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Gaithersburg High → John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & Adol → Forbush School At Oakmont Upper School → The Katherine Thomas School → Covenant Life School → Thomas S. Wootton High → Richard Montgomery High → Quince Orchard High →📋 At a glance
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How Marcia D Smith School compares for families
What families should know about Marcia D Smith School.
- ▸ LocallyMD sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Gaithersburg High, John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & Adol, Forbush School At Oakmont Upper School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -4.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 16 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaithersburg High Gaithersburg |
Public | 1.2 | 2,441 | +6.8% |
| John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & Adol Rockville |
Public | 1.4 | 64 | -21.0% |
| Forbush School At Oakmont Upper School Gaithersburg |
Private | 1.5 | 32 | — |
| The Katherine Thomas School Rockville |
Private | 1.7 | 162 | +11.7% |
| Covenant Life School Gaithersburg |
Private | 3.0 | 327 | +38.0% |
| Thomas S. Wootton High Rockville |
Public | 3.0 | 1,870 | -3.8% |
| Richard Montgomery High Rockville |
Public | 3.5 | 2,366 | +1.4% |
| Quince Orchard High Gaithersburg |
Public | 3.6 | 2,100 | +1.5% |