Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

[Anonymous]

Hi- can anyone familiar with Bethesda public schools help me identify the best elementary schools in the area? Any rankings or commentary would be appreciated! Thanks in advance

[Anonymous]

Carderock Springs used to be one of the best. I sent kids there who are now college freshmen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi- can anyone familiar with Bethesda public schools help me identify the best elementary schools in the area? Any rankings or commentary would be appreciated! Thanks in advance

It's going to come down to which school suits your family better. They all teach the same curriculum and have similar student-teacher ratios.

[Anonymous]

They are much more alike than different (although parts of Bethesda feed to Rosemary Hills which is a k-2 school, which some people like and some don’t).

[Anonymous]

They are all good.

[Anonymous]

Westbrook and Somerset

[Anonymous]

They're all pretty similar. Note some have more income diversity than others, simply due to some lower-cost housing being within their area. Some Bethesda ESes are only single-family homes (not even townhouses) just due to geography.

[Anonymous]

Wyngate is in flux, with a newish principal who'll soon be leaving, and her replacement not yet known.

[Anonymous]

Oh please - ALL of the Bethesda elementary schools are terrific, and you likely know this. Troll, what possible reason do you need to compare them in this demeaning way?

[Anonymous]

My school is terrible. OP, please don't move into my zone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My school is terrible. OP, please don't move into my zone.

It's DUCM! Everyone's school is terrible. Unless their school is awesome and it's everyone else's school that's terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh please - ALL of the Bethesda elementary schools are terrific, and you likely know this. Troll, what possible reason do you need to compare them in this demeaning way?

Agree any MCPS school is terrific. Comparing them is just an exercise in hair-splitting. The same kid will do the same at any of them because that has more to do with their home life and parental education levels.

[Anonymous]

Look at the number of kids at each school. Some schools are bursting at the seams and others have empty classrooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at the number of kids at each school. Some schools are bursting at the seams and others have empty classrooms.

Specifically:
Ashburton
Bethesda
Burning Tree

The rest have available space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They're all pretty similar. Note some have more income diversity than others, simply due to some lower-cost housing being within their area. Some Bethesda ESes are only single-family homes (not even townhouses) just due to geography.

Not geography. Zoning policies.