Why are ES schools in affluent areas all of sudden under enrolled ?

[Anonymous]

Is it 2.0?

In my area, where I live there are not fewer kids just more people doing private. Those parents say its 2.0. I have an older and younger child. While I agree that my older child received a far better education than my younger child is receiving now, I'm surprised this is having as big an impact in some areas. Our school is down to only 2 K and 1 st grade classes and keeps losing staff because of under enrollment.

[Anonymous]

Is this dc?

[Anonymous]

I think that you might benefit from a nice conversation from some parents of elementary school students in the Richard Montgomery cluster.

Or, if that's not affluent enough for you, some parents at Bethesda ES or Burning Tree ES. Both schools are at 128% of capacity.

[Anonymous]

I too am curious which school...my local ES has to add a 6th K class, all have 24/25 kids.

[Anonymous]

OP is probably in Potomac - Churchill or Wootton cluster. OP, you probably want to pose this question in the Private School forum. I doubt those parents read the MD school threads.

[Anonymous]

Are these areas with less dense housing? I think all of the close-in areas have growing populations.

[Anonymous]

OP here, I'm referring to ES schools in Wootton and Churchill. We have some ES schools in our cluster that are over crowded but these area have a mix of housing options - some very expensive and some smaller more affordable town homes and condos. The ES schools that only have the more expensive houses are declining in enrollment.

Again, its not that there are fewer children. I have an older child and this was never an issue in the past.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm referring to ES schools in Wootton and Churchill. We have some ES schools in our cluster that are over crowded but these area have a mix of housing options - some very expensive and some smaller more affordable town homes and condos. The ES schools that only have the more expensive houses are declining in enrollment.

Again, its not that there are fewer children. I have an older child and this was never an issue in the past.

I don't know about your area, but a friend in the Churchill cluster told me that in her neighborhood, she doesn't see a lot families with young children moving in, partly because the area is so expensive. Usually, younger parents have less $ than the older parents with older kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm referring to ES schools in Wootton and Churchill. We have some ES schools in our cluster that are over crowded but these area have a mix of housing options - some very expensive and some smaller more affordable town homes and condos. The ES schools that only have the more expensive houses are declining in enrollment.

Again, its not that there are fewer children. I have an older child and this was never an issue in the past.

Which elementary schools in Wootton and Churchill have affordable townhouses and condos, and how are you defining "affordable"?

OP, the answer you seem to be looking for is that very rich parents in Montgomery County are putting their children in private school because of Curriculum 2.0. If so, all I can say is, it's true that the very rich are different from you (well, maybe not specifically you) and me; they've got more money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP is probably in Potomac - Churchill or Wootton cluster. OP, you probably want to pose this question in the Private School forum. I doubt those parents read the MD school threads.

Wootton feeds from a lot of more affordable rockville areas, so I highly doubt its ES are undercrowded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm referring to ES schools in Wootton and Churchill. We have some ES schools in our cluster that are over crowded but these area have a mix of housing options - some very expensive and some smaller more affordable town homes and condos. The ES schools that only have the more expensive houses are declining in enrollment.

Again, its not that there are fewer children. I have an older child and this was never an issue in the past.

How do you know that this is true?

[Anonymous]

I have a feeling that there are no more children being sent to private schools now than before 2.0. The fact that you are in an affluent neighborhood makes it more likely for people to shell out the money for private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP is probably in Potomac - Churchill or Wootton cluster. OP, you probably want to pose this question in the Private School forum. I doubt those parents read the MD school threads.

Wootton feeds from a lot of more affordable rockville areas, so I highly doubt its ES are undercrowded.

Majority of Wootton cluster ESs are under capacity. Read the thread about MCPS redistricting. But yes, you are correct in that some Wootton areas are more affordable than the Potomac area.

[Anonymous]

Our ES rated 9 on greatschools (for whatever that is worth) is way over-enrolled. I know a few other well regarded ES that are also over-enrolled. So its not uniform.

The most recent data can be found at the link below - click on your HS cluster and you can see the data per school - both what the capacity is for your school and whether it is over or under enrolled:

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/cipmaster.aspx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I'm referring to ES schools in Wootton and Churchill. We have some ES schools in our cluster that are over crowded but these area have a mix of housing options - some very expensive and some smaller more affordable town homes and condos. The ES schools that only have the more expensive houses are declining in enrollment.

Again, its not that there are fewer children. I have an older child and this was never an issue in the past.

I don't know about your area, but a friend in the Churchill cluster told me that in her neighborhood, she doesn't see a lot families with young children moving in, partly because the area is so expensive. Usually, younger parents have less $ than the older parents with older kids.

+1.