Editing Darnestown, Maryland (section)

==Education==
[[Image:Darnestown Elementary School.jpg|thumb|right|Darnestown Elementary School in 2020|alt=elementary school building]][[Image:Germantown Library, Germantown, Maryland LCCN2012630029.jpg|thumb|right|Germantown Library in 2011|alt=new library building]] 
Darnestown is served by [[Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)|Montgomery County Public Schools]]. The majority of public high school students attend [[Northwest High School (Maryland)|Northwest High School]], while a small number of residents on the eastern side attend Quince Orchard High School.<ref name="NorthwestMap">{{Cite map |author = Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland)|year = 2020|title = Northwest HS Service Area 2021-2022|url=http://gis.mcpsmd.org/ServiceAreaMaps/NorthwestHS.pdf|location = Rockville, Maryland|publisher = Montgomery County Public Schools Division of Capital Planning|access-date = 2020-05-16}}</ref> Northwest High School is located in Germantown.<ref name="NWHS">{{cite web
|title=Northwest High School
|website= Montgomery County Public Schools
|url=https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/northwesths/
|access-date=2020-08-24}}</ref> Quince Orchard High School is located at the intersection of Quince Orchard Road and Darnestown Road, and uses a Gaithersburg address.<ref name="QUHSmap">{{cite web
|title=Quince Orchard High School Map + Directions
|website= Montgomery County Public Schools
|publisher=Montgomery County Public Schools
|url=https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schoolodex/schooloverview.aspx?s=04125&tab=map
|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> Elementary schools include Darnestown Elementary and Jones Lane Elementary.<ref name="DarnestownElementary"/><ref name="JonesLaneElementary">{{cite web
|title=Jones Lane Elementary
|website= Montgomery County Public Schools
|url=https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/joneslanees/
|access-date=2020-09-09}}</ref> Private schools in the area include Butler Montessori, Mary of Nazareth Catholic School, and Seneca Academy.<ref name="ButlerMont">{{cite web
|title=Butler Montessori
|website= Butler Montessori
|url=https://www.butlerschool.org/
|access-date=2020-08-24}}</ref><ref name="MaryNaz">{{cite web
|title=Mary of Nazareth Catholic School
|website= Mary of Nazareth School
|url=https://www.maryofnazareth.org/
|access-date=2020-08-24}}</ref><ref name="SecenaAcad">{{cite web
|title=Seneca Academy
|website= Seneca Academy
|url=https://www.senecaacademy.org/
|access-date=2020-08-24}}</ref>

===Higher education===
[[Montgomery College]] has a Germantown campus known as the Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology.<ref name="MontCollegePinkney">{{cite web
|title=Montgomery College Germantown Campus - Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology (PIC MC)
|website= Montgomery College
|publisher=Montgomery College
|url=https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/about-mc/campuses-and-locations/germantown-campus/index.html
|access-date=2020-08-24}}</ref> It also has a campus in Rockville and a training center in Gaithersburg.<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> The Universities at Shady Grove is located within North Potomac and 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
|publisher=The Universities at Shady Grove
|url=https://shadygrove.umd.edu/about-usg
|access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref> Instead of being a university itself, this campus partners with other universities and offers courses for 80 upper-level undergraduate, graduate degree, and certificate programs. The participating universities handle admissions.<ref name="UniSGglance">{{cite web
|title=The Universities at Shady Grove - USG at a Glance
|website=The Universities at Shady Grove
|publisher=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
|archive-date=August 29, 2019
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829031506/https://shadygrove.umd.edu/sites/default/files/u80/USG%20At%20A%20Glance%20-%20Executive%20Flyer.pdf
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> [[Johns Hopkins University]] has a campus in Rockville near the Universities at Shady Grove.<ref name="JHU">{{cite web
|title=Johns Hopkins University - Montgomery County
|website=Johns Hopkins University - Montgomery County
|publisher=Johns Hopkins University - Montgomery County
|url=http://mcc.jhu.edu/
|access-date=2020-03-25
|archive-date=March 28, 2020
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328153742/http://mcc.jhu.edu/
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

===Public library===
Several libraries are located not far from Darnestown, including three that are part of the [[Montgomery County Public Libraries|Montgomery County Public Library system]]. Quince Orchard library is closest to the Darnestown village, located across the street from Quince Orchard High School in North Potomac.<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> Germantown Library opened in 2007, and is located north of Northwest High School in Germantown.<ref name="GTLibrary">{{cite web
|title=Montgomery County Public Libraries - Germantown Library
|website= Montgomery County Public Libraries
|publisher=Montgomery County Government
|url=https://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/branches/germantown.html
|access-date=2020-08-25}}</ref><ref name="FOLMC">{{cite web
|title=Friends of the Library - Germantown Chapter
|website=Friends of the Library
|publisher=Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Maryland Inc.
|url=https://www.folmc.org/chapters/germantown-chapter/
|access-date=2020-08-25
|archive-date=August 15, 2020
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815192336/https://www.folmc.org/chapters/germantown-chapter/
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> Rockville Memorial Library, a larger library also part of the county system, is located in Rockville three blocks from the Rockville Metro station.<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> While the Rockville Memorial Library celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2001, Quince Orchard Library was only a year old at that time.<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> A fourth county library is close to those who live near River Road.<ref name="PotomacLibrary">{{cite web
|title=Montgomery County Public Libraries - Potomac Library
|website= Montgomery County Public Libraries
|publisher=Montgomery County Government
|url=https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/branches/potomac.html
|access-date=2020-08-31}}</ref> Potomac library opened in 1985, and has been upgraded since that time.<ref name="PotomacLibraryReno">{{cite web
|title=CountyStat - Potomac Library Renovation
|website=Montgomery County, Maryland
|publisher=Montgomery County Government
|url=https://reports.data.montgomerycountymd.gov/reports/CIP/Potomac-Library-Renovation-P710701
|access-date=2020-08-31
}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</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.<ref name="Zdravkovska135">{{harvnb|Zdravkovska|2011|p=135}}</ref>