St. Martin of Tours School
under 1 mi ✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-8 193 students 13.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private elementary schools in Gaithersburg, MD
24 in Gaithersburg or within 6 miles. 2 are on the state’s BOOST list. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
Mother of God School
3 mi ✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-8 198 students 12.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
The Foundation School of Montgomery County
under 1 mi Grades 4-12 68 students 7.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 20% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Presbyterian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Methodist Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Covenant Life School
2 mi Grades PreK-12 444 students 11.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 78% to 4-year college
Grades K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-12 91 students 15.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 70% to 4-year college
Grades K-5 121 students 10.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades K Jewish Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 133 students Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 13% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-1 25 students 5.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-3 38 students 9.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional 1st 18 students 4.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional 1st 20 students 10 students per teacher Nonsectarian Early childhood All-girls
Grades PreK-8 88 students 6.8 students per teacher Episcopal Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 148 students 9.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Butler Montessori
6 mi Grades PreK-9 146 students 14.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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What Maryland pays
Maryland BOOST Scholarship Scholarship
$1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students These are 2025-26 amounts. The advisory board sets new amounts each summer and had not posted 2026-27 figures in writing when we checked. The larger awards go to students coming from public school on free meals. Students receiving special education services got an extra award equal to their base award.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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