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Best public schools in Gaithersburg, MD

29 public schools in Gaithersburg: 21 elementary · 5 middle · 3 high. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Elementary schools

21 schools in Gaithersburg, best first
1
Diamond Elementary 95.4
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 653 students
ELA 76%Math 71%Science 64%
#36 of 765 in Maryland
2
Rachel Carson Elementary 93.7
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 674 students
ELA 78%Math 68%Science 61%
#49 of 765 in Maryland
3
Darnestown Elementary 80.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 354 students
ELA 65%Math 55%Science 52%
#150 of 765 in Maryland
4
DuFief Elementary 78.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 247 students
ELA 60%Math 61%Science 49%
#165 of 765 in Maryland
5
Jones Lane Elementary 76.4
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 453 students
ELA 64%Math 54%Science 46%
#181 of 765 in Maryland
6
Laytonsville Elementary 73.4
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 365 students
ELA 59%Math 56%Science 39%
#204 of 765 in Maryland
7
Woodfield Elementary 68.6
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 318 students
ELA 57%Math 55%Science 34%
#241 of 765 in Maryland
8
Fields Road Elementary 60.2
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 449 students
ELA 53%Math 38%Science 38%
#305 of 765 in Maryland
9
Goshen Elementary 56.8
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 501 students
ELA 51%Math 37%Science 36%
#331 of 765 in Maryland
10
Thurgood Marshall Elementary 53.0
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 594 students
ELA 44%Math 43%Science 27%
#360 of 765 in Maryland
11
Strawberry Knoll Elementary 52.4
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 470 students
ELA 50%Math 34%Science 30%
#365 of 765 in Maryland
12
Rosemont Elementary 46.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 595 students
ELA 46%Math 35%Science 21%
#410 of 765 in Maryland
13
Judith A. Resnik Elementary 46.1
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 542 students
ELA 43%Math 33%Science 27%
#413 of 765 in Maryland
14
Flower Hill Elementary 34.7
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 461 students
ELA 43%Math 26%Science 10%
#500 of 765 in Maryland
15
Washington Grove Elementary 34.4
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 459 students
ELA 42%Math 22%Science 20%
#502 of 765 in Maryland
16
Harriet R. Tubman Elementary 31.6
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 575 students
ELA 36%Math 24%Science 18%
#524 of 765 in Maryland
17
Whetstone Elementary 30.9
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 718 students
ELA 36%Math 26%Science 13%
#529 of 765 in Maryland
18
Brown Station Elementary 29.2
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 631 students
ELA 35%Math 21%Science 21%
#542 of 765 in Maryland
19
South Lake Elementary 9.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 780 students
ELA 22%Math 15%Science 8%
#693 of 765 in Maryland
20
Summit Hall Elementary 7.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 422 students
ELA 15%Math 17%Science 3%
#708 of 765 in Maryland
21
Gaithersburg Elementary 7.1
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 665 students
ELA 19%Math 13%Science 9%
#711 of 765 in Maryland

Middle schools

5 schools in Gaithersburg, best first
1
Lakelands Park Middle 73.9
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 1,014 students
ELA 64%Math 35%Science 44%
#59 of 224 in Maryland
2
Ridgeview Middle 45.3
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 749 students
ELA 46%Math 20%Science 32%
#123 of 224 in Maryland
3
Shady Grove Middle 40.0
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 513 students
ELA 42%Math 19%Science 29%
#135 of 224 in Maryland
4
Gaithersburg Middle 36.4
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 899 students
ELA 44%Math 14%Science 22%
#143 of 224 in Maryland
5
Forest Oak Middle 16.7
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 847 students
ELA 31%Math 8%Science 16%
#187 of 224 in Maryland

High schools

3 schools in Gaithersburg, best first
1
Quince Orchard High 70.5
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,150 students
ELA 74%Math 11%Science 57%
#60 of 202 in Maryland
2
Gaithersburg High 39.9
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 2,454 students
ELA 45%Math 11%Science 34%
#122 of 202 in Maryland
3
Watkins Mill High 26.0
Montgomery County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,661 students
ELA 45%Math 5%Science 29%
#150 of 202 in Maryland

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