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Winston Churchill High

๐Ÿ“ 11300 Gainsborough Rd, Potomac, Montgomery County, 20854

2,234
Pupils
18.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Winston Churchill High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Potomac, Montgomery County. The school has 2,234 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 120.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 84% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 28 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

Enrollment & staffing

Winston Churchill High enrolls 2,234 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 120.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.

Male students
1,178 (53%)
Female students
1,048 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
120.9
Student-teacher ratio
18.5:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 32% Asian and 10% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White95843%
Asian70932%
Black or African American22410%
Hispanic or Latino2009%
Two or more races1325.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

232 of the school's 2,234 students (10%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 211 qualify for free lunch and 21 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

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Supplemental Virtual

Winston Churchill High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-80, state senate district 15, state house district 15.

School district: Montgomery County Public Schools

Winston Churchill 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 2,234 students, Winston Churchill 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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Academic Performance

82%
Reading proficient
84%
Math proficient
96%
Graduation rate
0%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (28) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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