Darnestown Elementary School

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Phone: (301) 840-7157
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-5 • 313 students

Darnestown Elementary School, located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, serves grades K-5 in the Montgomery County Public Schools district. It is among the few public elementary schools in Maryland to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Darnestown Elementary School is a public school in the Montgomery County Public Schools district located in Gaithersburg, MD. As of 2014, the students are 74.4% White, non-Hispanic; 11.2% Asian/Pacific Islander; 6.7% Hispanic; 4.8% Multiracial; and 2.9% Black, non-Hispanic. 6.1% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 74.4% 32% 40.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander 11.2% 14.4% 6.1%
Hispanic 6.7% 27.4% 13.7%
Multiracial 4.8% 4.6% 4.1%
Black, non-Hispanic 2.9% 21.4% 34.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.2%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.2% 0.3%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 6.1% — —
English learners — 13.5% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Lakelands Neighborhood/Subdivision Gaithersburg MD 3.1 mi
2 Water's Landing Neighborhood/Subdivision Germantown MD 6.3 mi
3 Fox Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Great Falls VA 6.3 mi
4 Old Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 8.4 mi
5 White Flint Neighborhood/Subdivision Rockville MD 10.2 mi
6 Fox Mill Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Herndon VA 13.3 mi
7 Norwood Neighborhood/Subdivision Olney MD 13.9 mi
8 The Willoughby Condominium/Townhouse Chevy Chase MD 14.2 mi
9 Forest Knolls Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 15.2 mi
10 Franklin Glen Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 15.6 mi
11 Shreevewood Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 15.7 mi
12 DuMont Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 15.8 mi
13 Barkley Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 16 mi
14 Stonehurst Neighborhood/Subdivision Fairfax VA 16.3 mi
15 Falls Church City Neighborhood/Subdivision Falls Church VA 16.4 mi
16 Takoma Park Neighborhood/Subdivision Takoma Park MD 16.8 mi
17 Iverly Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 16.8 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Kentlands Gaithersburg MD 2.5 mi
2 Ashburn Ashburn VA 11.6 mi
3 Vienna Vienna VA 13.9 mi
4 Falls Church Falls Church VA 15.5 mi
5 West Falls Church Falls Church VA 15.6 mi
6 Silver Spring Silver Spring MD 15.8 mi
7 Arlington Arlington VA 15.9 mi
8 Chantilly Chantilly VA 16.3 mi
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