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Richard Montgomery High

250 Richard Montgomery Dr, Rockville, Montgomery County, 20852

2,390
Pupils
17.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Richard Montgomery High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rockville, Montgomery County. The school has 2,390 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 134.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 33 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Montgomery County Public Schools
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Richard Montgomery High enrolls 2,390 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 134.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.

Male students
1,186 (50%)
Female students
1,195 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
134.4
Student-teacher ratio
17.8:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 28% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 24% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White66728%
Hispanic or Latino64927%
Asian56624%
Black or African American35115%
Two or more races1385.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native9<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

795 of the school's 2,390 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 703 qualify for free lunch and 92 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.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 9–12Supplemental Virtual

Richard Montgomery High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-80, state senate district 17, state house district 17.

School district: Montgomery County Public Schools

Richard Montgomery 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 2,390 students, Richard Montgomery High is larger than the district average of about 758 students per school.

159,181
District students
210
Schools
11,578
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11–16) IB DP (Ages 16–19)
IBO code
000443
IB since
06 January 1987
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

77%
Reading proficient
68%
Math proficient
94%
Graduation rate
4%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (33) 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: City - Small

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