MCPS Transitions School

Silver Spring · MD · Montgomery County Public Schools · Public

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How MCPS Transitions School compares for families

What families should know about MCPS Transitions 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: Stephen Knolls School, Thomas Edison High School of Technology, High Point High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
0%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
9.4%
Around the national average. Worth watching.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Maryland-College Park

45%
admit rate
$11,809
in-state tuition/yr · $41,186 out-of-state
1370–1520
SAT 25–75 · ACT 32–35

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,678/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Stephen Knolls School
Kensington
Public 1.6 15
Thomas Edison High School of Technology
Silver Spring
Public 2.4
High Point High
Beltsville
Public 4.5 3,012 +14.7%
James E. Duckworth
Beltsville
Public 4.8 39
Rock Terrace School
Rockville
Public 5.6 55 -5.2%
Northwestern High
Hyattsville
Public 6.3 2,396 +8.0%
Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter
Laurel
Public · charter 7.5 589 +0.7%
College Park Academy
Riverdale
Public · charter 7.6 327 +5.5%

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