Col. Zadok Magruder High School

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Col. Zadok Magruder High School
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Location
Col. Zadok Magruder High School
5939 Muncaster Mill Road

Rockville
,
Maryland
20855

United States
Coordinates 39°07′53″N77°07′06″W / 39.131425°N 77.118359°W / 39.131425; -77.118359
Information
Type Public secondary
MottoConnect. Achieve. Excel.
Established1970
School district Montgomery County Public Schools
PrincipalChristopher J (Chris) Ascienzo [1]
Teaching staff109.40 (on an FTE basis) [2]
Grades9-12 [2]
Enrollment1,686 (2022-2023) [2]
Student to teacher ratio15.41 [2]
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Blue and grey   
Nickname Colonels
NewspaperThe Magruder Messenger
YearbookThe Liberator
Website www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/magruderhs/

Col. Zadok Magruder High School (#510) is a secondary public school located in Rockville (Montgomery County), Maryland, United States. [3]

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Magruder is named for Colonel Zadok Magruder, a Revolutionary War patriot and farmer. He was colonel in command of part of the Maryland militia and helped establish Montgomery County's government in 1776. The school is called simply "Magruder".

The school first opened in 1970 at 149,533 sq ft (13,892 m2), with 8th, 9th and 10th graders. In 1971, the same student body became 9th, 10th and 11th graders. The first graduating class was the Class of 1973 and numbered approximately 300.

Major additions were added in 1974 (69,000 sq ft (6,400 m2)), 1994 (47,151 sq ft (4,380 m2)), and 2000 (31,178 sq ft (2,897 m2) of additions, 10,519 sq ft (977 m2) of renovation of the 1994 addition, and demolition of 1,384 sq ft (129 m2) of the 1994 addition). The building now totals 295,478 sq ft (27,451 m2).

Magruder has an International Studies Partnership with Hage Geingob High School in Windhoek, Namibia.

Areas Served

Magruder serves students living in Rockville, Gaithersburg, Derwood, and Redland. It feeds from two middle schools and six elementary schools: [4]

Academics

Magruder students average a score of 1008 on the SAT, averaging 513 on the verbal section and 496 on the math section. [5]

As of 2024, Magruder is the 48th-ranked high school in Maryland and the 2603rd-ranked nationwide, according to U.S News and World Report. [6]

Athletics

Notable alumni

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Col. Zadok Magruder High". nces.ed.gov. NCES. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ "School Overview - Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD". Montgomeryschoolsmd.org. January 1, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ Division of Capital Planning, Montgomery County Public Schools. Superintendent's Recommended FY 2025 Capital Budget and the FY 2025–2030 Capital Improvements Program - Chapter 4: Magruder Cluster. Accessed 7 June 2024
  5. ↑ Montgomery County Public Schools. Schools at a Glance - Col. Zadok Magruder High School. Accessed 7 June 2024
  6. ↑ "Col. Zadok Magruder High School". U.S. News and World Report. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Magruder gets by Bowie". Gazette.net. November 17, 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  9. ↑ "A civil war: It's Sherwood vs. Magruder for state basketball title". Gazette.net. March 9, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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  11. ↑ John Wehmueller (November 21, 2007). "Boys' soccer: MoCo is still the king of the state". Gazette.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Colonels' state title is a perfect tribute". Gazette.net. November 21, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  13. ↑ John Wehmueller (November 21, 2007). "Soccer: Long live the kings". Gazette.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Faerber, Powell headline all-star diving meet". Gazette.net. July 30, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  15. ↑ "All-Gazette swimming and diving: Girls". Gazette.net. March 10, 2009. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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  17. ↑ "Colonels' run ends in volleyball final". Gazette.net. November 22, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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  20. ↑ Tenorio, Paul (November 19, 2010). "Charles Chapin sparks Magruder's soccer team to Maryland 4A state title with win over Urbana, 2-0". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  21. ↑ "MPSSAA Spring Record Book". content.mpssaa.org. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Magruder Boys Baseball State Champs | Montgomery County Public Schools | Rockville, MD". www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
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  26. ↑ Richards, Chris (April 14, 2014). "Kelela: An R&B star-to-be". The Washington Post.
  27. ↑ Pollack, Suzanne (June 9, 2018). "Actor gives commencement speech at Magruder graduation". Montgomery County Sentinel.
  28. ↑ Thomson, Candus. "Kupets carries 'whole package'". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Rio Rewind: Rockville's Helen Maroulis at Magruder". NBC News4. August 18, 2016.
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  31. ↑ "Montgomery introduces mall rats to computer mice". Washington Post. May 21, 1996. Sabastian Niles, a junior at Col. Zadok Magruder High School in Rockville...
  32. ↑ Straus, Brian (November 16, 2001). "Paelay's Late Goal Wins It". The Washington Post.
  33. ↑ "John Stabb, punk rock headliner of D.C. music scene, dies at 54". The Washington Post . May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
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  35. ↑ LaCanfora, Jason (June 27, 1996). "Most local players don't get the call Magruder's Williams only 1 drafted out of 11 hopefuls". Baltimore Sun.
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