Facts About Montgomery County, MD Public Schools

Montgomery County, MD Public Schools Schools historically were considered among the best in the country. The schools fell out of favor when they adopted Common Core in 2010. They switched to a new curriculum right before Covid. We're going to find out: Are Montgomery County Schools good?

Montgomery County’s 209 schools offer both local schools as well as regional or countywide programs. There are language immersion programs for French, Spanish and Chinese. There are Centers for Enriched Studies which is like Talented and Gifted for 4th and 5th grade, magnet middle schools which offer digital design, performing arts and aerospace technology and more career focused programs, science, arts, and the International Baccalaureate or IB programs. There are also a couple high school Consortia’s which allow students to apply for the school that’s right for them within a specific geographic area.