William H. Farquhar Middle School

Olney, MD 20832

Phone: (240) 740-1200
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 6,7,8 • 659 students

William H. Farquhar Middle School, a public school located in Olney, MD, serves grades 6-8 in the Montgomery County Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

William H. Farquhar Middle School is a public school located in Olney, MD. 659 students attend William H. Farquhar Middle School.

School Ratings

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Test Scores 9/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program End-Of-Course data from Maryland State Department of Education.
Student Growth 8/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student Growth - Elementary Level data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Student Growth - Middle Level data from Maryland State Department of Education.

Posted: November 11, 2025

I currently go here, it's a very good school! It's very diverse and very focused on it's students. Im proud to have this as my school

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Posted: April 27, 2022

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Posted: April 27, 2022

I currently go there, and the experience is amazing! The staff is diverse (mostly), and the teachers educate well and are funny. Bullying is rare and I haven't seen an incident of this except once. Also, there are many extracurricular activities that you can choose from. The school building is clean and has a whole floor per grade level! Everything about it is amazing. If you're thinking about enrolling your child here, please do so. You won't regret it!

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Posted: February 27, 2022

Sucks. The staff team does not ask the students what they believe could make the school better—and instead—care only about the reputation and cleanliness of the school. The school isn’t diverse, nobody l is welcoming/has a welcoming nature, majority of the students are racist and homophobic, make rape jokes consistently, and there’s plenty of bullying going on. However, not one step has been taken to prevent these from happening, as I said, they only care about their reputation and cleanliness. None of the teachers take atleast a second to inform their students about how they shouldn’t be making and saying such vulgar jokes, but no. The staff team itself is mainly compromised of white, cisgender, straight women and, sometimes, men. Not only is there a diversity problem within the students, there is one with the staff team. This school needs to be fixed.

Posted: June 22, 2020

It was terrible and made me feel anger/boredom throughout my experience.

Posted: June 22, 2020

They give out way too much and don't stagger it between classes.

Posted: June 22, 2020

Many are rude and make extremely inappropriate comments.

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Posted: March 31, 2020

i would rate it a -7856132901438697104702/10 because i just really hated everyone there. all the teacher never really liked me but i didn't care.

Posted: November 10, 2018

Posted: November 10, 2018

I think the amount of homework is low. Way too often my 2 non AP kids come home saying that their homework was done in class. In my opinion, if it can be done in class then it isn't homework & what is the class time being used for. My AP student however, has a very amount adequate amount of homework.

Posted: November 10, 2018

All of the teachers seem to be really invested in their students! The level of school/home communication is amazing! They are VERY responsive to communications from home as well.

Posted: November 10, 2018

Their motto is ROCK = Responsibility - Optimism - Courage - Kindness

Posted: November 10, 2018

Ditto to my "Teachers" comments. The leadership is totally supportive of the staff, the students and the families.

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My family is COMPLETELY SATISFIED with FMS!!!!!

Posted: September 20, 2017

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Posted: September 20, 2017

The school staff are engaging the students at levels that I am not accustomed to within the public school system. The private school setting and the discipline instilled by the stellar principal are second to none in my opinion. My son loves waking up every morning to go to school and learn to become a productive member of society. Keep up the good work and this school deserves a 10

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Posted: June 8, 2017

I see my son with great progress in all curriculum. Teachers are great. They send update parents weekly for what the kids learning during the whole week.

Posted: September 15, 2015

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Posted: September 15, 2015

It's quite impressive what they're trying to do over there. I'm impressed. Everyone seems to be onboard and understand the way forward and are working together to get there--including the Kids. I hope they continue in that trajectory. It feels almost like prep school.

Posted: August 4, 2014

The review about the teachers not being able to teach is bull. Farquhar is an excellent school. The teachers try their best to work with you to help you succeed. Many kids throughout the world blame their problems on teachers. This is because they are not giving enough effort to try to succeed and work with the teachers. At Farquhar everyone treats everyone like family and that's exactly how a school should be. I believe that Farquhar is an amazing place to send your child to.

Posted: June 22, 2014

the school is not good, because the teachers are rude, bad, and unreasonable. some of the teachers there can't teach.

Posted: October 27, 2013

Farquhar is not all it is made out to be. Administrators here are superficial and self fulfilling. The teachers, although good (some of them), some need to reevaluate there career choice. They are puppets that lack power, thus failing to speak out for our children that need help. They spent little time on course work and never stays a day late for your child. The grade of a 9 given to this school is largely based on school location and other factors. Including the fact that children retake test until they pass. Basically, they do anything to look good, even interact with you and your children.

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8 Hillandale Neighborhood/Subdivision Silver Spring MD 8.1 mi
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1 White Oak Silver Spring MD 8.1 mi
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