PG County or Private
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Anonymous
| Pleased with Holy Trinity. Good outplacement for high school. |
Anonymous
| Our public elementary is fine, if uninspiring and plagued with an unacceptably high level of dysfunction and poor communication. Our local middle school and high school are not fine. We wish it were otherwise, but despite the magical thinking of our neighbors, the structural and institutional problems aren't going to suddenly go away if only people like me were to send our kids to these schools. In fact, I don't know where they'd even put more kids. The schools are bursting at the seams already and the small playground is filled with "temporaries" (as it has been for as long as we've lived here). The solution that makes living in this county work for us, and we do love everything else about where we live, is to send our kids to Friends Community School. |
Anonymous
| The quality of the basics taught in elementary school will determine future middle and high school success. What most parents don't realize is that the education provided in PG schools is at minimum standards, not even grade level. So, the longer your kid is in PG schools, the further behind they are. Private schools,usually teach 1-2 years ahead of grade level - to ensure that by the time standardized tests are given, students will be more successful. My kid took Algebra 1 in 7th grade and Geometry in 8th...Not because the kid is a genius, but because of the quality of the earlier education. I realize that private school is a stretch on family budgets...I sacrifice vacations, drive a used car, use coupons, etc, but my kid is excelling and educationally competitive with other students in schools in this area and around the country. |
Anonymous
Do you mind sharing what school? I’m currently looking |
Anonymous
| Most independent schools offer this accelerated educational track. |
Anonymous
| We tried PGCPS for our son for 5 years and he ended up with an anxiety disorder largely due to the schools he was in. GO PRIVATE! |
Anonymous
Perhaps. Or, that could just be your child. |
Anonymous
| We are considering a move from DC to PG specifically the new development at Woodmore Towne Center. We are just beginning our research into PGCSP and feel overwhelmed already. We are a veteran of DCPS and their crazy lottery system so we are comfortable where we are now school-wise. My kid is in middle school now, and from my limited reading online, Ernest Just appears to be a horrid middle school, yes? What about Charles Flower HS? What are the other options near Woodmore? |
Anonymous
Flowers is a good school and has 2 very good academic programs 1. Science & Tech & Project Lead the way Also the Academy of Health Sciences at Prince George's Community College is just minutes away, but it's a test in school |
Anonymous
| love all you newcomer Hyattsville hipsters who profess to be so worldly and inclusive and then send your kids to private school with grandmas money. |
Anonymous
Oh, come on, troll. You can do better than that! Why don’t you try for a real zinger next time. |
Anonymous
Two problems with this. I think you seriously misunderstand the level of wealth that's moving to Hyattsville. Townhomes are $500,000+. New build single family homes on subdivided lots are selling for $600,000. All the private schools I'm familiar with in Prince George's County are genuinely diverse. |
Anonymous
Hi, we live in Balk Hill, right by the Woodmore town center. Our children are zoned for Earnest and Flowers. Earnest is indeed horrible. Do not send your child there. Flowers is good but good for PG county. On Nextdoor, people complained about Flowers children not having desk to write or sit on. Wtf? And the principal came on Nextdoor to basically say, in a nice way, that this is true, but it is taken care of now. There are Charter schools like CMIT North and South but how they operate is gross to me. |
Anonymous
+1.... Unfortunately, I live in Upper Marlboro zoned for Wise, James Madison and Melwood Elementary and next year I am at a loss for where my kids go to school. |
Anonymous
Hi, live in Hyattsville, the ES is way over capacity, there is new development going in near Magruder Park soon and although the town itself is fantastic (walkable, great restaurants), no public official has even attempted to address the overcrowding issue.
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