| Definition of Terms |
Quince Orchard High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Montgomery County, MD |
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| Total Students |
1910 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
111 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 473 students | | Grade 10 - 479 students | | Grade 11 - 485 students | | Grade 12 - 473 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:17 |
1:17 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
16% |
3% |
| % Hispanic |
15% |
4% |
| % Black |
18% |
34% |
| % White |
51% |
48% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
10% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
5% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Montgomery County Public s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
199 |
28 |
| Number of Students Managed |
139,457 students |
17,295 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$2,068,665,000 |
$171,909,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$2,003,474,000 |
$168,429,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$14,834 |
$9,940 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$14,366 |
$9,739 |
| District Graduation Rates |
92% |
86% |
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- Quince Orchard High School is a secondary school located on Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg in unincorporated Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Quince Orchard's incoming freshmen come from Lakelands Park and Ridgeview Middle School as well as Roberto Clemente Middle School magnet program. Up until the end of the 2007 school year Quince Orchard also took in freshman from Kingsview Middle School. Small portions of the city of Gaithersburg are assigned to Quince Orchard. Quince Orchard High won 4 state championships in 2007-2008, in boys cross country running, girls soccer, American football, boys indoor track.
- Academics
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According to materials from the school, Quince Orchard "encourages advanced studies in both the arts and books." To this end, 24 Advanced Placement courses are offered, ranging from the Arts to World History. The school also boasts higher-than-average SAT (544 verbal, 558 math, 1102 total) and ACT (22 composite) scores, and requires 60 hours of community service for graduation. From the class of 2011 on, 75 hours will be required.
- The school sent 75%+ of its 2005 graduating class to two- and four-year universities.
- In 2006, Quince Orchard High School was listed in the Newsweek Magazine's top 1,300 High Schools in the U.S., as the 456th highest-rated school in the country.
- Athletics
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In recent years, the girls field hockey and soccer teams have enjoyed success, along with the cross county and track teams. The girls soccer team lost in the state title game in 2007 to Leonardtown. In the state semi-final game Quince Orchard beat Eleanor Roosevelt 1-0 in the waning minutes of double-overtime. The football team, which won the state championships in 1991 and 2007, and has had successful years in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and won the 4A (Maryland's largest classification, based on enrollment) state championship in 2007. The varsity baseball team, though a perennial county powerhouse, had struggled to win a state championship until the 2005 season when they beat a tough Anne Arundel team for the state title. They followed with an undefeated season in 2006, and another trip to the state semi-final where they suffered a loss, 12-7, in 2007 to the eventual State Champions, the Eleanor Roosevelt High School Raiders at the University of Maryland's Shipley Field.In 2006, the boys cross country team and the girls field hockey team won the State Championships on November 11 and November 14.
- In 2007, the boys cross-country team made it to first in state championship. The girls varsity soccer team made it to the State Championship game where they lost to Leonardtown. Varsity football capped off an undefeated 2007 season with a victory over Arundel in the Division 4A state finals scoring 29 points in the final quarter to do so. The Junior Varsity football team went 9-0, boys varsity soccer team won nationals, boys basketball JV Team went 20 and 0, field hockey team placed second in the state, and the boys indoor track team won states in Winter 2008 season. The boys outdoor track team placed second in state, setting a state record in the 4 x 800 meter relay with a time of 7:44.67.
- Arts
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Quince Orchard has theatre and music departments. In the spring of 2008, the Quince Orchard High School Chamber Singers performed at the Kennedy Center with the Manhattan Concert Productions. Over the years the Theatre department has staged nearly 50 productions, including recently "Up the Down Staircase" and the musical "Grease", which was critically acclaimed by the National Theatre Critics Program.
- In addition, students produce The Prowler newspaper and the yearbook Tracks.
- The QOHS Marching Band went to the inaugural USSBA National Championship and achieved a record-breaking score for Montgomery County, Maryland of 90.275.The next year, the band received their second record-breaking score for Montgomery County, Maryland of 92.325, and placed 9th out of 18 groups.
- Student diversity
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For the 2005–2006 school year, Quince Orchard has a total enrollment of 1,910 students. The student body is an increasingly diverse group as more Hispanic and Asian families move into the area. During the 2005-2006 school year, the school's student body was 51.3% Caucasian, 17.6% African American, 15.7% Asian, 15.1% Hispanic and 0.3% American Indian.
- Notable alumni
- Wale, rapper
- Paul James, actor
- Darnell Wilson, boxer
- External links
- Quince Orchard High School - Gaithersburg, MD
- Quince Orchard High School Alumni
- The Prowler, Quince Orchard student newspaper
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| About This Zip Code (20878) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
55,177 people |
5,133,067 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
68% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
35 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.9 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$84,330
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$51,114 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.9 rooms |
6.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
25 years old |
42 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
72% / 28% |
65% / 35% |
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