Montgomery County Md Schools Calendar (2024)

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Overview of Montgomery County Public Schools

Montgomery County Public Schools contains 21 schools and 9,680 students. The district's minority enrollment is 20%.

According to Maryland law (7-301: Compulsory Attendance), every child 5 years old or older and under 18 must attend school. All children who will be 5 years old by September 1 of any given year must attend school in either a licensed private or public school Kindergarten that year.

No active Closings & Delays. When there are active school closings, you can find the most up-to-date list of closings & delays here.

Montgomery County Public Schools is a highly rated, public school district located in ROCKVILLE, MD. It has 160,554 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. According to state test scores, 27% of students are at least proficient in math and 45% in reading.

The gold and silver medal MCPS high schools and their national rankings are Walt Whitman (61), Thomas S. Wootton (65), Poolesville (83), Richard Montgomery (163), Quince Orchard (176), Col. Zadok Magruder (319), Montgomery Blair (389), John F. Kennedy (583), Wheaton (589), Gaithersburg (591), and Springbrook (1,047).

Poolesville High School (#140 in National Rankings; #1 in Maryland) Walt Whitman High School (#147 in National Rankings; #3 in Maryland) Thomas S. Wootton High School (#235 in National Rankings; #4 in Maryland)

In 1892, the county opened its first high school, Rockville High School, which graduated its first class of 12 seniors graduated in 1897.

Richard Montgomery High School is the oldest public high school in Montgomery County. It was first established in 1892 as "Rockville High School", when the state Board of Education first allocated funds to local school to educate high school students. The first class of twelve seniors graduated in 1897.

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Montgomery Blair High School (MBHS) is a public high school in the Four Corners neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. It is operated by Montgomery County Public Schools. Its enrollment of 3,176 makes it the largest school in Montgomery County and in the state.

Montgomery County Public Schools contains 30 high schools.

Maryland has over 1,400 public schools in 24 local education agencies serving all of the state's 23 counties plus Baltimore City.

• A “Code Blue” announcement means that someone at our. school (inside or outside) may be having a serious health. problem or injury. • Staff people who have been trained in CPR and First Aid. will be responding to the emergency.

First day of school: The first Wednesday in September. State In-service Day: As recognized by the state and typically the second Friday in October.

On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, Frederick County's public schools opened their doors to over 47,000 students. Check out the helpful links to the right to get ready for a super school year! In this informational hub, you will also find our School Opening Plan and our response to COVID-19.

FCPS students have a 180-day school year in keeping with Maryland law. Generally, high schools have a 7:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. schedule, and most middle school students attend 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. With a few exceptions, elementary schools start at 9 a.m. and dismiss around 3:30 p.m. Check with your school for exact times.

School will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 3 p.m.