Winston Churchill Cluster
WINSTON CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL
11300 Gainsborough Road
Potomac, MD 20854
Phone: 301-469-1200
Grades: 9-12
Principal: Joan Benz
PTA President: Robyn Solomon
Special Programs:
Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (Signature program)
Academy of International Studies (Signature program)
Academy of Mathematics, Technology, and Science (Signature program)
Autism
Bridge
Career Development through the College/Career Center
Learning and Academic Disabilities
Signature programs:
Winston Churchill High School offers all students unique opportunities to develop their interests and expertise through challenging and rigorous course work in the student's field of interest. Contact Barbara Blazer 301-469-1054. Applications are available online at www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/churchillhs.
The Academy of Creative and Performing Arts. All students are invited to participate. Students in the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts are encouraged and expected to challenge themselves in honors and advanced placement level classes. Students may indicate their interest in working toward a Certificate of Achievement in the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts.
The Academy of International Studies at Students in the Academy will meet with an Academy advisor to develop an area of dedicated research study and participate in career exploration activities. Students will complete either an internship or volunteer work, or attend a model UN Conference. The International Studies Academy provides enriching experiences which will enable participants to develop a global perspective, connecting them to communities, groups, and cultures across the globe.
The Academy of Mathematics, Technology, and Science. Students in the Academy will participate in summer technology and mathematics institutes, career exploration activities, and interdisciplinary projects that will enhance the technology skills needed in our information-driven global society. Junior year internships will provide students with connections to the future while better preparing them both to enter today's highly technological society and to become a community of lifelong learners.
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 6.6%
American Indian: 0.1%
Asian: 20.8%
Hispanic: 5.7%
White: 66.8%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 10.6%
% ESOL: 0.2%
%FARMS: 3.1%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 13.7
Average Class Size (English): 25.2
Average Class Size (Other): 27.6
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 2,146/2,007
CABIN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOL
10701 Gainsborough Road
Potomac, MD 20854
Phone: 301-469-1150
Grades: 6-8
Principal: Paulette Smith
PTA President: Suzanne Weiss
Special Programs:
Autism
Learning and Academic Disabilities
Learning for Independence — Teaches special needs children to work independently without supervision.
School/Community-Based
Racial/Ethnic Composition:
African-American: 8.7%
American Indian: 0.2%
Asian: 29.0%
Hispanic: 4.7%
White: 57.4%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 12.6%
% ESOL: 2.2%
%FARMS: 9.3%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 11.6
Average Class Size (English): 23.2
Average Class Size (Other): 25.7
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 994/929
BELLS MILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8225 Bells Mill Road
Potomac, MD 20854
Phone: 301-469-1046
Grades: K-5
Principal: Jerri Oglesby
PTA President: Laurie Halverson
Special Programs:
Autism
Full-Day Kindergarten
Head Start — Half-day, pre-kindergarten for children 3-4.
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 11.4%
American Indian: 0.9%
Asian: 18.5%
Hispanic: 7.3%
White: 61.9%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 10.1%
% ESOL: 9.1%
%FARMS: 15.5%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 9.7
Average Class Size (Kindergarten): 20.3
Average Class Size (Grades 1-3): 19
Average Class Size (Grades 4-5): 22.7
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 464/329
SEVEN LOCKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9500 Seven Locks Road
Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone: 301-469-1038
Grades: K-5
Principal: Rebecca Gordon
PTA President: Livleen Gill
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 3.6%
American Indian: 0.8%
Asian: 16.3%
Hispanic: 5.2%
White: 74.1%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 7.2%
% ESOL: 6.4%
%FARMS: 6.4%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 11.0
Average Class Size (Kindergarten): 14.0
Average Class Size (Grades 1-3): 22.5
Average Class Size (Grades 4-5): 22.5
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 251/294
HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
8810 Post Oak Road
Potomac, MD 20854
Phone: 301-469-1010
Grades: 6-8
Principal: Billie-Jean Bensen
PTA President: Irving Smith
Special Programs:
Bridge
Partial Chinese Immersion
Learning and Academic Disabilities
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 6.3%
American Indian: 0.2%
Asian: 25.2%
Hispanic: 4.6%
White: 63.8%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 10.0%
% ESOL: 2.0%
%FARMS: 7.3%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 12.2
Average Class Size (English): 25.8
Average Class Size (Other): 25.9
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 1,085/972
BEVERLY FARMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8501 Post Oak Road
Potomac, MD 20854
Phone: 301-469-1050
Grades: K-5
Principal: Dr. Beth Brown
PTA President: Janette Gillman
Special Programs:
Learning and Academic Disabilities
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 6.9%
American Indian: 0%
Asian: 22.2%
Hispanic: 7.8%
White: 63.1%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 10.7%
% ESOL: 6.7%
%FARMS: 8.7%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 11.1
Average Class Size (Kindergarten): 21.7
Average Class Size (1-3): 23.8
Average Class Size (4-5): 25.0
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 563/627
POTOMAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
10311 River Road
Potomac, MD 20854
Phone: 301-469-1042
Grades: K-5
Principal: Linda Goldberg
PTA President: Dianna Conway
Special Programs:
Integrated Arts Model School
Partial Chinese Immersion
The Partial Chinese Immersion program at Potomac Elementary, which continues into Hoover Middle, teaches students reading and language arts in English and math and science in Chinese. Parents may select this program for their kindergarten and first grade students, and the students remain in the program throughout the elementary years. Children acquire Mandarin Chinese naturally in the classroom setting as they participate in hands-on learning experiences that are directly related to learning the MCPS curriculum. Application process: www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/potomaces/ChineseImmGuidelines.html
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 5.5%
American Indian: 0.4%
Asian: 23.1%
Hispanic: 3.2%
White: 67.7%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 4.6%
% ESOL: 3.6%
%FARMS: 6.1%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 12.8
Average Class Size (Kindergarten): 21.0
Average Class Size (Grades 1-3): 19.0
Average Class Size (Grades 4-5): 23.9
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 527/488
WAYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
10011 Glen Road
Potomac, MD 20854
Phone: 301-279-8484
Grades: K-5
Principal: Yong-Mi Kim
PTA President: Kit Lunceford
Special Programs:
School/Community-Based for special needs children
Full-Day Kindergarten
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 6.5%
American Indian: 0.6%
Asian: 30.9%
Hispanic: 2.1%
White: 59.9%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 6.5%
% ESOL: 5.1%
%FARMS: 5.4%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 13.2
Average Class Size (Kindergarten): 19.8
Average Class Size (Grades 1-3): 24.3
Average Class Size (Grades 4-5): 26.9
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 628/594
Walt Whitman Cluster
WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
7100 Whittier Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone: 301-320-6600
Grades: 9-12
Principal: Dr. Alan Goodwin
PTA Presidents: Laura Cecala and Sarah Koines
Special Programs:
Emotional Disabilities
Learning and Academic Disabilities
School/Community-Based
Career Pathway Programs
Academy of Finance
Advanced Engineering Academy (Project Lead the Way)
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 3.7%
American Indian: 0.1%
Asian: 12.8%
Hispanic: 6.2%
White: 77.2%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 9.8%
% ESOL: 5.4%
%FARMS: 1.4%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 13.5
Average Class Size (English): 25.0
Average Class Size (Other): 26.7
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 1,869/1,913
THOMAS W. PYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
6311 Wilson Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone: 301-320-6540
Grades: 6-8
Principal: Michael Zarchin
PTA Presidents: Karen Clarkson
Special Programs:
Emotional Disabilities
Learning and Academic Disabilities
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 3.1%
American Indian: 0.1%
Asian: 12.3%
Hispanic: 6.0%
White: 78.5%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 9.1%
% ESOL: 3.1%
%FARMS: 5.6%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 13.5
Average Class Size (English): 23.6
Average Class Size (Other): 25.1
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 1,309/1,138
CARDEROCK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7401 Persimmon Tree Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
Phone: 301-469-1034
Grades: K-5
Principal: Susan D. Thompson
PTA President: Kristy Keteltaf
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 1.3%
American Indian: 0%
Asian: 11.9%
Hispanic: 6.0%
White: 80.9%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 10.7%
% ESOL: 3.1%
%FARMS: 6.0%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 11.7
Average Class Size (Kindergarten): 20.0
Average Class Size (Grades 1-3): 22.0
Average Class Size (Grades 4-5): 21.2
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 319/319
Thomas S. Wootton Cluster
THOMAS S. WOOTTON HIGH SCHOOL
2100 Wootton Parkway
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-279-8550
Grades: 9-12
Principal: Dr. Michael Doran
PTA President: Stuart Levin
Special Programs:
Humanities and Arts Signature
Learning and Academic Disabilities
Learning for Independence
School/Community Based
Career Pathway Programs
College Institute
Cisco Academy
Program Descriptions:
The Humanities and Arts Signature Program is a four-year program of core courses and electives in the humanities and arts that culminates in one of two certificates. Students generally enroll in the winter of grade 8 or 9 to participate in this program. On a space available basis, students may also enroll in grade 10. For more information, call Michelle Hanson at 301-517-8173. Application available at www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/woottonhs.
The College Institute is a collaborative effort by Wootton and Gaithersburg high schools and Montgomery College to provide high achieving students with a unique opportunity to gain college skills
and earn college credits during their senior year. This program is intended to enrich the senior year by providing opportunities that allow students to develop both academically and socially, demonstrate maturity and responsibility, and receive support if needed for success.
For a student to be eligible, by the end of their junior year they have to have completed primarily all of their high school graduation requirements, achieved an SAT verbal and math score of at least 550 each and secured a minimum weighted grade point average of 3.5.
For more information, contact Jane Storck at 301-517-8170.
The Science, Technology and Research Scholars program (STARS) is a program of core courses and electives in science, technology and mathematics. The STARS program provides a student with a course of study that emphasizes strong preparation in science, mathematics, and computer technology. This program culminates in one of two certificates: a STARS Certificate of Excellence or a STARS Certificate of Achievement. There are five perspectives within the STARS program: the Global, Computer Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Molecular Biology (DNAcademy).
A student will elect to follow one of five perspectives based on their interest. Students may elect to join the program as early as in the winter of their eighth or ninth grade year with satisfactory performance (un-weighted 2.5 GPA) in academic subjects. Applications are available in the brochures mailed to every incoming ninth grade student, through science and math classroom teachers, from the Guidance office, and online at http://worknotes.com/MD/Wootton/Stars/hf0.stm. For more information, call A. Christine Canham at 301-279-8594.
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 6.0%
American Indian: 0.2%
Asian: 34.4%
Hispanic: 4.2%
White: 55.2%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 9.6%
% ESOL: 2.2%
%FARMS: 4.6%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 14.1
Average Class Size (English): 24.9
Average Class Size (Other): 27.7
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 2,407/2,067
ROBERT FROST MIDDLE SCHOOL
9201 Scott Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-279-3949
Grades: 6-8
Principal: Dr. Joey Jones
PTA President: Margie Halem
Special Programs:
Learning and Academic Disabilities
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 4.2%
American Indian: 0.1%
Asian: 31.0%
Hispanic: 6.1%
White: 58.5%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 9.9%
% ESOL: 2.5%
%FARMS: 8.5%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 14.0
Average Class Size (English): 25.3
Average Class Size (Other): 26.4
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 1,141/1,134
COLD SPRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9201 Falls Chapel Way
Potomac, MD 20854
Phone: 301-279-8480
Grades: K-5
Principal: Martin Barnett
PTA President: Tamara Lazarev
Special Programs:
Center for Highly Gifted
Learning for Independence — for special needs children.
The Center for the Highly Gifted at Cold Spring Elementary provides exceptionally gifted and motivated elementary students with a full-time instructional program that is accelerated and enriched. It is designed for students who learn at a faster pace and who can handle advanced concepts of greater complexity. Each of the high aptitude students enrolled in this program has a relatively unique academic profile and has educational needs that are more easily addressed in the CENTERS than in a typical classroom.
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 5.8%
American Indian: 0.2%
Asian: 24.0%
Hispanic: 3.7%
White: 66.2%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 10.5%
% ESOL: 1.9%
%FARMS: 5.4%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 12.1
Average Class Size (Kindergarten): 20.5
Average Class Size (Grades 1-3): 22.0
Average Class Size (Grades 4-5): 23.8
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 429/439
FALLSMEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1800 Greenplace Terrace
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-279-4984
Grades: K-5
Principal: Dennis Nelson
Special Programs:
Language Disabilities (K-1)
Learning and Academic Disabilities (2-5)
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 5.4%
American Indian: 0%
Asian: 30.1%
Hispanic: 8.6%
White: 55.9%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 13.9%
% ESOL: 9.7%
%FARMS: 11.5%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 12.0
Average Class Size (Kindergarten): 18.3
Average Class Size (Grades 1-3): 22.5
Average Class Size (Grades 4-5): 24.9
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 538/451
TRAVILAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
13801 Dufief Mill Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone: 301-840-7153
Grades: K-5
Principal: Susan Shenk
PTA Presidents: Chuck Thornton
Special Programs:
Full-day Kindergarten
Racial/Ethnic Composition
African-American: 6.8%
American Indian: 0.2%
Asian: 37.7%
Hispanic: 3.9%
White: 51.4%
% Receiving Special Ed.: 7.0%
% ESOL: 8.5%
%FARMS: 9.8%
Student/Instructional Staff Ratio: 13.4
Average Class Size (Kindergarten): 21
Average Class Size (Grades 1-3): 20.4
Average Class Size (Grades 4-5): 25.7
Projected Enrollment/Capacity: 459/366