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==Education== [[Image:Travilah Elementary 2020.jpg|thumb|right|Travilah Elementary|alt=elementary school building]]Travilah is served by [[Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)|Montgomery County Public Schools]]. Depending on the location in the Travilah CDP, public high school students attend [[Winston Churchill High School (Potomac, Maryland)|Winston Churchill]], [[Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School|Thomas S. Wootton]], or [[Northwest High School (Maryland)|Northwest]].<ref name="SRChurchill">{{cite web |title= Winston Churchill High School |website= Public School Review |url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/winston-churchill-high-school-profile |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref><ref name="SRWootton">{{cite web |title= Thomas S. Wootton High School |website= Public School Review |url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/thomas-s-wootton-high-school-profile |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref><ref name="SRNorthwest">{{cite web |title= Northwest High School |website= Public School Review |url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/northwest-high-school-profile/20874 |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|For example: the historic Harrison and Ada Ward Farm address of 13501 Travilah Rd 20878 is in the Wootton High School district with Robert Frost Middle School and Travilah Elementary School, and the old house at the intersection of Travilah and Glen roads with an address of 12601 Glenn Rd 20854 is in the Churchill High School district with Herbert Hoover Middle School and Potomac Elementary School.<ref name="SchoolTool">{{cite web |title= Montgomery County Public Schools - School Assignment Tool |website= Montgomery County Public Schools |url=http://gis.mcpsmd.org/SchoolAssignmentTool2/Index.xhtml |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref>|group=Note}} Churchill High School has been ranked as the top school in Maryland and one of the top 500 in the nation.<ref name="BethesdaChurchill">{{cite news |title=Winston Churchill High Leads Ranking of Maryland Public Schools for Second Year Running |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/winston-churchill-high-leads-ranking-of-maryland-public-schools-for-second-year-running/ |access-date=2020-04-09 |newspaper=Bethesda Magazine |date=2018-05-09 |last1=Rogers |first1=Bethany}}</ref> For Travilah Residents that attend Churchill (which has a Potomac address) Herbert Hoover Middle School feeds into that school, and Potomac or Wayside Elementary feed into Hoover.<ref name="ChurchillCluster">{{cite web |title=Winston Churchill Cluster |website= Montgomery County Public Schools |url=https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/clusteradmin/clusters/churchill.aspx |access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref><ref name="SRHoover">{{cite web |title= Herbert Hoover Middle School |website= Public School Review |url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/herbert-hoover-middle-school-profile/20854 |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref><ref name="SRPotomac">{{cite web |title= Potomac Elementary High School |website= Public School Review |url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/potomac-elementary-school-profile/20854 |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref><ref name="SRWayside">{{cite web |title= Wayside Elementary High School |website= Public School Review |url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/wayside-elementary-school-profile/20854 |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> Wootton High School has a Rockville address.<ref name="WoottonCluster">{{cite web |title=Thomas S. Wootton Cluster |website= Montgomery County Public Schools |url=https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/clusteradmin/clusters/wootton.aspx |access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref> Area residents have cited the Wootton school cluster as a factor in their home buying decision.<ref name="WPostFlintsGrove">{{cite news |title=Neighborhood Profile: Flints Grove |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/neigborhood-profile-flints-grove/2013/02/07/8977719c-6b1f-11e2-ada3-d86a4806d5ee_story.html |access-date=2020-03-17 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=2013-02-08 |last1=Straight |first1=Susan}}</ref> In 2019, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked Wootton High School 2nd highest in Maryland and 125th in the nation.<ref name="USNewsWootton">{{cite news |title=US News Best High Schools Rankings - Thomas S. Wootton High |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/montgomery-county-public-schools/thomas-s-wootton-high-9149 |access-date=2020-03-18 |newspaper=U.S. News & World Report |date=2020-03-18 }}</ref> For most Travilah residents that will attend Wootton, Robert Frost Middle School feeds into Wootton, and Travilah Elementary School feeds into Frost.<ref name="SRFrost">{{cite web |title= Robert Frost Middle School |website= Public School Review |url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/robert-frost-middle-school-profile/20850 |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref><ref name="SRTravilah">{{cite web |title= Travilah Elementary High School |website= Public School Review |url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/travilah-elementary-school-profile |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> A small area in the Travilah CDP that is in the Wootton district attends Stone Mill Elementary and Cabin John Middle School.<ref name="SRStoneMill">{{cite web |title= Stone Mill Elementary School |website= Public School Review |url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/stone-mill-elementary-school-profile/20878 |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref><ref name="SRCabinJohn">{{cite web |title= Cabin John Middle School |website= Public School Review |url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/cabin-john-middle-school-profile |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> Travilah residents that live in the extreme southwest portion of the CDP start at Darnestown Elementary School, then go to Lakelands Park Middle School and Northwest High School.<ref name="NorthwestCluster">{{cite web |title=Northwest Cluster |website= Montgomery County Public Schools |url=https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/clusteradmin/clusters/northwest.aspx |access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref><ref name="SRDarnestown">{{cite web |title= Darnestown Elementary School |website= Public School Review |url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/darnestown-elementary-school-profile |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref><ref name="SRLakelands">{{cite web |title= Lakelands Park Middle School |website= Public School Review |url=https://www.publicschoolreview.com/lakelands-park-middle-school-profile |access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref> Northwest High School is a "county powerhouse" in football, winning state championships in 2013 and 2014.<ref name="NWFootball">{{cite news |title=Football Preview 2019: With New playbook, Northwest Football Plans a Few Tricks Heading Into Season |url=https://mont.thesentinel.com/2019/08/29/football-preview-2019-with-new-playbook-northwest-football-plans-a-few-tricks-heading-into-season/ |access-date=2020-04-14 |newspaper=Montgomery County Sentinel |date=2019-08-29 |last1=Alfaro |first1=Carlos}}</ref> [[Bullis School|Bullis]] is a private school located in Potomac on Falls Road that serves elementary, middle, and high school students.<ref name="BullisBethesda">{{cite news |title=Bullis School |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/private-school-guide/listing/bullis-school-2 |access-date=2020-04-14 |newspaper=Bethesda Magazine |date=2020-04-14<!--no date, copyright is 2020--> }}</ref> Other private school options are available in Rockville, Bethesda, and North Bethesda.<ref name="PrivateBethesda">{{cite news |title=Private School Guide |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/private-school-guide |access-date=2020-04-14 |newspaper=Bethesda Magazine |date=2020-04-14<!--no date, copyright is 2020--> }}</ref> ===Higher education=== [[Image:UatShady Grove North Potomac.jpg|thumb|right|The Universities at Shady Grove|alt=tall school building]]Travilah residents have higher education opportunities in nearby Rockville plus larger universities such as [[Georgetown University]], [[American University]], [[George Washington University]], [[Catholic University of America|Catholic University]], [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]], and others located farther away. The [[Universities at Shady Grove]] is located close to the Travilah CDP and uses a Rockville address. It offers select degree programs from nine public Maryland universities.<ref name="UniSG">{{cite web |title=The Universities at Shady Grove - About USG |website= The Universities at Shady Grove |url=https://shadygrove.umd.edu/about-usg |access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> This unique partnership with University System of Maryland universities enables 80 upper-level undergraduate, graduate degree and certificate programs to be made available to about 3,000 students.<ref name="UniSGglance">{{cite web |title=The Universities at Shady Grove - USG at a Glance |website= The Universities at Shady Grove |url=https://shadygrove.umd.edu/sites/default/files/u80/USG%20At%20A%20Glance%20-%20Executive%20Flyer.pdf |access-date=2020-03-19}}</ref> [[Johns Hopkins University]] has a campus in Rockville located close to the Universities at Shady Grove.<ref name="JHU">{{cite web |title=Johns Hopkins University - Montgomery County |website= Johns Hopkins University - Montgomery County |url=http://mcc.jhu.edu/ |access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref> [[Montgomery College]] has a campus in Rockville and a training center in Gaithersburg. Three Montgomery College campuses and online classes serve about 54,000 students who can earn an associate degree or advance their education.<ref name="MontCollege">{{cite web |title=Montgomery College |website= Montgomery College |publisher=Montgomery College |url=https://www.montgomerycollege.edu |access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> ===Public library=== Potomac Library, constructed in 1985 by the county as part of the [[Montgomery County Public Libraries|Montgomery County Public Library system]], is located in Potomac near the southeast portion of the Travilah CDP.<ref name="Welles121">{{harvnb|Welles|2019|p=121}}</ref> Two more nearby libraries are also in the county library system. The Quince Orchard Library is located on Quince Orchard Road in North Potomac, and Rockville Memorial Library is located two blocks from the Rockville Metro station.<ref name="QOLibrary">{{cite web |title=Montgomery County Public Libraries - Quince Orchard Library |website= Montgomery County Public Libraries |publisher=Montgomery County Government |url=https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/branches/quinceorchard.html |access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref name="RockvilleLibrary">{{cite web |title=Montgomery County Public Libraries - Rockville Memorial Library |website= Montgomery County Public Libraries |publisher=Montgomery County Government |url=https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/branches/rockville.html |access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> The Quince Orchard Library began operations around 2000, while the Rockville library began in 1951.<ref name="WaPostQOLib">{{cite news |title=Library Celebrates 50th Anniversary |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/04/26/library-celebrates-50th-anniversary/c210d9cb-8265-4b09-9536-f7105828952d/ |access-date=2020-05-20 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=2001-04-26 |last1=Ruben |first1=Barbara}}</ref> Priddy Library is part of the [[University of Maryland Libraries]] system and is located at the Universities at Shady Grove in North Potomac.<ref name="PriddyLibrary">{{cite web |title=The Universities at Shady Grove - Priddy Library |website= The Universities at Shady Grove |url=https://shadygrove.umd.edu/library |access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref> The Priddy Library opened in 2007 and is available to the public.<ref name="Zdravkovska135">{{harvnb|Zdravkovska|2011|p=135}}</ref><ref name="PriddyOpenToPubli">{{cite web |title=Discover USG - Students & Alumni: The Priddy Library is here to Help You! |website= The Universities at Shady Grove |date= 10 May 2019 |url=https://discoverusg.org/2019/05/10/students-alumni-the-priddy-library-is-here-to-help-you-guest-post-franklin-ofsthun-library-services-specialist/ |access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref>
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