Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainLeisure World’s public schools outscore 72% of Maryland districts
Math proficiency in Leisure World’s districts is 34%, above the Maryland average (25%). The grade covers the public school district serving Leisure World, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maryland, not nationally.
From Maryland state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Leisure World’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 101 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Leisure World’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 34% in spring 2022, against 45% and 25% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,107 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
130 elementary schools, then 40 middle and 25 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Leisure World’s grade
B+: better than 72% of Maryland school districts, #47 of 261 Maryland towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Maryland average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Leisure World, with each school’s own grade.
Leisure World’s public schools are run by Montgomery County Public Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Leisure World vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Leisure World’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Leisure World | B+ | Montgomery County |
Every school in Leisure World
195 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Leisure World’s schools
Are Leisure World’s schools good?
By Maryland’s own tests, yes: the public schools Leisure World children attend outscore 72% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #47 of 261 Maryland towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Leisure World in?
Montgomery County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 159,181 students in 208 schools (2024–25).
Where do Leisure World kids go to high school?
One of 25 high schools, depending on your address: Montgomery Blair High, Walter Johnson High, Wheaton High, Gaithersburg High, Seneca Valley High, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High, Richard Montgomery High, Northwest High, Clarksburg High, Winston Churchill High, Quince Orchard High, Walt Whitman High, Paint Branch High, Albert Einstein High, James Hubert Blake High, John F. Kennedy High, Thomas S. Wootton High, Springbrook High, Sherwood High, Col. Zadok Magruder High, Northwood High, Watkins Mill High, Rockville High, Damascus High and Poolesville High.
What is Leisure World’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Montgomery County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.
How much does Leisure World spend per student?
$20,107 in Montgomery County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Leisure World families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.