Gaithersburg Middle

Summary:

Gaithersburg Middle is a public magnet middle school serving grades 6-8 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district. The school has a diverse student population, with a high percentage of students (63.31%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite its diverse student body, Gaithersburg Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 9.1% of Gaithersburg Middle students were proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to 33.4% for the district and 24.1% for the state. The school also has a low statewide ranking, placing 217 out of 328 Maryland middle schools in the 2023-2024 school year. Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students performing better than Hispanic and Special Education students.

Gaithersburg Middle's academic challenges may be related to its high poverty rate and declining enrollment, which has led to a shift in its racial composition. The school's per-student spending is relatively high, ranging from $18,509 to $19,563 over the past three school years, but it still underperforms compared to nearby schools like Robert Frost Middle, Lakelands Park Middle, and Ridgeview Middle, which consistently outperform Gaithersburg Middle on standardized tests and have higher statewide rankings.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 6-8

 2 Teachers' Way
       Gaithersburg, MD  20877-3499


(240) 740-4950

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
217th of 328 Maryland Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,737 Help


Students who attend Gaithersburg Middle usually attend:

High:    Gaithersburg High

Feeder schools for Gaithersburg Middle:

Elementary:    Gaithersburg Elementary
    Laytonsville Elementary
    Strawberry Knoll Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  875

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.9%
African American:
21.7%
White:
10.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Gaithersburg Middle ranks worse than 66.2% of middle schools in Maryland. It also ranks 34th among 40 ranked middle schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.53. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.9%), African American (21.7%), White (10.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gaithersburg Middle is 11.5, which is the lowest among 40 middle schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Gaithersburg Middle employs 75.8 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gaithersburg Middle is $22,737, which is the 2nd highest among 40 middle schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Gaithersburg Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Gaithersburg Middle 217th of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See Gaithersburg Middle in the ranking list.)

Montgomery County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Montgomery County Public Schools 7th of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Gaithersburg Middle

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Rank History for all students at Gaithersburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.55 148th 252 41.3%
2005 36.65 169th 255 33.7%
2006 34.45 170th 254 33.1%
2007 30.49 186th 264 29.5%
2008 60.33 132nd 283 53.4%
2009 63.91 126th 301 58.1%
2010 60.51 150th 324 53.7%
2011 53.63 156th 309 49.5%
2012 57.12 148th 314 52.9%
2013 46.56 178th 316 43.7%
2014 54.32 176th 339 48.1%
2015 35.99 203rd 315 35.6%
2016 34.39 202nd 314 35.7%
2017 44.66 172nd 317 45.7%
2018 41.71 182nd 328 44.5%
2019 35.91 189th 316 40.2%
2021 39.48 174th 303 42.6%
2022 29.46 232nd 333 30.3%
2023 22.49 238th 322 26.1%
2024 26.53 217th 328 33.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Gaithersburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.55 45th 136 66.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Gaithersburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 21.68 115th 120 4.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gaithersburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.68 175th 273 35.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Gaithersburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.63 173rd 303 42.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Gaithersburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.80 174th 288 39.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Gaithersburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.22 101st 116 12.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Gaithersburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.48 68th 259 73.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gaithersburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.39 164th 207 20.8%
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Rank History for White students at Gaithersburg Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.79 117th 210 44.3%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Gaithersburg Middle Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Gaithersburg Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 695 215 146 71 7 n/a n/a 0 1134
1990 525 171 106 58 1 n/a n/a -1 860
1991 577 181 108 81 1 n/a n/a 0 948
1992 544 195 126 122 2 n/a n/a 0 989
1993 534 197 137 120 2 n/a n/a 0 990
1994 538 202 135 123 2 n/a n/a 0 1000
1995 594 262 133 147 4 n/a n/a 0 1140
1996 594 262 133 147 4 n/a n/a 0 1140
1997 506 216 105 125 2 n/a n/a 0 954
1998 462 200 100 145 4 n/a n/a 0 911
1999 467 227 113 148 5 n/a n/a 0 960
2000 402 199 98 156 3 n/a n/a 0 858
2001 361 175 94 136 3 n/a n/a 0 769
2002 331 168 73 156 0 n/a n/a 0 728
2003 331 168 73 156 0 n/a n/a 0 728
2004 324 158 97 186 2 n/a n/a 0 767
2005 310 179 98 180 3 n/a n/a 0 770
2006 293 198 97 185 3 n/a n/a 0 776
2007 259 192 94 180 2 n/a n/a 0 727
2008 228 205 85 203 2 n/a n/a 0 723
2009 224 205 84 200 1 n/a n/a 0 714
2010 219 192 79 177 4 n/a n/a 0 671
2011 200 164 55 207 1 0 38 0 665
2012 195 162 49 211 1 0 38 0 656
2013 186 160 59 241 1 0 35 0 682
2014 166 158 61 260 1 0 35 0 681
2015 160 172 70 310 2 0 38 0 752
2016 159 165 60 332 2 0 34 0 752
2017 168 167 60 369 2 0 31 0 797
2018 159 178 55 407 1 1 29 0 830
2019 153 190 58 418 0 1 43 0 863
2020 131 180 62 453 1 0 50 0 877
2021 113 175 57 462 1 0 58 2 868
2022 108 179 53 484 1 1 46 2 874
2023 91 190 54 498 1 0 41 0 875

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gaithersburg Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1134 71.1 15.9 n/a
1990 860 54.9 15.6 9.3
1991 948 57.1 16.6 12.1
1992 989 57.3 17.2 15.9
1993 990 63.3 15.6 15.9
1994 1000 63.2 15.8 19.3
1995 1140 69.0 16.5 22.5
1996 1140 69.0 16.5 22.5
1997 954 59.6 16.0 21.8
1998 911 56.5 16.1 17.7
1999 960 56.5 17.0 24.3
2000 858 56.6 15.2 26.9
2001 769 53.1 14.5 21.5
2002 728 47.0 15.5 25.7
2003 728 47.0 15.5 25.7
2004 767 53.2 14.4 27.4
2005 770 56.0 13.8 27.3
2006 776 52.0 14.9 27.6
2007 727 53.3 13.6 30
2008 723 50.1 14.4 33.6
2009 714 48.2 14.8 30.8
2010 671 49.3 13.6 33.4
2011 665 49.9 13.3 38
2012 656 49.6 13.2 40.1
2013 682 51.3 13.2 42.7
2014 681 51.7 13.1 42.6
2015 752 54.0 13.9 47.6
2016 752 56.0 13.4 47.7
2017 797 58.9 13.5 48.6
2018 830 65.3 12.6 47.5
2019 863 66.6 12.9 48
2020 877 69.8 12.5 44.7
2021 868 69.0 12.5 55
2022 874 72.0 12.1 56.6
2023 875 75.8 11.5 63.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gaithersburg Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1134 71.1 15.9 n/a
1990 860 54.9 15.6 9.3
1991 948 57.1 16.6 12.1
1992 989 57.3 17.2 15.9
1993 990 63.3 15.6 15.9
1994 1000 63.2 15.8 19.3
1995 1140 69.0 16.5 22.5
1996 1140 69.0 16.5 22.5
1997 954 59.6 16.0 21.8
1998 911 56.5 16.1 17.7
1999 960 56.5 17.0 24.3
2000 858 56.6 15.2 26.9
2001 769 53.1 14.5 21.5
2002 728 47.0 15.5 25.7
2003 728 47.0 15.5 25.7
2004 767 53.2 14.4 27.4
2005 770 56.0 13.8 27.3
2006 776 52.0 14.9 27.6
2007 727 53.3 13.6 30
2008 723 50.1 14.4 33.6
2009 714 48.2 14.8 30.8
2010 671 49.3 13.6 33.4
2011 665 49.9 13.3 38
2012 656 49.6 13.2 40.1
2013 682 51.3 13.2 42.7
2014 681 51.7 13.1 42.6
2015 752 54.0 13.9 47.6
2016 752 56.0 13.4 47.7
2017 797 58.9 13.5 48.6
2018 830 65.3 12.6 47.5
2019 863 66.6 12.9 48
2020 877 69.8 12.5 44.7
2021 868 69.0 12.5 55
2022 874 72.0 12.1 56.6
2023 875 75.8 11.5 63.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Gaithersburg Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $663 (3.6%) $17,846 (96.4%) $18,509
2020 $323 (1.7%) $18,351 (98.3%) $18,674
2021 $863 (4.4%) $18,700 (95.6%) $19,563
2022 $1,223 (6.4%) $17,952 (93.6%) $19,174
2023 $1,183 (5.2%) $21,553 (94.8%) $22,737

Data source: Maryland Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gaithersburg Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 189th of 316 Middle schoolsRanks 238th of 322 Middle schools
 14.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students863875
 1.4%
African American190190
American Indian01
Asian5854
 6.9%
Hispanic418498
 19.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White15391
 40.5%
Two or More Races4341
 4.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients48%63.3%
 15.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Gaithersburg Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 875 students attended Gaithersburg Middle.

Students at Gaithersburg Middle are 57% Hispanic, 22% African American, 10% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Gaithersburg Middle ranks 217th of 328 Maryland middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Gaithersburg Middle usually go on to attend Gaithersburg High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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