Rosemary Hills ES vs Kensington Parkwood?

[Anonymous]

I would look seriously at BCC v. WJ. Is there one you like better? I've heard that the cultures of the schools are different.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think there are a smattering of families that go private no matter what their catchment for a variety of reasons. That's certainly true with RHPS, and I'd guess with KP too (particularly with Holy Redeemer nearby.) But what surprised me frankly is the number of my childrens' classmates who live in houses that would obviously support private school tuitions. It's boosted my confidence in the school that parents that at least appear to have more alternatives than I do continue to choose RH (and also intimidated me a bit about hosting playdates at our dumpy little house.) My kids have friends from all around the CC / East Bethesda neighborhoods, as well as a few in Kensington and SS. I don't get the sense that there are any neighborhoods where *most* kids opt private over MCPS, although I do see a lot of CC, MD kids at Blessed Sacrament, possibly because of the proximity.

Another RHPS/CCES parent. Agree that Blessed Sacrament does get a lot of CC families, particularly in the earlier grades. Also do not have the sense that *most"* kids opt for private over MCPS in our neighborhood. Of the 8 families that live in our 1-2 block radius in CC, only 2 sent their kids to private, and 1 of those has just switched from private to public. This is from an elem. perspective.

I was the poster who originally commented on community feel, and we live in the Village of Martins Additions. We do have some kids on the street who go to private or parochial school, but the majority have opted for RH. We could afford private school if we wanted, but we opted to move to the BCC area for its combination of good schools with reasonably diverse student bodies. We both went to public school and think it's a good thing. I think my kid is doing well at RH and gets to meet a lot of neighborhood kids in the process.