MCPS is building a new high school—Crown—near Shady Grove Road and Research Boulevard, with planned opening in Aug 2026. A new school boundary study (involving Richard Montgomery, Gaithersburg, Wootton, Quince Orchard, and Northwest clusters) will kick off Fall 2024.

Richard Montgomery’s boundaries are very likely to be affected by Crown. Planning meetings have started for the physical design of Crown, with three concepts presented to stakeholders via a series of virtual meetings.

The next meeting in the series is scheduled for Thursday, December 16, at 6:30pm. Meeting information and background on the broader project is available here.