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Montgomery County Public Schools

Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland: 211 public schools with 159,181 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,107 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 211
Students: 159,181
Students per teacher: 13.8; MD 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $20,107; MD $20.2K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 11,574
Counselors (FTE): 576
Students per counselor: 276; MD 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 127; Librarians (FTE): 202

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Maryland's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Maryland: 49%

55%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in Maryland

Median 48% · 25 school districts compared

68,420 students tested, grades 3–8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maryland: 28%

35%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in Maryland

Median 30% · 25 school districts compared

59,593 students tested, grades 3–8 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$15.2K15

$15.2K16

$16.1K17

$16.0K18

$16.5K19

$16.7K20

$17.8K21

$18.1K22

$19.5K23

$20.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 7.2% · $281.6M
State: 30% · $1.2B
Local: 62% · $2.4B

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $12,531
Support services: $7,127
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $344.3M
Long-term debt: $2.6B

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 138Middle schools: 40High schools: 29Other schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
PEP - ItinerantSpecial education	Pre-K	90	—	—	—	Rockville
Arcola ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	747	12.9	29%	22%	Silver Spring
Ashburton Elementary	K–5	871	17.7	64%	58%	Bethesda
Bannockburn Elementary	K–5	446	17.3	91%	85%	Bethesda
Bayard Rustin Elementary	Pre-K–5	757	13.7	57%	51%	Rockville
Beall Elementary	Pre-K–5	475	15.5	66%	60%	Rockville
Bel Pre ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	558	12.2	—	—	Silver Spring
Bells Mill Elementary	Pre-K–5	570	16.3	83%	71%	Potomac
Belmont Elementary	K–5	343	14.4	74%	62%	Olney
Bethesda Elementary	K–5	645	16.2	67%	60%	Bethesda
Beverly Farms Elementary	K–5	526	16.9	86%	73%	Potomac
Bradley Hills Elementary	K–5	474	16.9	81%	81%	Bethesda
Brooke Grove Elementary	Pre-K–5	390	11.0	53%	40%	Olney
Brookhaven ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	436	11.6	41%	29%	Rockville
Brown Station ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	572	9.9	34%	30%	Gaithersburg
Burning Tree Elementary	K–5	479	13.9	71%	70%	Bethesda
Burnt Mills ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	747	13.2	35%	28%	Silver Spring
Burtonsville Elementary	K–5	601	14.4	43%	33%	Burtonsville
Cabin Branch Elementary	Pre-K–5	645	15.3	69%	61%	Clarksburg
Candlewood Elementary	K–5	358	13.2	62%	51%	Rockville
Cannon Road ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	388	10.0	36%	24%	Silver Spring
Captain James E. Daly ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	472	11.3	38%	16%	Germantown
Carderock Springs Elementary	K–5	363	13.4	87%	82%	Bethesda
Carl Sandburg CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all	K–5	65	3.4	0.0%	—	Rockville
Cashell Elementary	Pre-K–5	386	12.6	64%	60%	Rockville
Cedar Grove Elementary	K–5	326	11.5	74%	67%	Germantown
Chevy Chase Elementary	3–5	434	18.3	73%	65%	Chevy Chase
Clarksburg Elementary	K–5	365	13.7	61%	51%	Clarksburg
Clearspring Elementary	Pre-K–5	541	13.4	64%	58%	Damascus
Clopper Mill ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	458	11.8	33%	16%	Germantown
Cloverly Elementary	Pre-K–5	429	11.6	43%	46%	Silver Spring
Cold Spring Elementary	K–5	362	16.5	84%	85%	Potomac
College Gardens Elementary	Pre-K–5	506	13.8	59%	52%	Rockville
Cresthaven ElementaryFree meals for all	3–5	474	11.8	28%	26%	Silver Spring
Damascus Elementary	K–5	331	11.2	52%	41%	Damascus
Darnestown Elementary	K–5	356	11.1	63%	49%	Gaithersburg
Diamond Elementary	Pre-K–5	654	14.9	74%	70%	Gaithersburg
Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary	Pre-K–5	485	11.9	65%	56%	Silver Spring
Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Pre-K–5	673	16.0	59%	53%	Germantown
Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary	Pre-K–5	428	10.2	33%	30%	Germantown
DuFief Elementary	K–5	276	10.8	58%	59%	Gaithersburg
East Silver Spring ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	540	12.1	44%	37%	Silver Spring
Fairland ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	553	10.8	34%	33%	Silver Spring
Fallsmead Elementary	K–5	512	16.1	73%	72%	Rockville
Farmland Elementary	K–5	847	15.7	67%	59%	Rockville
Fields Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	453	11.5	49%	38%	Gaithersburg
Flora M. Singer Elementary	Pre-K–5	653	11.7	50%	38%	Silver Spring
Flower Hill ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	454	11.5	32%	19%	Gaithersburg
Flower Valley Elementary	K–5	524	13.2	53%	40%	Rockville
Forest Knolls Elementary	Pre-K–5	472	11.0	54%	51%	Silver Spring
Fox Chapel Elementary	Pre-K–5	617	13.6	52%	45%	Germantown
Gaithersburg ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	603	9.6	17%	14%	Gaithersburg
Galway ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	695	11.2	39%	30%	Silver Spring
Garrett Park Elementary	K–5	724	16.8	62%	58%	Kensington
Georgian Forest ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	600	12.6	27%	21%	Silver Spring
Germantown Elementary	Pre-K–5	314	9.7	46%	34%	Germantown
Glen Haven Elementary	Pre-K–5	540	11.6	33%	29%	Silver Spring
Glenallan Elementary	Pre-K–5	679	11.8	37%	29%	Silver Spring
Goshen Elementary	Pre-K–5	494	13.4	50%	35%	Gaithersburg
Great Seneca Creek Elementary	K–5	487	12.7	45%	35%	Germantown
Greencastle ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	722	12.3	32%	18%	Silver Spring
Greenwood Elementary	Pre-K–5	534	15.7	75%	67%	Brookeville
Harmony Hills ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	655	10.8	22%	20%	Silver Spring
Harriet R. Tubman ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	571	11.3	28%	22%	Gaithersburg
Highland ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	509	12.4	42%	35%	Silver Spring
Highland View Elementary	K–5	334	11.1	54%	41%	Silver Spring
Jackson Road ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	623	11.3	32%	29%	Silver Spring
JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	756	11.2	28%	14%	Silver Spring
Jones Lane Elementary	K–5	428	12.0	65%	60%	Gaithersburg
Judith A. Resnik ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	516	12.8	40%	32%	Gaithersburg
Kemp Mill ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	412	10.0	25%	15%	Silver Spring
Kensington Parkwood Elementary	K–5	535	14.9	79%	71%	Kensington
Lake Seneca ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	437	10.3	26%	19%	Germantown
Lakewood Elementary	K–5	406	12.9	73%	68%	Rockville
Laytonsville Elementary	K–5	355	12.5	56%	42%	Gaithersburg
Little Bennett Elementary	K–5	614	13.6	58%	48%	Clarksburg
Lois P. Rockwell Elementary	Pre-K–5	518	13.9	59%	44%	Damascus
Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary	K–5	621	13.5	67%	59%	Rockville
Luxmanor Elementary	Pre-K–5	684	13.7	59%	56%	Rockville
Maryvale Elementary	Pre-K–5	617	13.5	63%	53%	Rockville
Meadow Hall Elementary	K–5	348	9.6	36%	26%	Rockville
Mill Creek Towne Elementary	Pre-K–5	528	12.1	56%	46%	Rockville
Monocacy Elementary	K–5	164	11.1	65%	58%	Dickerson
Montgomery Knolls Elementary	Pre-K–2	477	10.7	—	—	Silver Spring
New Hampshire Estates ElemFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	455	10.1	—	—	Silver Spring
North Chevy Chase Elementary	3–5	237	13.7	70%	63%	Chevy Chase
Oak View ElementaryFree meals for all	3–5	423	13.2	48%	39%	Silver Spring
Oakland Terrace Elementary	Pre-K–5	500	11.6	60%	48%	Silver Spring
Olney Elementary	K–5	585	16.1	60%	55%	Olney
Pine Crest Elementary	3–5	493	14.3	49%	46%	Silver Spring
Piney Branch Elementary	3–5	575	16.8	66%	61%	Takoma Park
Poolesville Elementary	K–5	576	17.1	69%	63%	Poolesville
Potomac Elementary	K–5	475	17.0	80%	80%	Potomac
Rachel Carson Elementary	Pre-K–5	671	16.7	76%	71%	Gaithersburg
Ritchie Park Elementary	K–5	342	14.5	78%	69%	Rockville
Rock Creek Forest Elementary	Pre-K–5	690	13.7	67%	53%	Chevy Chase
Rock Creek Valley Elementary	Pre-K–5	332	9.5	49%	44%	Rockville
Rock View Elementary	Pre-K–5	588	11.1	37%	31%	Kensington
Rolling Terrace ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	645	10.5	14%	15%	Takoma Park
Roscoe R Nix ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	437	10.0	—	—	Silver Spring
Rosemary Hills Elementary	Pre-K–2	499	13.2	—	—	Silver Spring
Rosemont ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	564	11.2	46%	40%	Gaithersburg
S. Christa McAuliffe ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	467	11.4	38%	27%	Germantown
Sargent Shriver ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	697	12.1	27%	17%	Silver Spring
Sequoyah Elementary	K–5	460	10.6	48%	40%	Derwood
Seven Locks Elementary	K–5	376	14.9	85%	81%	Bethesda
Sherwood Elementary	Pre-K–5	498	12.1	57%	44%	Sandy Spring
Sligo Creek Elementary	K–5	632	15.3	64%	56%	Silver Spring
Snowden Farm Elementary	K–5	578	15.0	69%	63%	Clarksburg
Somerset Elementary	K–5	314	14.8	79%	63%	Chevy Chase
South Lake ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	746	12.1	21%	15%	Gaithersburg
Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary	K–5	530	13.5	72%	65%	Germantown
Stedwick ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	492	11.7	32%	20%	Montgomery Village
Stone Mill Elementary	Pre-K–5	516	14.5	74%	74%	North Potomac
Stonegate Elementary	Pre-K–5	565	14.0	55%	44%	Silver Spring
Strathmore Elementary	3–5	464	14.0	37%	32%	Silver Spring
Strawberry Knoll ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	448	10.7	49%	31%	Gaithersburg
Summit Hall ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	413	9.5	21%	14%	Gaithersburg
Takoma Park Elementary	Pre-K–2	559	15.2	—	—	Takoma Park
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Pre-K–5	553	12.7	44%	42%	Gaithersburg
Travilah Elementary	K–5	372	14.5	82%	75%	North Potomac
Twinbrook ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	459	12.1	29%	24%	Rockville
Viers Mill Elementary	Pre-K–5	556	10.9	28%	24%	Silver Spring
Washington Grove ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	480	10.4	36%	27%	Gaithersburg
Waters Landing ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	735	12.4	36%	24%	Germantown
Watkins Mill ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	734	11.3	24%	14%	Montgomery Village
Wayside Elementary	Pre-K–5	465	13.2	87%	83%	Potomac
Weller Road ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	691	11.5	27%	25%	Silver Spring
Westbrook Elementary	K–5	468	15.4	78%	77%	Bethesda
Westover Elementary	Pre-K–5	294	12.0	69%	55%	Silver Spring
Wheaton Woods ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	556	10.7	31%	38%	Rockville
Whetstone ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	711	12.3	35%	22%	Gaithersburg
William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary	Pre-K–5	601	14.7	61%	62%	Germantown
William Tyler Page Elementary	Pre-K–5	620	14.3	60%	47%	Silver Spring
Wilson Wims Elementary School	Pre-K–5	484	13.8	81%	69%	Clarksburg
Wood Acres Elementary	Pre-K–5	609	16.5	83%	78%	Bethesda
Woodfield Elementary	Pre-K–5	314	10.6	69%	53%	Gaithersburg
Woodlin Elementary	K–5	603	14.4	59%	50%	Silver Spring
Wyngate Elementary	K–5	640	17.2	80%	74%	Bethesda
A. Mario Loiederman Middle	6–8	978	12.9	40%	6.8%	Silver Spring
Argyle Middle	6–8	868	13.2	42%	10%	Silver Spring
Benjamin Banneker MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	705	12.1	35%	8.8%	Burtonsville
Briggs Chaney Middle	6–8	858	14.6	43%	9.2%	Silver Spring
Cabin John Middle	6–8	983	16.5	82%	46%	Potomac
Earle B. Wood Middle	6–8	1,019	13.8	54%	18%	Rockville
Eastern Middle	6–8	963	13.7	54%	20%	Silver Spring
Forest Oak MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	828	12.5	33%	8.1%	Gaithersburg
Francis Scott Key MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	950	13.9	35%	7.7%	Silver Spring
Gaithersburg Middle	6–8	869	11.6	34%	5.6%	Gaithersburg
Hallie Wells Middle	6–8	931	14.9	76%	29%	Clarksburg
Herbert Hoover Middle	6–8	930	16.5	88%	47%	Potomac
John Poole Middle	6–8	467	15.5	73%	36%	Poolesville
John T. Baker Middle School	6–8	841	14.7	59%	22%	Damascus
Julius West Middle	6–8	1,365	15.5	60%	25%	Rockville
Kingsview Middle	6–8	908	16.2	63%	27%	Germantown
Lakelands Park Middle	6–8	993	15.1	62%	24%	Gaithersburg
Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	841	13.2	46%	13%	Germantown
Montgomery Village MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	780	12.4	23%	2.6%	Montgomery Village
Neelsville Middle	6–8	781	14.4	40%	8.4%	Germantown
Newport Mill Middle	6–8	652	13.0	51%	16%	Kensington
North Bethesda Middle	6–8	1,224	17.1	78%	43%	Bethesda
Odessa Shannon MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	784	12.8	30%	4.7%	Silver Spring
Parkland Middle	6–8	1,185	15.2	50%	17%	Rockville
Redland Middle	6–8	562	13.4	49%	12%	Rockville
Ridgeview Middle	6–8	722	14.1	52%	15%	Gaithersburg
Robert Frost Middle School	6–8	915	16.1	82%	38%	Rockville
Roberto W. Clemente Middle	6–8	888	14.2	47%	13%	Germantown
Rocky Hill Middle	6–8	1,010	16.0	50%	15%	Clarksburg
Rosa M. Parks Middle	6–8	863	16.4	78%	30%	Olney
Shady Grove Middle	6–8	514	12.9	50%	13%	Gaithersburg
Silver Creek Middle	6–8	751	13.9	70%	28%	Kensington
Silver Spring International Middle	6–8	1,015	14.5	54%	15%	Silver Spring
Sligo Middle	6–8	685	12.7	50%	16%	Silver Spring
Takoma Park Middle	6–8	1,177	16.8	70%	34%	Silver Spring
Thomas W. Pyle Middle	6–8	1,259	16.8	88%	56%	Bethesda
Tilden Middle	6–8	1,112	16.4	68%	30%	Rockville
Westland Middle	6–8	839	15.8	77%	39%	Bethesda
White Oak MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	808	12.5	41%	7.7%	Silver Spring
William H. Farquhar Middle	6–8	682	15.8	74%	25%	Olney
Albert Einstein High	9–12	1,991	14.8	—	—	Kensington
Alternative ProgramsAlternative	6–12	0	—	—	—	Rockville
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High	9–12	2,377	16.7	—	—	Bethesda
Clarksburg High	9–12	2,241	17.1	—	—	Clarksburg
Col. Zadok Magruder High	9–12	1,671	15.4	—	—	Rockville
Damascus High	9–12	1,390	16.1	—	—	Damascus
Gaithersburg High	9–12	2,441	13.9	—	—	Gaithersburg
James Hubert Blake High	9–12	1,960	17.1	—	—	Silver Spring
John F. Kennedy HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,880	15.0	—	—	Silver Spring
MCPS Transitions SchoolSpecial education	12	0	—	—	—	Silver Spring
Montgomery Blair High	9–12	3,266	16.4	—	—	Silver Spring
Northwest High	9–12	2,300	16.7	—	—	Germantown
Northwood High	9–12	1,654	14.2	—	—	Rockville
Paint Branch HighFree meals for all	9–12	2,038	15.6	—	—	Burtonsville
Poolesville High	9–12	1,351	20.3	—	—	Poolesville
Quince Orchard High	9–12	2,100	16.1	—	—	Gaithersburg
Richard Montgomery High	9–12	2,366	17.6	—	—	Rockville
Rock Terrace SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all	6–12	77	3.6	—	—	Rockville
Rockville High	9–12	1,550	14.8	—	—	Rockville
Seneca Valley High	9–12	2,409	15.1	—	—	Germantown
Sherwood High	9–12	1,675	16.3	—	—	Sandy Spring
Springbrook High	9–12	1,838	15.4	—	—	Silver Spring
Thomas Edison High School of TechnologyCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	Silver Spring
Thomas S. Wootton High	9–12	1,870	18.5	—	—	Rockville
Walt Whitman High	9–12	2,056	17.8	—	—	Bethesda
Walter Johnson High	9–12	3,016	18.1	—	—	Bethesda
Watkins Mill HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,577	13.8	—	—	Gaithersburg
Wheaton High	9–12	2,794	16.2	—	—	Silver Spring
Winston Churchill High	9–12	2,185	18.3	—	—	Potomac
John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & AdolSpecial education	4–12	79	3.9	40%	9.1%	Rockville
Longview SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all	K–12	59	5.1	—	—	Germantown
Stephen Knolls SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	51	3.7	—	—	Kensington

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 15 W. Gude; Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: (240)740-3000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.