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Paint Branch High
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Paint Branch High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

14121 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866 · (301) 388-9900 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

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

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Students
2,038
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Paint Branch High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–8Benjamin Banneker Middlein Burtonsville
9–12Paint Branch HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

14121 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9569
Grade 10556
Grade 11504
Grade 12409
Enrollment over time
2,064’20
2,061’21
2,135’22
2,115’23
2,038’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 58%Hispanic 27%Asian 9%White 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Paint Branch High from Fairland 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; Fairland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.