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All news →Free Back-to-School Block Party for MCPS Students in Germantown
Middle and high schoolers can enjoy free food, activities, and service-learning hours at BlackRock Center for the Arts on Sept. 18.
MCPS Grading Change: Did Students Get Enough Time to Adjust?
An opinion piece questions whether MCPS high schoolers already mid-course got enough time to adjust to its switch to averaging numerical grades.
Sixx Cool Moms Grows From One Facebook Group to Nationwide Parent Network
The parent community, founded by Jenna Levine Liu, now connects more than 100,000 members across the country.
Wootton student columnist says MCPS back-to-school video misses reality
A Wootton High student argues the district's welcome-back video glosses over budget cuts and safety concerns from recent school shootings.
Week 2 high school football: 4 Montgomery County games to watch
Seneca Valley, Sherwood, Blair and B-CC play Thursday night; Rockville and Poolesville chase first points; Good Counsel hosts Friday.
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Spotlight on MCPS
The reference side of the site — every public school in the county by the numbers: test scores, demographics, neighborhoods, and how students get to class.
District dashboard
Six years of county trends — scores, graduation, absenteeism, spending, by student group.
School profiles
Academics, demographics, climate, and the surrounding neighborhood for all 209 schools.
Cross-school analysis
Income vs. achievement, race and disability gaps, and special education across schools.
Bus routes
Stops, times, and maps for geocoded MCPS bus routes — find the stop near you.
Analysis
Staffing, class size, special-education provision, and achievement in context
Cross-school analyses built from public data, with the limits of that data stated plainly.
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The 2025-26 enrollment numbers steering the CIP
MCPS enrolled 156,050 students this year, down for the third straight year. Here's what's driving it and why the capital budget hinges on the number.
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Reading the special-education numbers
Inclusion, caseload, and staffing — what the special-education section on each profile measures, and why a raw proficiency gap isn't the number to judge a school by.