Darnestown Elementary School in Gaithersburg

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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	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	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

Base	Distance
Walter Reed Medical Center	12.3 mi.
Defense Health Headquarters Falls Church	16.7 mi.
NRO Chantilly	17.6 mi.
Fort Myer	18.8 mi.
Henderson Hall	19.7 mi.
Pentagon	20.2 mi.
Mark Center Alexandria	20.8 mi.
Fort McNair	21.5 mi.
Marine Barracks Washington	21.9 mi.
Coast Guard Headquarters DC	22 mi.
Washington Navy Yard	22 mi.
Bolling AFB Joint Base Anacostia	23.1 mi.
Fort Detrick	24.5 mi.
Fort Belvoir	28 mi.
Fort Meade NSA	29.4 mi.
Andrews AFB	29.5 mi.
Indian Head Naval Base	36 mi.
Coast Guard Curtis Bay	38.9 mi.
Quantico Marine Base	40 mi.
Shepherd Field	42.8 mi.
US Naval Academy	43.6 mi.
Annapolis Naval Station	44.4 mi.

Darnestown Elementary School

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

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