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Schools in Gaithersburg

EDFacts · NCES CCD · four inputs · 18% of the overall score
B+
79/100
4th of 60
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The four inputs
Within-state proficiency percentile78th pct
Washington median 78th pct50% · scores 78
Student–teacher ratio12.1
Washington median 14.120% · scores 99
Graduation rate89%
Washington median 86%20% · scores 56
Schools within 3 miles22
Washington median 1710% · scores 91
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Public schools near Gaithersburg

Within 3 miles of the town centre, with the district named. Attendance zones change — check the district's own lookup before you buy.
Gaithersburg ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary0.4 mi
Gaithersburg MiddleMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle0.5 mi
South Lake ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary0.5 mi
Forest Oak MiddleMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle0.7 mi
Harriet R. Tubman ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary0.7 mi
Gaithersburg HighMontgomery County Public SchoolsHigh0.9 mi
Strawberry Knoll ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.4 mi
Summit Hall ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.5 mi
Washington Grove ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.5 mi
Watkins Mill ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.5 mi
Flower Hill ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.5 mi
Whetstone ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.6 mi
Rosemont ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary1.7 mi
Montgomery Village MiddleMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle1.8 mi
Shady Grove MiddleMontgomery County Public SchoolsMiddle1.8 mi
Brown Station ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary2.0 mi
Stedwick ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary2.0 mi
Mill Creek Towne ElementaryMontgomery County Public SchoolsElementary2.2 mi
NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency is a within-state percentile of the districts serving Gaithersburg, weighted by the share of the town each covers.

Best Washington suburbs for schools

All 60 ranked, Gaithersburg highlighted
1SterlingA−—2LeesburgA−—3AshburnB+—4GaithersburgB+78th pct5WheatonB+78th pct6Silver SpringB+78th pct7FairlandB+78th pct8Montgomery VillageB+78th pct9Aspen HillB78th pct10BrambletonB—11GermantownB78th pct12South RidingB—13FrederickB78th pct14North PotomacB78th pct15Ballenger CreekB78th pct16ClarksburgB78th pct17North BethesdaB78th pct18RockvilleB78th pct19OlneyB78th pct20West Falls ChurchB—21HerndonB—22RestonB—23AnnandaleB−—24SpringfieldB−—25TysonsB−—26ArlingtonB−—27BethesdaB−78th pct28Bailey's CrossroadsB−—29ChantillyB−—30McNairB−—31PotomacB−78th pct32CentrevilleB−—33WashingtonB−77th pct34Dale CityB−—35McLeanC+—36WoodbridgeC+—37Fair OaksC+—38West SpringfieldC+—39OaktonC+—40MontclairC+—41Cherry HillC+—42Lake RidgeC+—43BurkeC+—44Linton HallC—45WaldorfC−30th pct46AlexandriaD+—47FredericksburgD—48ManassasD—49SuitlandD−18th pct50Camp SpringsD−18th pct51ChillumD−18th pct52LandoverD−18th pct53College ParkD−18th pct54GreenbeltF18th pct55LaurelF18th pct56South LaurelF18th pct57Fort WashingtonF18th pct58ClintonF18th pct59BowieF18th pct—Fairfax——
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Better than Gaithersburg on schools

Gaithersburg grades B+ on schools. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbSchoolsWithin-state proficiencyGraduation rateOverall
Sterling15 mi from GaithersburgA−—92% 69 B− Leesburg20 mi from GaithersburgA−—92% 72 B− Ashburn17 mi from GaithersburgB+—92% 71 B−
Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19