Winston Churchill vs. Walt Whitman -- Move to Montgomery soon and need to choose which school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whitman is 63% White, 14% Asian.
Churchill is 54% White, 31% Asian.

What I've noticed is Asian population is increasing in Bethesda. 10 years ago, Whitman's Asian students are only 5-6%. Not sure about changes over the years in Potomac.

In 2011-12, Whitman's Asian population was 12%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whitman is 63% White, 14% Asian.
Churchill is 54% White, 31% Asian.

What I've noticed is Asian population is increasing in Bethesda. 10 years ago, Whitman's Asian students are only 5-6%. Not sure about changes over the years in Potomac.

There have always been more Asians in Potomac than in Bethesda. I don't think Whitman's Asian population was only 5-6% then years ago. I think it was still around the 10s%. It has not grown that much.

[Anonymous]

They both lack any diversity relative to MoCo and their neighboring clusters, WJ and RM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They both lack any diversity relative to MoCo and their neighboring clusters, WJ and RM.

Yes, but especially economic diversity. The county as a whole has 35% FARMS, whereas these guys somehow manage <5%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They both lack any diversity relative to MoCo and their neighboring clusters, WJ and RM.

Yes, but especially economic diversity. The county as a whole has 35% FARMS, whereas these guys somehow manage <5%.

Gosh, whatever could it be?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They both lack any diversity relative to MoCo and their neighboring clusters, WJ and RM.

Yes, but especially economic diversity. The county as a whole has 35% FARMS, whereas these guys somehow manage <5%.

Gosh, whatever could it be?

Boundaries that were gerrymandered to keep out the poor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One difference is that Churchill has 2 feeder middle schools: Hoover and Cabin John, while Whitman has just Pyle.

Does that mean Pyle is much bigger than Hoover and Cabin John in terms of number of students?

yes, it has a building capacity for something like 750 students but in real terms it has 1500 students

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One difference is that Churchill has 2 feeder middle schools: Hoover and Cabin John, while Whitman has just Pyle.

Does that mean Pyle is much bigger than Hoover and Cabin John in terms of number of students?

yes, it has a building capacity for something like 750 students but in real terms it has 1500 students

No. As of 2021, Pyle has a building capacity of 1500 and an enrollment of 1300.

[Anonymous]

Look at nearby WJ and Wootton HS neighborhoods as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at nearby WJ and Wootton HS neighborhoods as well.

Aren't those in Rockville or Germantown?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at nearby WJ and Wootton HS neighborhoods as well.

Aren't those in Rockville or Germantown?

WJ is N. Bethesda; Wootton is Rockville.

WJ is more diverse than Wootton.

Or you could do RM -- one of the most diverse HS in the cluster.

Or BCC. Both RM and BCC have IB diploma program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They both lack any diversity relative to MoCo and their neighboring clusters, WJ and RM.

Yes, but especially economic diversity. The county as a whole has 35% FARMS, whereas these guys somehow manage <5%.

Gosh, whatever could it be?

Boundaries that were gerrymandered to keep out the poor.

The boundaries don’t have to be gerrymandered because they are centered in vastly wealthy neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

They are both good schools. I think Whitman is stronger academically, although Pyle is very being and the Churchill feeder middle schools might be better.
Churchill has a more materialistic vibe. There is more pressure there to wear certain brands, etc, where at Whitman kids dress in whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are both good schools. I think Whitman is stronger academically, although Pyle is very being and the Churchill feeder middle schools might be better.
Churchill has a more materialistic vibe. There is more pressure there to wear certain brands, etc, where at Whitman kids dress in whatever.

+1. I think both are excellent schools, but Whitman did place first in Maryland this year.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04427.pdf

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04602.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone! Very helpful info. Do both school offer strong STEM program? What about art? DD is very into art/language art/social studies and the DS is more interested in STEM.

Both schools have a number of higher level courses in math and science. I don't know about art sorry.