spending on schools likely to skyrocket". The Washington Post. p. 1B.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Offutt, William (Spring 2016). "The Superintendents of Our Schools". The Montgomery County Story. Vol. 59.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  6. ^ a b c "Our History and Government - Montgomery County, MD" (PDF).
  7. ^ "History of Richard Montgomery High School".
  8. ^ a b Stern, Laurence (June 5, 1955). "Montgomery Plans Integration in Part". The Washington Post. p. A9.
  9. ^ a b Stern, Laurence (June 18, 1955). "136 Negro Secondary Students Request Transfers to White Schools". The Washington Post. p. 17.
  10. ^ "Integration in 7 Md. counties: Report two minor incidents". The Baltimore Afro-American. September 17, 1955. p. 14.
  11. ^ "School Bells Call 156,000 Back to Classes Today: Fares Go Up, Too". The Washington Post. September 12, 1955. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Court Orders School Desegregation On Local Basis". The Baltimore Sun. June 1, 1955. p. 1.
  13. ^ Henneberger, Melinda. "No Muslim holiday on Montgomery County school calendar isn't fair or 'PC'". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  14. ^ "Maryland county: No school holiday for Eid ad-Adha, and none for Christmas, Yom Kippur either". Haaretz. November 14, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  15. ^ Delaney, John (November 12, 2014). "Delaney Statement on Montgomery County Board of Education Decision on Religious Holidays". Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  16. ^ http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/SAAG2010.pdf
  17. ^ http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/CIPMaster_Current2.shtml
  18. ^ http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/PDF/MasterPlanFY2010.pdf
  19. ^ Point maps
  20. ^ The Washington Examiner http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/44751762.html. Retrieved May 13, 2009. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link‍]
  21. ^ Montgomery County Public Schools - Division of Construction
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