It first opened in 1962 and is named after the German-born physicist Albert Einstein.

[3] It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools system.

As a part of the Downcounty Consortium, Einstein offers five "academies", which are academic programs that concentrate in specific fields.

It is also home to Montgomery County's Visual Art Center.

[4] Einstein is home to an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program, which approaches education from a global perspective and allows students to take high-level classes in pursuit of a specialized diploma.