Wooten HS good/bad?

[Anonymous]

I am not sure Greatschool ratings means all that much. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it normed for the state? We came from a 9/10 school in an underperforming state (Georgia) and our 6/10 school here in MoCo is much, much tougher with better standards+teachers. So it depends on where you are coming from, OP. I'd look at SAT scores, AP Scores, college acceptance rates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure Greatschool ratings means all that much. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it normed for the state? We came from a 9/10 school in an underperforming state (Georgia) and our 6/10 school here in MoCo is much, much tougher with better standards+teachers. So it depends on where you are coming from, OP. I'd look at SAT scores, AP Scores, college acceptance rates.

Yes, further, MCPS is a very diverse county so even within any school there's often a wide range of abilities and opportunties.

[Anonymous]

Wooten isn't a school within the MCPS system.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m looking into neighborhoods to move from out of state. Wooten is graded 7/10 in Greatschools but otherwise does anyone have opinions on it? I would want my kids in very good schools, normally 8/10 and higher but I know it’s a W school so let me know if it’s bette than the rating suggests.

GS ratings are misleading. It would be best if you looked a little deeper. For example, the county released SAT averages by high-school and demographic cohort a few years back, which helps understand the real academic opportunity in light of demographic variation, or Bethesda Beat which publishes college admissions by school.

Here's the report the county leaked that shows SAT scores by cohort and school. You can see Wootton ranks 5th for my demographic which is pretty good!

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/sharedaccountability/reports/2017/1771102HS%20Princ_SAT%20Partic_Perf%20Class%20of%202017.pdf

Bethesda Beat publishes college admission data here, https://moco360.media/2020/10/05/college-bound-5/

Hope this helps clarify things. A lot of what people write here is gossip and looking at hard facts works better.

Very interesting. Keep in mind PHS, Blair, and RM have magnet students. Their avg SAT scores are skewed.

The magnet at Blair is largely Asian. I doubt the 5 white students had much of an impact on their SAT average. This is why looking at demographics helps.

RMIB magnet class of 2023 is also largely Asian.

-American

PP here.. I'm actually Asian American. It's ok to call me Asian in this context. I won't take offense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wooten isn't a school within the MCPS system.

Hmmm, which school could they possibly have meant?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stop looking at Great schools

Yes Wootton is one of the top schools in the county

It is very good. You will get a lot of complaints on this board. There are good and bad teachers at every HS.

My kids got accepted from Wootton, for example at

MIT, Stanford, GA Tech, Yale, Columbia, Michigan, University of Chicago, USC, UNC, DUKE, CMU and a few others

The computer science dept at Wootton is exceptional. The English Dept needs work. Math & Science are very good

This is what I would say. Education is something no one can take away from you and Wootton does it's job. My kids all went off to college and thought most of college courses were easy, they were extremely well prepared.

If you are looking at a home in Dufief I would be warry as boundries might change. And Crown farm could be the new HS that I would not be ok with.

I actually think the English Department is quite good overall, but as with any department, there are a few teachers who aren't as good. Wootton also has an excellent Music/Fine Arts Department. Like others have said, it's a pressure cooker, high stress environment. The building is old and definitely has a mold issue.

OP here. Can you clarify what you mean by high stress? I've seen several people post about this. Is this something unavoidable in a high-performance school? Or are there other schools with less stress and similarly high performance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop looking at Great schools

Yes Wootton is one of the top schools in the county

It is very good. You will get a lot of complaints on this board. There are good and bad teachers at every HS.

My kids got accepted from Wootton, for example at

MIT, Stanford, GA Tech, Yale, Columbia, Michigan, University of Chicago, USC, UNC, DUKE, CMU and a few others

The computer science dept at Wootton is exceptional. The English Dept needs work. Math & Science are very good

This is what I would say. Education is something no one can take away from you and Wootton does it's job. My kids all went off to college and thought most of college courses were easy, they were extremely well prepared.

If you are looking at a home in Dufief I would be warry as boundries might change. And Crown farm could be the new HS that I would not be ok with.

I actually think the English Department is quite good overall, but as with any department, there are a few teachers who aren't as good. Wootton also has an excellent Music/Fine Arts Department. Like others have said, it's a pressure cooker, high stress environment. The building is old and definitely has a mold issue.

OP here. Can you clarify what you mean by high stress? I've seen several people post about this. Is this something unavoidable in a high-performance school? Or are there other schools with less stress and similarly high performance?

High performance = high stress. Simple as that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop looking at Great schools

Yes Wootton is one of the top schools in the county

It is very good. You will get a lot of complaints on this board. There are good and bad teachers at every HS.

My kids got accepted from Wootton, for example at

MIT, Stanford, GA Tech, Yale, Columbia, Michigan, University of Chicago, USC, UNC, DUKE, CMU and a few others

The computer science dept at Wootton is exceptional. The English Dept needs work. Math & Science are very good

This is what I would say. Education is something no one can take away from you and Wootton does it's job. My kids all went off to college and thought most of college courses were easy, they were extremely well prepared.

If you are looking at a home in Dufief I would be warry as boundries might change. And Crown farm could be the new HS that I would not be ok with.

I actually think the English Department is quite good overall, but as with any department, there are a few teachers who aren't as good. Wootton also has an excellent Music/Fine Arts Department. Like others have said, it's a pressure cooker, high stress environment. The building is old and definitely has a mold issue.

OP here. Can you clarify what you mean by high stress? I've seen several people post about this. Is this something unavoidable in a high-performance school? Or are there other schools with less stress and similarly high performance?

High performance = high stress. Simple as that.

No not really. These aren't the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop looking at Great schools

Yes Wootton is one of the top schools in the county

It is very good. You will get a lot of complaints on this board. There are good and bad teachers at every HS.

My kids got accepted from Wootton, for example at

MIT, Stanford, GA Tech, Yale, Columbia, Michigan, University of Chicago, USC, UNC, DUKE, CMU and a few others

The computer science dept at Wootton is exceptional. The English Dept needs work. Math & Science are very good

This is what I would say. Education is something no one can take away from you and Wootton does it's job. My kids all went off to college and thought most of college courses were easy, they were extremely well prepared.

If you are looking at a home in Dufief I would be warry as boundries might change. And Crown farm could be the new HS that I would not be ok with.

I actually think the English Department is quite good overall, but as with any department, there are a few teachers who aren't as good. Wootton also has an excellent Music/Fine Arts Department. Like others have said, it's a pressure cooker, high stress environment. The building is old and definitely has a mold issue.

OP here. Can you clarify what you mean by high stress? I've seen several people post about this. Is this something unavoidable in a high-performance school? Or are there other schools with less stress and similarly high performance?

High performance = high stress. Simple as that.

No not really. These aren't the same thing.

Do tell us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop looking at Great schools

Yes Wootton is one of the top schools in the county

It is very good. You will get a lot of complaints on this board. There are good and bad teachers at every HS.

My kids got accepted from Wootton, for example at

MIT, Stanford, GA Tech, Yale, Columbia, Michigan, University of Chicago, USC, UNC, DUKE, CMU and a few others

The computer science dept at Wootton is exceptional. The English Dept needs work. Math & Science are very good

This is what I would say. Education is something no one can take away from you and Wootton does it's job. My kids all went off to college and thought most of college courses were easy, they were extremely well prepared.

If you are looking at a home in Dufief I would be warry as boundries might change. And Crown farm could be the new HS that I would not be ok with.

I actually think the English Department is quite good overall, but as with any department, there are a few teachers who aren't as good. Wootton also has an excellent Music/Fine Arts Department. Like others have said, it's a pressure cooker, high stress environment. The building is old and definitely has a mold issue.

OP here. Can you clarify what you mean by high stress? I've seen several people post about this. Is this something unavoidable in a high-performance school? Or are there other schools with less stress and similarly high performance?

High performance = high stress. Simple as that.

No not really. These aren't the same thing.

Do tell us.

I would love know too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m looking into neighborhoods to move from out of state. Wooten is graded 7/10 in Greatschools but otherwise does anyone have opinions on it? I would want my kids in very good schools, normally 8/10 and higher but I know it’s a W school so let me know if it’s bette than the rating suggests.

Wootton offers many of the same classes and curriculum available at any MCPS HS.

The equity crowd, out in force I see

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop looking at Great schools

Yes Wootton is one of the top schools in the county

It is very good. You will get a lot of complaints on this board. There are good and bad teachers at every HS.

My kids got accepted from Wootton, for example at

MIT, Stanford, GA Tech, Yale, Columbia, Michigan, University of Chicago, USC, UNC, DUKE, CMU and a few others

The computer science dept at Wootton is exceptional. The English Dept needs work. Math & Science are very good

This is what I would say. Education is something no one can take away from you and Wootton does it's job. My kids all went off to college and thought most of college courses were easy, they were extremely well prepared.

If you are looking at a home in Dufief I would be warry as boundries might change. And Crown farm could be the new HS that I would not be ok with.

I actually think the English Department is quite good overall, but as with any department, there are a few teachers who aren't as good. Wootton also has an excellent Music/Fine Arts Department. Like others have said, it's a pressure cooker, high stress environment. The building is old and definitely has a mold issue.

OP here. Can you clarify what you mean by high stress? I've seen several people post about this. Is this something unavoidable in a high-performance school? Or are there other schools with less stress and similarly high performance?

Ran screaming from that hood in the early years mostly due to socialization. Do you believe in cram school for all hours? Particularly in math? Have you done this with your child since they were very young? Do you like a school that rivals schools in cities like Seoul, Taiwan and Mumbai in intensity and competitiveness? This is your place. The intellectual diaspora of the world landed in this quarter of the world and this school reflects the ‘winner take all’ mentality of intense Asian and South Asian capitals. It may be for you. It wasn’t for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop looking at Great schools

Yes Wootton is one of the top schools in the county

It is very good. You will get a lot of complaints on this board. There are good and bad teachers at every HS.

My kids got accepted from Wootton, for example at

MIT, Stanford, GA Tech, Yale, Columbia, Michigan, University of Chicago, USC, UNC, DUKE, CMU and a few others

The computer science dept at Wootton is exceptional. The English Dept needs work. Math & Science are very good

This is what I would say. Education is something no one can take away from you and Wootton does it's job. My kids all went off to college and thought most of college courses were easy, they were extremely well prepared.

If you are looking at a home in Dufief I would be warry as boundries might change. And Crown farm could be the new HS that I would not be ok with.

I actually think the English Department is quite good overall, but as with any department, there are a few teachers who aren't as good. Wootton also has an excellent Music/Fine Arts Department. Like others have said, it's a pressure cooker, high stress environment. The building is old and definitely has a mold issue.

OP here. Can you clarify what you mean by high stress? I've seen several people post about this. Is this something unavoidable in a high-performance school? Or are there other schools with less stress and similarly high performance?

Ran screaming from that hood in the early years mostly due to socialization. Do you believe in cram school for all hours? Particularly in math? Have you done this with your child since they were very young? Do you like a school that rivals schools in cities like Seoul, Taiwan and Mumbai in intensity and competitiveness? This is your place. The intellectual diaspora of the world landed in this quarter of the world and this school reflects the ‘winner take all’ mentality of intense Asian and South Asian capitals. It may be for you. It wasn’t for us.

Nutcase… why not just say your kid couldn’t cut it there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not sure Greatschool ratings means all that much. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it normed for the state? We came from a 9/10 school in an underperforming state (Georgia) and our 6/10 school here in MoCo is much, much tougher with better standards+teachers. So it depends on where you are coming from, OP. I'd look at SAT scores, AP Scores, college acceptance rates.

Yes, further, MCPS is a very diverse county so even within any school there's often a wide range of abilities and opportunties.

Gosh, not sure where in Georgia but many counties there rival if not beat Maryland on NAEP. I know the feeling of paying high taxes and wishing you were getting your money’s worth but likely your MCPS 6 is likely the same as a Georgia 6 with a liberal bent.

Ie both states on NAEP are average

https://allongeorgia.com/georgia-education-k12/georgia-students-scores-stay-steady-on-naep-since-2019-despite-impacts-of-pandemic/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop looking at Great schools

Yes Wootton is one of the top schools in the county

It is very good. You will get a lot of complaints on this board. There are good and bad teachers at every HS.

My kids got accepted from Wootton, for example at

MIT, Stanford, GA Tech, Yale, Columbia, Michigan, University of Chicago, USC, UNC, DUKE, CMU and a few others

The computer science dept at Wootton is exceptional. The English Dept needs work. Math & Science are very good

This is what I would say. Education is something no one can take away from you and Wootton does it's job. My kids all went off to college and thought most of college courses were easy, they were extremely well prepared.

If you are looking at a home in Dufief I would be warry as boundries might change. And Crown farm could be the new HS that I would not be ok with.

I actually think the English Department is quite good overall, but as with any department, there are a few teachers who aren't as good. Wootton also has an excellent Music/Fine Arts Department. Like others have said, it's a pressure cooker, high stress environment. The building is old and definitely has a mold issue.

OP here. Can you clarify what you mean by high stress? I've seen several people post about this. Is this something unavoidable in a high-performance school? Or are there other schools with less stress and similarly high performance?

Ran screaming from that hood in the early years mostly due to socialization. Do you believe in cram school for all hours? Particularly in math? Have you done this with your child since they were very young? Do you like a school that rivals schools in cities like Seoul, Taiwan and Mumbai in intensity and competitiveness? This is your place. The intellectual diaspora of the world landed in this quarter of the world and this school reflects the ‘winner take all’ mentality of intense Asian and South Asian capitals. It may be for you. It wasn’t for us.

Nutcase… why not just say your kid couldn’t cut it there?

OP - I rest my case about the quality of parent there - run