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Winston Churchill High
A+

Winston Churchill High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

11300 Gainsborough Rd, Potomac, MD 20854 · (240) 740-5400 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

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

Directions
Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,185
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Winston Churchill High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 65 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 47 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Winston Churchill HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency84%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts82%
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 ↗

11300 Gainsborough Rd, Potomac

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9523
Grade 10552
Grade 11574
Grade 12536
Enrollment over time
2,245’20
2,212’21
2,234’22
2,203’23
2,185’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Asian 33%Black 11%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Winston Churchill High from Potomac 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; Potomac’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.