📍 101 Education Blvd, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, 20877
Gaithersburg High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County. The school has 2,436 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 170.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 79%. The school offers 37 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gaithersburg High enrolls 2,436 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 170.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 9.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,452 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 521 | 21% |
| White | 232 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 156 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,603 of the school's 2,436 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,429 qualify for free lunch and 174 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gaithersburg High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 17, state house district 17.
Gaithersburg High is one of 210 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, based in Rockville, Maryland. The district serves 159,181 students district-wide and employs 11,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,436 students, Gaithersburg High is larger than the district average of about 758 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small