Pointer Ridge/Tasker?
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Anonymous
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Looking at houses, and wondering about Pointer Ridge Elementary and Tasker middle school. I've seen a few opinions on Tasker on this forum, but haven't seen anything about Pointer Ridge.
TIA. |
Anonymous
| If you are going to move to Bowie, the best elementary schools are Whitehall, Yorktown, Heather Hills. You also want to be zoned for Samuel Ogle middle if at all possible. |
Anonymous
| Tulip Grove! |
Anonymous
| Tulip Grove! |
Anonymous
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Agree with the previous posters. Look in North Bowie. Whitehall is arguably the best school in the county, a blue ribbon school. And it feeds into Samuel Ogle.
Tulip Grove is a nice little school with involved parents but you will end up at Tasker. I've heard things are better at Tasker with the arrival of a new principal, but still -- not somewhere I'd want my kids. |
Anonymous
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Agree with the other posters. Whitehall would be my first choice. Tulip Grove is great for elementary but I have heard the same comments about Tasker.
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Anonymous
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I would not choose pointer ridge.
That said, schools need good involved families for things to improve so if you're willing to be part of the change I doubt it's an awful school. You can certainly do better in Bowie, though. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| We moved to the Rockledge neighborhood especially for the school which is also a blue ribbon school. We only moved my son because he got into Heather Hills (TAG id). Btw, Heather Hills is no longer a neighborhood school so your child can only attend if TAG id and you are lucky enough to get picked in the lottery. |