Laytonsville Elementary

Anonymous
OP made their decision long ago. The thread is 7 years old.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Question isn’t about LES OP. It’s what comes after that. Our three kids went to LES but took magnet path for MS and HS. Our plan was if they couldn’t get in to magnets, we were willing to send private. GMS might work, GHS no way for us. Think about your options after LES. LES is a beautiful school. We loved it.


It was.
Anonymous
What is your take on LES now? We have an incoming kindergartener and am curious what current families think
Anonymous
I wouldn't have an issue sending my child to GMS, GHS (she's a high map scores) except for the fact that the resources are not there in terms of after school activities, PTA funding, events, plays. It is a huge difference and while my child is not big on after school activities and events, I want the option to be available if they want.

Anonymous wrote:I'm part of the GHS cluster, and while my DD didn't go to Laytonsville, I had a friend whose DD went to Laytonsville and the school is amazing. Since this school is part of the GHS cluster I would say that while Laytonsville is nice, GMS is a bit of a lackluster compared to the elementary schools (it's middle school honestly, so whatever).

Gaithersburg High however gets a lot of hate and bad rep in DCUM and honestly with the experiences my DD had, she actually liked GHS. Sure, GHS is definitely one of the weaker high schools in MCPS, but there's definitely some improvement I've seen going on in the school. It has a great music program there if your child is interested in music in the future and there are some programs that aren't offered that much compared to it's neighboring schools. I would say that there's very little extracurriculars and events for students, so the social life is a bit lacking.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:What is your take on LES now? We have an incoming kindergartener and am curious what current families think


demographic composition of families near LES hasn't changed over the years. no apartments near it, no low incoming housing around it. all the new homes are 1mil+ range homes. my guess is that it hasn't changed at all (but MCPS itself has).
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