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Brown Station Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

851 Quince Orchard Blvd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 · (240) 740-0260 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
572
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Brown Station Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Gaithersburg kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Brown Station ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

851 Quince Orchard Blvd, Gaithersburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K79
Kindergarten84
Grade 189
Grade 290
Grade 386
Grade 469
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
612’20
604’21
617’22
631’23
572’24

Down 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 66%Black 13%Asian 10%White 7%Two or more races 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brown Station Elementary from Gaithersburg 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; Gaithersburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.