Cardinal Forest, Orange Hunt, Silverbrook ES

[Anonymous]

Thoughts on each? Looking to move to an area zoned for each...new to FFX. Thank you!!

[Anonymous]

They’re all excellent schools. What’s most important is to find a house that fits your family’s needs in terms of size, budget & commute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They’re all excellent schools. What’s most important is to find a house that fits your family’s needs in terms of size, budget & commute.

I agree. In this case base your move in the house first.

[Anonymous]

Commute decision is King. VRE may be a great option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Commute decision is King. VRE may be a great option.

Commute to D.C. (Penn Quarter) seems similar for all three.

Thank you, though, good to know each has a good reputation!! Definitely looking for the "right" house, just wanted to see if anything stood out (good or bad) on those ES.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Commute decision is King. VRE may be a great option.

Commute to D.C. (Penn Quarter) seems similar for all three.

Thank you, though, good to know each has a good reputation!! Definitely looking for the "right" house, just wanted to see if anything stood out (good or bad) on those ES.

Do MS/HS options matter? Silverbrook feeds into a different MS/HS than Orange Hunt and Cardinal Forest.

[Anonymous]

Silverbrook goes to south county. I would rather West Springfield.

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Anonymous wrote:Silverbrook goes to south county. I would rather West Springfield.

Feedback on South County? Mostly focused on ES due to kids ages but will accept feedback on HS too!

[Anonymous]

I know quite a few people whose kids go to Silver Brook and I guess they all like it. I feel like WSHS is slightly better than South County personally. But both probably fine.

I am thinking Cardinal Forest is also WHSH also but not 100% sure. They're probably mostly 6 of 1, half a dozen of the other. I have a slight preference for OH but probably because I just live right next it and a bit more familiar.

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Anonymous wrote:I know quite a few people whose kids go to Silver Brook and I guess they all like it. I feel like WSHS is slightly better than South County personally. But both probably fine.

I am thinking Cardinal Forest is also WHSH also but not 100% sure. They're probably mostly 6 of 1, half a dozen of the other. I have a slight preference for OH but probably because I just live right next it and a bit more familiar.

Yes. Cardinal Forest is zoned for WSHS.

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Anonymous wrote:Silverbrook goes to south county. I would rather West Springfield.

Feedback on South County? Mostly focused on ES due to kids ages but will accept feedback on HS too!

Have experience with both and found WSHS to be a better environment for my kids. It felt less chaotic, but we only were at SCHS for a year. No experience with Irving, only SCMS. Silverbrook is a bit of a bubble and then they go to SCMS, which has more economic diversity, but we found it to be well run and liked the teachers. They have a different principal now, though.

[Anonymous]

All are good schools. WSHS is probably a little better than SCHS but you can’t go wrong with any of these options.

[Anonymous]

We live in Crosspointe. Love Silverbrook. Almost like a private school. Scms has been amazing as well. Can't go wrong in that area.

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Anonymous wrote:All are good schools. WSHS is probably a little better than SCHS but you can’t go wrong with any of these options.

This may be splitting hairs a bit...but what is considered "a little better"? With my kids so young, it's hard to think about what I may be looking for in a HS.

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Anonymous wrote:All are good schools. WSHS is probably a little better than SCHS but you can’t go wrong with any of these options.

This may be splitting hairs a bit...but what is considered "a little better"? With my kids so young, it's hard to think about what I may be looking for in a HS.

West Springfield has higher test scores - SOLs and SATs - then South County. That’s about it.