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Shady Grove Middle
B+

Shady Grove Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

8100 Midcounty Hgwy, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 · (240) 740-1440 · Part of Montgomery County Public Schools

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

Directions
Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
514
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Shady Grove Middle

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 11.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Redland kids: 25 high schools

On the path

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

PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Shady Grove MiddleYou are here
9–1225 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts45%
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 ↗

8100 Midcounty Hgwy, Gaithersburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6169
Grade 7193
Grade 8152
Enrollment over time
578’20
524’21
495’22
513’23
514’24

Down 11.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 44%White 19%Black 18%Asian 12%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Shady Grove Middle from Redland 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; Redland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.