Question about Woodward High School and Kensington/Garrett Park real estate
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Anonymous
+1, so did I. Chevy Chase was so different when we grew up with kids playing outside and neighbors doing their own yards. Now, when I drive there, rarely do I see anyone out and usually its workman or gardeners. Kensington is what Chevy Chase used to be. Tons of people out walking, biking and just hanging out. Kids everywhere. We could afford to move but choose to stay. |
Anonymous
Yes, both Oakland Terrace and Rock View are focus schools, with smaller class sizes. You can see a list of all class-size reduction schools here, on page 3-3. Title I schools (which have the highest percentages of students receiving FARMS) are bolded. http://gis.mcpsmd.org/cipmasterpdfs/MP20_Chapter3.pdf |
Anonymous
You might have a chip on your shoulder, too, if you had people roll their eyes at you when you say where your kids go to school. Of course you've never heard this if you live on the BCC side! You're one of the acceptable ones. |
Anonymous
Very interesting. Why is Piney Branch in Takoma Park, which is 31% FARMS, a Title I school, but Viers Mill, which is 61% FARMS, not? There are several other examples of schools with more low income students than Piney Branch also not being Title I schools. Is it because Piney Branch is in Takoma Park and that part of the county is more politically connected? Heck, even Rosemary Hills is 26% FARMS (higher than at least one school on the list) - why isn't it a Focus School? Is it because it's in Chevy Chase? |
Anonymous
Piney Branch is not a Title I school. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/dtecps/title1/schools.aspx The Title I schools are Arcola, Bel Pre, Brookhaven, Burnt Mills, Clopper Mill, Cresthaven, Capt. James Daly, Gaithersburg, Georgian Forest, Harmony Hills, Highland, Joann Leleck at Broad Acres, Kemp Mill, New Hampshire Estates, Roscoe Nix, Oak View, Rolling Terrace, Sargent Shriver, South Lake, Strathmore, Summit Hall, Twinbrook, Washington Grove, Watkins Mill, Weller Road, Wheaton Woods, and Whetstone - all elementary schools. |
Anonymous
PP said the bolded schools were title I schools and it was bolded in that document. Maybe it was in a prior year, or maybe it was a typo. |
Anonymous
Yeah, somebody must have bolded some schools on that chart inadvertently. Piney Branch and Pine Crest are not Title I (but do have class size reduction). |
Anonymous
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Fwiw, I’m the Rock view neighborhood poster. I have NEVER felt judged because of which part of Kensington I live in. We go to the farmers market, St. Paul Park, Kensington 8k, Labor Day parade and it’s never been an issue when “which school does your kid go to” question come up.
If you only had enough money to buy a small 1800 sq ft not updated ranch or cape in Parkwood, I think your money would go further buying an updated house of the same size that feeds to Rock view or Oakland terrace and save $250,000. If you have enough money to buy a new build in Parkwood, id do that over buying a new build in my neighborhood because I think you’ll get a better ROI. |
Anonymous
Thanks for clarifying this. I think that a lot of posters assume that Title I designations are tied only to the percentage of FARMS; there are many other factors such as capacity calculations (how many kids and families are using the school now and projections for the near future), needs for special supports, etc. I'm peeved by posters who associate participation in State and Federally funded school resource programs as the kiss of death but who would gladly have the same supports and resources for their school (and frequently do--they just pay out of pocket; don't get me started on the Chevy Chase ES Foundation) so long as those supports don't come with a label. We are talking about families who are seeking the same educational opportunities as you are. Being a person of color, or an immigrant, or multi--lingual is not a crime. It seems that most of the objections to Einstein, Northwood, etc. are simply hate mongering tactics--they're all criminals! they don't act like our nice white kids! And we should avoid the elementary schools because we know they are all criminals from the cradle. I bet that many of the posters screeching about the dangers of families in FARMS schools or at Einstein employ nannies and housecleaners who live in these very neighborhoods and whom they happily leave to supervise their precious children. If these families are good enough to take care of your homes and families, why aren't they good enough to be your neighbors and your children's playmates? I am sorry for the folks who believe that MoCo schools are going to hell in a handbasket. Best sell your house now and get out before it's too late. Maybe the OP can take it off of your hands. Oh, and Rosemary Hills is in Silver Spring, not Chevy Chase. I lived down the street from the school for 8 years and sent 4 kids there. It was tiring to listen to the Chevy Chase moms complain about having to send their child to school not in Chevy Chase and moan that their precious darling was attending school with kids who wouldn't be going to Chevy Chase ES. I never had the heart to tell them about school mixing at Westland and B-CC... |
Anonymous
Sadly, a lot of the families you are saying cannot even afford Oakland Terrace/Einstein neighborhoods as housing prices continue to go up. Those nannies are good enough to raise their kids, especially the parents rarely around but not good to go to school with. Its always been that way. The focus and title one is good as it gives smaller class sizes. |
Anonymous
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I'm a new poster with a kid in OTES and a younger sibling that will join in a year.
I love living in Ktown for the community feel. I have never felt judged or looked down upon for living there as opposed to Kensington proper or on the other side of Connecticut. We have found wonderful, down to earth friends who value education, are highly educated themselves, but who aren't making $1M. I've only had wonderful experiences at OTES, and my kid is thriving in a great dual language immersion program. Not much downside. If you only use Great Schools as your metric, you are doing yourself a disservice. |
Anonymous
True. But note that if Rosemary Hills were not mixed with the Chevy Chase and North Chevy Chase elementary schools, it would be a Focus school and have smaller class sizes. As you say, those extra resources are extremely valuable. Isn’t it worth exploring decoupling Chevy Chase, North Chevy Chase and Rosemary Hills for that reason? |
Anonymous
Says a disinterested poster (who lives in Chevy Chase). |
Anonymous
I heard a rumor (maybe on here) that North Chevy Chase is potentially going back to being a K-5 school. I assumed it was because of the Purple Line development activity increasing enrollment, although that won't be for a few years. Perhaps continuing the Chevy Chase/Rosemary Hills pairing would ensure that Rosemary Hills is a Focus school (because it would remove some of the affluent NCC population) while also preserving some of the benefits of having a combined K-2 school environment for the Chevy Chase and Rosemary Hills neighborhoods. |
Anonymous
LOL +1. This is totally going to be the new "progressive" argument that they'll try. |