Montgomery County Public Schools

This article is about the school district in Maryland. For the school district in Virginia, see Montgomery County Public Schools (Virginia).

Montgomery County Public Schools
Location
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Information
School type	Public, school district
Founded	1860
School board	Patricia O'Neill, President and District 3 Christopher S. Barclay, Vice President and District 4 Judy Docca, District 1 Laura Berthiaume, District 2 Michael Durso, District 5 Shirley Brandman, At Large Phil Kauffman, At Large Alan Xie, Student Member
Superintendent	Dr. Joshua P. Starr
Staff	22,229
Grades	Pre-K–12
Enrollment	144,064  (2011)
Campus	Suburban
Area	Montgomery County, Maryland
Website	http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is a school district that serves Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. It is the largest school district in Maryland. As of the 2009–2010 school year, the district had 11,500 FTE teachers serving 141,777 students at 200 schools.

Students in the district score among the top in the United States on Advanced Placement examinations.^{[citation needed]} The superintendent is Dr. Joshua P. Starr, who was hired in July 2011 after former Superintendent Dr. Jerry Weast retired.

School Lists

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

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 576 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 630 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 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 838 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 Veirs 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 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 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 1944 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 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 H. 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 will be required to graduate. 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 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 1934 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 2013 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 1397 96.0 11.3 254,054 Academies of Environmental Sciences; Political Science and Public Advocacy; Humanities and Film; and Musical Theatre Paint Branch High School Burtonsville 1969 1849 110.8 12.9 260,680 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 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 1950 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 Academies of Biosciences and Medicine; Engineering; 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 (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, Maryland 1954 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

External links

• Montgomery County Public Schools