THOMAS W. PYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

'Thomas W. Pyle Middle School' is a school in Bethesda, Maryland. Named after poet Thomas W. Pyle, it is the largest populated middle school in Montgomery County, Maryland consisting of approx. 1,309 students. It feeds into Walt Whitman High School. Pyle Middle School is a National Blue Ribbon School. The current standing principal is Michael Zarchin. Along with being a great school academically, Thomas W. Pyle School is recognized for its extensive After School Activity program.
The elementary schools that feed into Thomas W. Pyle Middle School are Bradley Hills Elementary, Burning Tree Elementary, Wood Acres Elementary, Bethesda Elementary, Carderock Springs Elementary, and Bannockburn Elementary. It is also sometimes noted as Westlands rival school.

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Trivia

★ Pyle's mascot is the Panther

★ Pyle Middle School's former principal, Dr. Alan Goodwin, is now the principal of Walt Whitman High School, the high school that Pyle feeds into.

★ While it no longer exists, Pyle used to have a School Song. (Note that the song refers to the original school colors, orange and white, not the black and red of today.

★ Pyle is the largest middle school in Montgomery County Public Schools.

★ Approx. 11% of Pyle's students come from countries other than the United States

★ In Montgomery County, Pyle has the most students and the least field space

External links

★ Pyle Middle School Website

★ Montgomery County Public Schools Website