Paint Branch High School is a public high school located in the Fairland census-designated place in unincorporated Montgomery County, Maryland, with a Burtonsville postal address.

The school lies on Old Columbia Pike, between Briggs Chaney and Greencastle Road.

As a member of the Consortium, the school's signature program focuses on Science and Media education.

[6] Paint Branch was guaranteed a new building when it was invited to enter the Northeast Consortium in 1998.

Paint Branch competes in the 4A North division in the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA).