Rachel Carson ES

[Anonymous]

I’m not sure I would characterize it as a mediocre cluster.
Ive heard plenty of good things about the middle and high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All MCPS schools have the same curriculum and rules for class size / recess. RCES has a new principal this year (previous one was terrible). It was rather overcrowded when my kids were there but this has improved. It is a large school though on a small plot of land. There is a local CES and an active PTA.

All schools have this "At a Glance" profile. Here is RCES:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/02159.pdf

It's on 12.4 acres. The average site size for an MCPS elementary school is 9.5 acres.

[Anonymous]

QO consistently ranks around the same level as schools that are considered good in my home state of California, for context.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Listen, my kid was at RCES at the heart of the overcrowding and when the problematic principal was there. It was not ideal for sure but my kid get a decent education.

I think in the last few years with Covid there is an uptick in private schools for a few reasons. And the old principal did not help things either. And then there are people that will go to private regardless. Not a fan of private school myself but to each their own.

RCES being less overcrowded is a good thing.

“My kid got a decent education” isn’t the most inspiring testimonial. You just reinforced to me that we made the right choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All MCPS schools have the same curriculum and rules for class size / recess. RCES has a new principal this year (previous one was terrible). It was rather overcrowded when my kids were there but this has improved. It is a large school though on a small plot of land. There is a local CES and an active PTA.

All schools have this "At a Glance" profile. Here is RCES:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/02159.pdf

It's on 12.4 acres. The average site size for an MCPS elementary school is 9.5 acres.

It feels a lot smaller than that because they lost so much playground to 10-12 portables.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:QO consistently ranks around the same level as schools that are considered good in my home state of California, for context.

that's not saying much since so many CA schools are terrible.

-former Californian who moved out due to the schools. Couldn't justify the high col with the quality of the schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:QO consistently ranks around the same level as schools that are considered good in my home state of California, for context.

that's not saying much since so many CA schools are terrible.

-former Californian who moved out due to the schools. Couldn't justify the high col with the quality of the schools.

Yep, that PP just added support to my contention that QO is a mediocre cluster. We aren’t moving from this neighborhood because we love it and there isn’t really anything else like it in the area, but the sad reality is that the schools are just not great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:QO consistently ranks around the same level as schools that are considered good in my home state of California, for context.

that's not saying much since so many CA schools are terrible.

-former Californian who moved out due to the schools. Couldn't justify the high col with the quality of the schools.

Maybe in the city you’re from. But the schools I’m referring to are respected and highly sought after.

[Anonymous]

No one’s trying to convince you to attend RCES, lol. The fewer students the better. But yes, context is good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:we looked at Seneca Academy but it's too homogenous and stifling for us. good if that's your thing though.

Yes, we felt the same way about SA. Plus the class size are too small, I believe the sixth grade class has less than 10 kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one’s trying to convince you to attend RCES, lol. The fewer students the better. But yes, context is good.

Seems some on this thread are pretty defensive of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Listen, my kid was at RCES at the heart of the overcrowding and when the problematic principal was there. It was not ideal for sure but my kid get a decent education.

I think in the last few years with Covid there is an uptick in private schools for a few reasons. And the old principal did not help things either. And then there are people that will go to private regardless. Not a fan of private school myself but to each their own.

RCES being less overcrowded is a good thing.

“My kid got a decent education” isn’t the most inspiring testimonial. You just reinforced to me that we made the right choice.

DP. Overcrowding aside, we were very pleased with RCES. Our kids had good teachers and were usually placed with a teacher who was a good fit for their needs. They had some interesting projects in the CES and got to read high level texts. The PTA was active, there were fun school events, parent volunteers were welcomed, and the kids had multiple field trips each year, including some really nice ones. My dc was well prepared for the middle school magnet and is now in a high school magnet. RCES’s counselors and administrators were very thoughtful and accommodating during 504 meetings. The overcrowding was the downside, and that’s been alleviated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All MCPS schools have the same curriculum and rules for class size / recess. RCES has a new principal this year (previous one was terrible). It was rather overcrowded when my kids were there but this has improved. It is a large school though on a small plot of land. There is a local CES and an active PTA.

All schools have this "At a Glance" profile. Here is RCES:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/02159.pdf

It's on 12.4 acres. The average site size for an MCPS elementary school is 9.5 acres.

It feels a lot smaller than that because they lost so much playground to 10-12 portables.

Also alot of the space is unusable. But feel free to argue about it when your kid probably didn't even go there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All MCPS schools have the same curriculum and rules for class size / recess. RCES has a new principal this year (previous one was terrible). It was rather overcrowded when my kids were there but this has improved. It is a large school though on a small plot of land. There is a local CES and an active PTA.

All schools have this "At a Glance" profile. Here is RCES:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/02159.pdf

It's on 12.4 acres. The average site size for an MCPS elementary school is 9.5 acres.

It feels a lot smaller than that because they lost so much playground to 10-12 portables.

Also alot of the space is unusable. But feel free to argue about it when your kid probably didn't even go there.

* isn't useable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Listen, my kid was at RCES at the heart of the overcrowding and when the problematic principal was there. It was not ideal for sure but my kid get a decent education.

I think in the last few years with Covid there is an uptick in private schools for a few reasons. And the old principal did not help things either. And then there are people that will go to private regardless. Not a fan of private school myself but to each their own.

RCES being less overcrowded is a good thing.

“My kid got a decent education” isn’t the most inspiring testimonial. You just reinforced to me that we made the right choice.

It is elementary school. My kids are doing great and I didn't pay tens of thousands of dollars a year for it. Now can now afford to send them to whatever college they want.