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Gaithersburg High
B+

Gaithersburg High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

101 Education Blvd, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 · (301) 284-4500 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

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

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Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,441
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Gaithersburg High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Gaithersburg HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

101 Education Blvd, Gaithersburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9712
Grade 10693
Grade 11568
Grade 12468
Enrollment over time
2,359’20
2,285’21
2,436’22
2,454’23
2,441’24

Up 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%Black 20%White 8%Asian 6%Two or more races 3%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 Gaithersburg High 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.