BCC vs. W. Whitman and W. Churchill

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BCC kids can go out in downtown Bethesda for lunch. They are also walking distance to Metro. It's a different experience than where you are entirely car dependent. WJ also has a few shops that are walking distance.

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Are any of these schools due to get rezoned? Also, what is the commute to DC like? Other public transport options besides Bethesda metro?

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Anonymous wrote:BCC kids can go out in downtown Bethesda for lunch. They are also walking distance to Metro. It's a different experience than where you are entirely car dependent. WJ also has a few shops that are walking distance.

A lot of the nearby restaurants have closed due to COVID.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks!
Is Walter Johnson just as good as WW and WC? Is it more diverse too?

None of these schools are diverse and diversity is in skin color but not in other ways like money.

So don't send your kids there. More room for others. Bye.

I wouldn't. I went to them so I know how unimpressive they are.

So you can't afford the housing. I know, it's expensive.

Yes, we can. Good try.

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Anonymous wrote:None of them are “great.” You are better off buying in a more affordable area and going to private school (where kids actually get to go to school). MCPS kid will be year+ behind.

Even with private schools kids "get to go to school", they still cannot compete with MCPS kids.

I wanted to send my child to a private for middle school. None of them offered the same advanced math classes, which was important to my child. I thought it was really strange since most of the schools are looking for top kids and they don't have top offerings in middle.

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Anonymous wrote:Are any of these schools due to get rezoned? Also, what is the commute to DC like? Other public transport options besides Bethesda metro?

WJ will definitely get new boundaries starting in 2025 when Woodward HS reopens nearby.

There are several metro stations in/near Bethesda. There is also public bus transportation into DC and around Montgomery County.

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OP here - thanks for the feedback. How is the infrastructure at BCC? Do they have as much open space, green areas, sports opportunities as the other three schools mentioned? I am a single Mom of two, with only my income, so private is out of the question. Thus I also have a budget for purchasing real estate, so am trying to figure out the best option for us. Moving further out is not in my plan since I work downtown, thought I believe we will be working more from home.

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Anonymous wrote:hello everyone,

Could you please explain this to me: I thought these three high schools were pretty much on par. I am looking at purchasing real estate in MD in one of these three school districts, and see that BCC is rated as 7/10, while the other two high schools are 8/10 and 9/10.

Would be curious for your feedback. Is WW and WC really better schools than BCC? If not, then why is it getting a 7/10 rating?

Thanks!

Academically the same opportunities exist at any MCPS HS. The differences are mostly cultural. W’s have significantly fewer FARMs students which translates higher test averages. The lack of diversity seems to foster racist incidents which have become sadly commonplace at these schools.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks for the feedback. How is the infrastructure at BCC? Do they have as much open space, green areas, sports opportunities as the other three schools mentioned? I am a single Mom of two, with only my income, so private is out of the question. Thus I also have a budget for purchasing real estate, so am trying to figure out the best option for us. Moving further out is not in my plan since I work downtown, thought I believe we will be working more from home.

I wouldn't describe BCC as having "open space." But there still all the typical HS sports opportunities. They've had to be creative with the land available, so they put the tennis courts above the parking structure, for example.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks for the feedback. How is the infrastructure at BCC? Do they have as much open space, green areas, sports opportunities as the other three schools mentioned? I am a single Mom of two, with only my income, so private is out of the question. Thus I also have a budget for purchasing real estate, so am trying to figure out the best option for us. Moving further out is not in my plan since I work downtown, thought I believe we will be working more from home.

I wouldn't describe BCC as having "open space." But there still all the typical HS sports opportunities. They've had to be creative with the land available, so they put the tennis courts above the parking structure, for example.

BCC just got an expansion. With Woodward siphoning off students from the area between it and BCC there is lots of room for expanding the boundaries east to help with DCC overcrowding too!

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To say BCC, Whitman and Churchill (plus Woottoon amd WJ) are not diverse is not accurate. There may not be as many FARMS (socioeconomic diversity) students, but there are plenty of countries represented at all of those schools.

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OP here- thanks for the info re: BCC!

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks for the feedback. How is the infrastructure at BCC? Do they have as much open space, green areas, sports opportunities as the other three schools mentioned? I am a single Mom of two, with only my income, so private is out of the question. Thus I also have a budget for purchasing real estate, so am trying to figure out the best option for us. Moving further out is not in my plan since I work downtown, thought I believe we will be working more from home.

If you want pen space, Churchill is the school you want because it is in Potomac. Expansive green space. BCC is in the "city" and the green space is much smaller.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - thanks for the feedback. How is the infrastructure at BCC? Do they have as much open space, green areas, sports opportunities as the other three schools mentioned? I am a single Mom of two, with only my income, so private is out of the question. Thus I also have a budget for purchasing real estate, so am trying to figure out the best option for us. Moving further out is not in my plan since I work downtown, thought I believe we will be working more from home.

If you want pen space, Churchill is the school you want because it is in Potomac. Expansive green space. BCC is in the "city" and the green space is much smaller.

Churchill's fields are very nice. WJ's green space is also small. Whitman is in the middle.

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BCC's campus looks more traditional to me (think British high schools). WJ and WW's campus look like street malls to be honest.