What percent of your block/neighborhood goes to private?

[Anonymous]

No idea, if I was to guess maybe 10-20%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we were moving to the DC area, our company relocation consultant told us that the default for families that move to Maryland was private, and the default for families that move to Virginia was public. At the time MCPS was lagging behind significantly to FCPS, except for Whitman. Low and behold, we moved to Virginia and our kids attend private.

When was this? 1960?

In 1960, unlike MCPS, FCPS was still segregated honey.

[Anonymous]

Moved to MOCO for the privates. What a relief!!

[Anonymous]

In my immediate neighborhood of Woodley Park, I would say no more than 10% attend private schools for K-8th (due to Oyster-Adams). Private high school attendance is probably around 25-50%.

[Anonymous]

Close in Bethesda. Used to be probably 70%. Now probaby 50 after the pandemic moved a lot of families. Of those starting now (entering K or moving in) it's back up substantially

[Anonymous]

Wesley Heights - 100%. SFS, GDS, STA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wesley Heights - 100%. SFS, GDS, STA.

Huh. I know tons of kids there who attend Mann.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wesley Heights - 100%. SFS, GDS, STA.

Huh. I know tons of kids there who attend Mann.

Should have been more clear, on my block in Wesley Heights, it’s 100% private.

[Anonymous]

Close-in/walkable N. Arlington. There really has been a significant uptick in the past 5 years. It used to be about 1/8th of the hood, now its close to 50%. Some wait until high school. I'm not sure if it's that the neighborhood has turned into a $2.5-3 million price tag for a new home or if it's because of the result of Covid and dissatisfaction with the results of that. Probably a combo of both. What I keep hearing from people that have kids college/post-college with another kid still in the APS system is what a downhill turn it has been.

[Anonymous]

Something over 75% public in my niegborhood: Rosemary Hills in Silver Spring. Pretty much everyone moved here so they can be in the Bethesda Chevy Chase cluster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we were moving to the DC area, our company relocation consultant told us that the default for families that move to Maryland was private, and the default for families that move to Virginia was public. At the time MCPS was lagging behind significantly to FCPS, except for Whitman. Low and behold, we moved to Virginia and our kids attend private.

When was this? 1960?

In 1960, unlike MCPS, FCPS was still segregated honey.

It’s gone from racist to mediocre. Never ahead of MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Kensington/Silver Spring: about 80% public

[Anonymous]

10% in Reston

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Close-in/walkable N. Arlington. There really has been a significant uptick in the past 5 years. It used to be about 1/8th of the hood, now its close to 50%. Some wait until high school. I'm not sure if it's that the neighborhood has turned into a $2.5-3 million price tag for a new home or if it's because of the result of Covid and dissatisfaction with the results of that. Probably a combo of both. What I keep hearing from people that have kids college/post-college with another kid still in the APS system is what a downhill turn it has been.

Same with MCPS, every few years it takes another step function step down the toilet. Even the church schools are running waitlists.

[Anonymous]

40% in East Mclean/Arlington close to downtown Mclean.