📍 15800 Quince Orchard Rd, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, 20878
Quince Orchard High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County. The school has 2,154 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 130.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. 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.
Quince Orchard High enrolls 2,154 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 130.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 737 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 721 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 350 | 16% |
| Asian | 234 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 102 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
885 of the school's 2,154 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 796 qualify for free lunch and 89 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.
Quince Orchard High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-80, state senate district 15, state house district 15.
Quince Orchard 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 2,154 students, Quince Orchard 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: Suburb - Large
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