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Montgomery Public Schools contains 52 schools and 26,821 students.
All 25 Montgomery County public schools earned spots on the 2021 Best High Schools list, published by U.S. News & World Report. Five ranked in the top 500 nationally, and eight were ranked in the top 25 in Maryland. Walt Whitman High School was ranked first in Maryland and 105th nationally.
It wasn't until 1961 that the Montgomery County Public School System was declared fully integrated. Even then – as the School Board admitted – there were still a number of all-white schools, and some schools considered “integrated” only by the black faculty assigned to them.
Only private schools existed in Montgomery County until 1860, when the public school district was established for white children.
1776 Montgomery County formed from part of Frederick County. 1776-1948 Montgomery County governed under the County Commissioner system. 1777 County seat established at town of Williamsburg, site of the present city of Rockville.
2025 Opening and Closing Dates Maryland Public Schools School System​First Day​Winter Break Kent​ Sept 3# ​Dec 23Jan 1 ​Montgomery Aug 26#+ Dec 23Jan 1​ ​Prince George's Aug 26# Dec 23Jan 3 ​Queen Anne's Aug 26++ Dec 23Jan 121 more rows
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.