Montgomery Blair High School

What Montgomery Blair High School does

Montgomery Blair High School is a public secondary school serving students in grades 9 through 12, located at 51 University Blvd East in Silver Spring, Maryland (ZIP 20901-2451), within the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) district. The school operates under the motto "Crescens Scientia" (Seek Knowledge) and uses the "Blazers" as its athletic and community identity, branding itself the "Home of the Blazers." It is led by Principal Damon A. Monteleone and is governed by district-level MCPS policy rather than operating as an autonomous commercial entity.

The school's core technology stack is built around Google Workspace for Education, with Google Forms used for routine data collection and the MyMCPS ParentVUE/StudentVUE portals for grade, attendance, and schedule access. Administrative and family-facing operations are routed through School Cash Online (fee and payment processing) and ParentSquare (mass-notification and emergency communications). Community-facing commercial activity is limited to a branded apparel program operated in partnership with Jostens (Blair Apparel Fanshop), and the campus also hosts the George B. Thomas Sr. Learning Academy Saturday tutoring program.

As a publicly funded institution, the school does not generate commercial revenue. Operating funding derives from federal, state, and county tax appropriations allocated through MCPS, and families are not charged tuition. The school's competitive position is structurally defined by its public designation and fixed attendance zone rather than by market-based competition. There is no evidence of fundraising rounds, M&A activity, equity issuance, or commercial product launches in the source data; the only "strategic moves" observable are vendor and community-partnership integrations at the operational level.

Name

Montgomery Blair High School

Legal name

Montgomery County Public Schools

Website

https://mbhs.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Montgomery Blair High School is a public secondary school in Silver Spring, Maryland, serving grades 9-12 within the Montgomery County Public Schools district under Principal Damon A. Monteleone. It operates on Google-based infrastructure and public funding, with no commercial revenue model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• High school instruction
• College preparation programs
• Student service learning
• Extracurricular activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Silver Spring

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Montgomery Blair High School is a public secondary school providing in-person education to students in grades 9-12 in Silver Spring, Maryland. The school delivers a comprehensive college-preparatory curriculum, standardized test preparation, Student Service Learning (SSL) programs, and a broad set of extracurricular athletics and activities. It supports families through digital infrastructure including StudentVUE/ParentVUE portals, School Cash Online payments, ParentSquare emergency communications, and an attendance management system.

Product overview

Montgomery Blair High School is a public secondary educational institution providing high school education services. As an educational institution rather than a technology product company, it does not offer a product portfolio in the traditional SaaS sense. The school's primary offerings include academic instruction, student services (attendance management, health room, counseling), extracurricular activities, and administrative systems such as online payment processing (School Cash Online), emergency messaging (ParentSquare), and student/parent portals (ParentVUE/StudentVUE).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Program (Grades 9-12) Comprehensive in-person secondary education for enrolled students in grades 9-12, including college-preparatory academic curriculum, standardized test (SAT/ACT) preparation, and graduation requirements aligned with Maryland standards.
• Student Service Learning (SSL) Program MCPS-mandated service learning program required for graduation, providing students with structured opportunities to complete community service hours as part of their high school requirements.
• Attendance Management Services Automated attendance tracking system with online absence note submission (Google Forms), evening automated phone notifications to parents, StudentVUE attendance records, and early departure procedures administered by the Attendance Office.
• School Cash Online Payment Processing MCPS-provided online payment system enabling families to pay for field trips, event tickets, school obligations, and other school-related fees for Blair students.
• Blair Apparel Fanshop Online merchandise store operated through a Jostens partnership providing Blazers-branded apparel and fan merchandise to students, families, and community supporters.
• George B. Thomas, Sr. Learning Academy Saturday Tutoring Saturday morning tutoring and mentoring program promoted to Blair students as an external academic support resource.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMontgomery Blair High School is operated by Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the largest school district in Maryland. MCPS provides centralized systems including StudentVUE/ParentVUE portals, School Cash Online payment system, and Student Service Learning (SSL) program requirements. The district sets curriculum standards, manages school improvement plans, and provides operational oversight.
• School Cash OnlinecoreTechnology or IntegrationThe county's online payment system (School Cash Online) used to process field trip payments, event tickets, school obligations, and other school-related payments for Blair students and families.
• ParentSquarecoreTechnology or IntegrationEmergency messaging and communication platform used by Blair to send ParentSquare Emergency Messages and important informational emails to parents and guardians. Parents must have their email on file to receive these communications.
• George B. Thomas, Sr. Learning Academy (Saturday School)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA Saturday morning tutoring and mentoring program that Blair promotes to students as a learning resource. The program provides academic support services on Saturday mornings.
• Jostens (Blair Apparel Fanshop)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJostens operates the Blair Apparel Fanshop online store for school merchandise including apparel and fan items branded with the Blazers mascot and Montgomery Blair identity.
• Google (Google Workspace for Education)coreTechnology or IntegrationBlair utilizes Google Forms for document submissions (attendance notes, online forms), Google Docs for school publications (School Improvement Plan), and Google Calendar for scheduling. The school operates under Google's infrastructure for educational digital tools.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Richard Montgomery High School: MCPS public high school in Rockville serving grades 9-12, with a strong IB programme. Directly comparable as a district peer competing for the same academically oriented student pool.
• Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School: MCPS public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase area. Directly comparable as a district peer operating under the same MCPS curriculum, digital systems, and graduation requirements.
• Winston Churchill High School: MCPS public high school in Potomac serving grades 9-12. Comparable as a district peer sharing the same MCPS digital infrastructure, attendance policies, and college-prep orientation.
• Walt Whitman High School: MCPS public high school in Bethesda serving grades 9-12. Directly comparable as a district peer with similar suburban college-preparatory profile and extracurricular offerings.
• Walter Johnson High School: MCPS public high school in Bethesda serving grades 9-12. Comparable as a district peer with similar college-prep focus, SSL requirements, and access to MCPS centralized systems.
• John F. Kennedy High School: MCPS public high school in Silver Spring serving grades 9-12 with an IB programme. Comparable as a district peer serving overlapping Silver Spring communities.
• Albert Einstein High School: MCPS public high school in Kensington/Silver Spring serving grades 9-12. Comparable as a district peer operating the same curriculum and digital systems within the broader Silver Spring/Kensington region.
• Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology: MCPS-governed magnet school specializing in STEM. Comparable as a district peer and direct competitor for high-achieving STEM-interested students in the same MCPS system.
• Wheaton High School: MCPS public high school in Silver Spring serving grades 9-12. Comparable as a district peer in the same MCPS system with overlapping service area in Silver Spring.
• Paint Branch High School: MCPS public high school in Burtonsville serving grades 9-12, geographically adjacent to Montgomery Blair. Directly comparable as a neighboring district peer.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/montgomery-blair-high-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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