To address spacing needs in the mid-county region, planning and construction has been approved for the new Crown High School which is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2027. The new high school is expected to reduce populations at Gaithersburg, Northwest, Quince Orchard, Richard Montgomery, and Thomas S. Wootton high schools. The process will begin with a boundary study (proposed timeline available below).
The proposed timeline of the process was approved in the March 19th, 2024 MCPS Board of Education (BoE) meeting. Because elementary schools do not articulate directly to high schools, the Board of Education resolution states “no elementary schools be included in the boundary study.” The 31.7 acre site that is adjacent to Crown Neighborhood Three and is located at the intersection of Fields Road and Omega Drive.
Spring 2024-Request for Proposal is released
Summer 2024-BoE approves consultant
Early 2025-Fall 2025-Boundary Study process including community engagement, option development and feedback sessions
Early 2026-Boundary study report is released
Winter 2026-Superintendent’s recommendation on boundary study is released
Winter 2026-BoE work sessions, public hearings, and action on the superintendent’s recommendation
Video rendering of the constructed school can be seen below