Questions about potomac/carderock elem & hoover/pyle middle school?

[Anonymous]

Hello we are new to area and looking at homes that either feed to potomac/hoover or carderock/pyle. Can anyone help us learn about these schools? Class size? Quality of teachers? Environment for students. Anything...please don't be shy about the good and the bad!

[Anonymous]

anyone?

[Anonymous]

It's a big broad question!

[Anonymous]

6 of one, half-dozen of the other.

[Anonymous]

They are both excellent schools with active PTAs and well-funded school foundations that do a lot for the community. Parents sometimes say Carderock feels like a private school and having one child there and another older at private I would agree.

[Anonymous]

We moved to the area a few years ago and strongly preferred the Carderock Springs school to any other but housing stock was low and prices were to high.

Our kids attended Pyle. The best thing that happened at Pyle was it went virtual for a year and a half.

It is a huge, unruly place with a weak leader and assistant principals who lie to cover up the errors of teachers who have behavioral issues and do not act professionally.

[Anonymous]

I think the main difference is at Pyle you'll end up at Whitman, whereas Hoover goes to Churchill.

Both are great schools, but my preference would be Churchill.

[Anonymous]

Pyle is horrible---way too many kids, kids confused about their gender identity, a bunch of self hateing affluent kids who believe in socialism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pyle is horrible---way too many kids, kids confused about their gender identity, a bunch of self hateing affluent kids who believe in socialism.

LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pyle is horrible---way too many kids, kids confused about their gender identity, a bunch of self hateing affluent kids who believe in socialism.

DCUM gonna DCUM!

[Anonymous]

Potomac ES is a shiny new school but it's so crowded.

I have one kid with 30/ class, another at 28/class and kinder at 25/class. They have Chinese immersion which many people love.

Teachers are great though. Had recent HIGH lead levels in the water ( not new to any MCPS school, check the reports before you send your kid) but they blocked off that water fountain.

Can't speak for middle schools or the other ES.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We moved to the area a few years ago and strongly preferred the Carderock Springs school to any other but housing stock was low and prices were to high.

Our kids attended Pyle. The best thing that happened at Pyle was it went virtual for a year and a half.

It is a huge, unruly place with a weak leader and assistant principals who lie to cover up the errors of teachers who have behavioral issues and do not act professionally.

Wait, the teachers have behavioral issues? What?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We moved to the area a few years ago and strongly preferred the Carderock Springs school to any other but housing stock was low and prices were to high.

Our kids attended Pyle. The best thing that happened at Pyle was it went virtual for a year and a half.

It is a huge, unruly place with a weak leader and assistant principals who lie to cover up the errors of teachers who have behavioral issues and do not act professionally.

Wait, the teachers have behavioral issues? What?

"My kid's teacher gave Larla detention and the principal wouldn't undo it."