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Thurgood Marshall Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

12260 McDonald Chapel Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 · (240) 740-5990 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

Darnestown’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
553
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Thurgood Marshall Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Darnestown kids: 40 middle schools

On the path

Where Darnestown kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Thurgood Marshall ElementaryYou are here
6–840 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12260 McDonald Chapel Dr, Gaithersburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K67
Kindergarten62
Grade 176
Grade 285
Grade 384
Grade 480
Grade 599
Enrollment over time
556’20
556’21
591’22
594’23
553’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 31%White 31%Black 22%Asian 10%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thurgood Marshall Elementary from Darnestown families.

Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools

The district →
Bayard Rustin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockville
A−
757 students14:1
JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
C−
756 students11:1
Arcola Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
C
747 students13:1
Burnt Mills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silver Spring
B
747 students13:1
South Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaithersburg
C−
746 students12:1
Watkins Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery Village
C
734 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Darnestown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.