MCPS Opened or Reopened 62 Schools Between 1985-2025
Montgomery County Public Schools have opened or reopened dozens of colleges throughout the county during the last 4 a long time as enrollment has grown and new communities have developed. According to the district’s newest Capital Improvements Program (CIP) and Master Plan, 62 faculties have been newly opened or reopened between 1985 and 2025, together with 37 elementary faculties, 19 center faculties, and 6 excessive faculties.
The checklist, printed within the CIP’s Appendix J, highlights how college building has adopted inhabitants development throughout the county, significantly in areas like Gaithersburg, Germantown, and Clarksburg.
From the mid-Nineteen Eighties by means of the early Nineties, MCPS opened a big wave of recent elementary faculties as suburban improvement accelerated. Schools akin to Flower Hill and Lake Seneca opened in 1985, adopted by Clopper Mill in 1986 and Jones Lane and S. Christa McAuliffe in 1987. By 1988 alone, six new elementary faculties opened: Clearspring, Goshen, Greencastle, Stone Mill, Strawberry Knoll, and Waters Landing. That identical yr additionally noticed the opening of Quince Orchard High School.
Additional faculties continued to come back on-line by means of the late Nineteen Eighties and early Nineties. Cloverly Elementary and Capt. James E. Daly Elementary opened in 1989 together with Cabin John Middle School and Watkins Mill High School. In 1990, 5 extra elementary faculties opened, together with Brooke Grove, Burnt Mills, Rachel Carson, Dr. Ronald E. McNair, and Sequoyah, together with Francis Scott Key Middle School.
The Nineties additionally introduced the opening of colleges akin to Lois P. Rockwell Elementary (1992), Thurgood Marshall Elementary (1993), and Dr. Sally Okay. Ride Elementary (1994). Argyle Middle School opened in 1993, whereas Forest Oak and Rocky Hill center faculties opened in 1995. Two extra excessive faculties opened in 1998: James Hubert Blake High School and Northwest High School.
School building slowed within the early 2000s, although a number of notable tasks occurred. Northwood High School reopened in 2004 after a significant reconstruction venture, and Clarksburg High School opened in 2006 as improvement emerged within the county’s northern areas. That identical yr additionally noticed 4 new elementary faculties open: Great Seneca Creek, Little Bennett, Roscoe R. Nix, and Sargent Shriver.
More latest openings mirror continued development in areas akin to Clarksburg, Damascus, and the I-270 hall. William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary opened in 2009, Flora M. Singer Elementary in 2012, Wilson Wims Elementary in 2014, (*62*) Wells Middle School in 2016, and Silver Creek Middle School in 2017. Bayard Rustin Elementary opened in 2018, adopted by Snowden Farm Elementary in 2019.
The latest faculties on the checklist embody Harriet R. Tubman Elementary, which opened in 2022, and Cabin Branch Elementary in 2023. According to MCPS planning paperwork, no new faculties have been opened in 2024 or 2025.
The information is a part of MCPS’ long-range Capital Improvements Program, which guides college building, modernization, and facility planning throughout the district. The college system, Maryland’s largest, operates greater than 230 college buildings serving roughly 156,000 college students.
