school districts in VA/MD with affordable housing

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Anonymous wrote:If you plan to take metro, I would focus on the red line..probably the silver spring side but maybe rockville too.

+1 Richard Montgomery or Rockville districts

Not RM- they have magnet students. I would do Kennedy, Wheaton or Rockville

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Another vote for Silver Spring/Wheaton. If your kids are motivated, their odds of standing out are far better, and the college admissions lists from the high schools there have lots of Ivies. Just be aware that there is less of a protective bubble in those areas, so be real with yourself about whether your kids will require that -- though if they do need that, they're probably ill suited for the Ivies.

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Anonymous wrote:Your kids will have a better shot if you send them to a not good school, then they can shine.

This makes no sense at all. What sort of weird thought process is this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Your kids will have a better shot if you send them to a not good school, then they can shine.

This makes no sense at all. What sort of weird thought process is this.

It’s a common way of thinking around here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Your kids will have a better shot if you send them to a not good school, then they can shine.

This makes no sense at all. What sort of weird thought process is this.

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It’s the standard lecture given to anyone who asks about housing that costs less than 1M. Most of DCUM wouldn’t be caught dead in the Wheaton, Rockville or Kennedy clusters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Your kids will have a better shot if you send them to a not good school, then they can shine.

This makes no sense at all. What sort of weird thought process is this.

An eye-opening but possibly true one. If you go to a lower income school in a high rated school district, you may have a better chance to get into a top state school or T20/Ivy. In part because you kid will be top dog and take advantage of all the higher academic classes the school has to offer (which colleges look for) and in part because if the school only takes a certain number of kids from the area, your kid is more likely to be chosen.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kids will have a better shot if you send them to a not good school, then they can shine.

This makes no sense at all. What sort of weird thought process is this.

An eye-opening but possibly true one. If you go to a lower income school in a high rated school district, you may have a better chance to get into a top state school or T20/Ivy. In part because you kid will be top dog and take advantage of all the higher academic classes the school has to offer (which colleges look for) and in part because if the school only takes a certain number of kids from the area, your kid is more likely to be chosen.

It's definitely true. Let's take the Arlington schools as an example:

https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/college-applications-arlington-va-2024/

Wakefield does better than the other two schools for the Ivies. And even for UVA, the proportion from Wakefield is the same as the other two schools (but keep in mind that the overall talent pool is likely much less deep at Wakefield, so if UVA is accepting 25% from each school, it's easier to be in that top 25% at Wakefield).

If you look at all the prestigious private schools in this area that cost crazy sums, you'll be really unimpressed by their college admissions lists. The simple fact is that the Ivies don't want an incoming class with too many people from a single high school.

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Anonymous wrote:If they are very motivated and you are willing to help them do activities outside of school, stay in your current home until both kids are in at Hardy, then move near the Stadium-Armory metro. The kids can take the D6 bus to Hardy (it's a long ride but that's ok...you can drive them part or all of the way sometimes). For high school, they could apply to MacArthur with a transfer preference (if that's still offered), selective high schools, or do IB at Eastern. A hotshot from a Title I school will stand out more than a kid in the top 10% of the class at Blair or Einstein or even one of the W schools. Or stay where you are until you see how the first kid does in the high school lottery and then move to MD or VA the summer before 9th grade. Also, did you look into BASIS?

The high school lottery and transfer options felt a bit tricky, but the idea of standing out at a Title I school is definitely something to consider. I’ll also look into BASIS—thanks for the suggestion!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If they are very motivated and you are willing to help them do activities outside of school, stay in your current home until both kids are in at Hardy, then move near the Stadium-Armory metro. The kids can take the D6 bus to Hardy (it's a long ride but that's ok...you can drive them part or all of the way sometimes). For high school, they could apply to MacArthur with a transfer preference (if that's still offered), selective high schools, or do IB at Eastern. A hotshot from a Title I school will stand out more than a kid in the top 10% of the class at Blair or Einstein or even one of the W schools. Or stay where you are until you see how the first kid does in the high school lottery and then move to MD or VA the summer before 9th grade. Also, did you look into BASIS?

The high school lottery and transfer options felt a bit tricky, but the idea of standing out from a Title I school is definitely something to consider. I’ll also look into BASIS—thanks for the suggestion!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are very motivated and you are willing to help them do activities outside of school, stay in your current home until both kids are in at Hardy, then move near the Stadium-Armory metro. The kids can take the D6 bus to Hardy (it's a long ride but that's ok...you can drive them part or all of the way sometimes). For high school, they could apply to MacArthur with a transfer preference (if that's still offered), selective high schools, or do IB at Eastern. A hotshot from a Title I school will stand out more than a kid in the top 10% of the class at Blair or Einstein or even one of the W schools. Or stay where you are until you see how the first kid does in the high school lottery and then move to MD or VA the summer before 9th grade. Also, did you look into BASIS?

The high school lottery and transfer options felt a bit tricky, but the idea of standing out at a Title I school is definitely something to consider. I’ll also look into BASIS—thanks for the suggestion!

Well your also has a much higher risk of being seriously injured or killed from violence at Title I schools. I'm not sure its worth the risk.

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Look in Arlington. South Arlington will be more affordable. Good commute and solid public schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are very motivated and you are willing to help them do activities outside of school, stay in your current home until both kids are in at Hardy, then move near the Stadium-Armory metro. The kids can take the D6 bus to Hardy (it's a long ride but that's ok...you can drive them part or all of the way sometimes). For high school, they could apply to MacArthur with a transfer preference (if that's still offered), selective high schools, or do IB at Eastern. A hotshot from a Title I school will stand out more than a kid in the top 10% of the class at Blair or Einstein or even one of the W schools. Or stay where you are until you see how the first kid does in the high school lottery and then move to MD or VA the summer before 9th grade. Also, did you look into BASIS?

The high school lottery and transfer options felt a bit tricky, but the idea of standing out at a Title I school is definitely something to consider. I’ll also look into BASIS—thanks for the suggestion!

Well your also has a much higher risk of being seriously injured or killed from violence at Title I schools. I'm not sure its worth the risk.

I've clearly got a lot to pick up on. thanks for pointing out.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are very motivated and you are willing to help them do activities outside of school, stay in your current home until both kids are in at Hardy, then move near the Stadium-Armory metro. The kids can take the D6 bus to Hardy (it's a long ride but that's ok...you can drive them part or all of the way sometimes). For high school, they could apply to MacArthur with a transfer preference (if that's still offered), selective high schools, or do IB at Eastern. A hotshot from a Title I school will stand out more than a kid in the top 10% of the class at Blair or Einstein or even one of the W schools. Or stay where you are until you see how the first kid does in the high school lottery and then move to MD or VA the summer before 9th grade. Also, did you look into BASIS?

The high school lottery and transfer options felt a bit tricky, but the idea of standing out at a Title I school is definitely something to consider. I’ll also look into BASIS—thanks for the suggestion!

Well your also has a much higher risk of being seriously injured or killed from violence at Title I schools. I'm not sure its worth the risk.

Not sure that's true. Have any schools with mass shootings been title I? Not columbine, stoneman Douglas, sandy hook. Is there that much more crime in DC than Wheaton, and how much of it in either place affects kids who aren't involved in drugs or gangs? How do you factor in the risks of car travel (especially with teen drivers) in the suburbs?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you plan to take metro, I would focus on the red line..probably the silver spring side but maybe rockville too.

+1 Richard Montgomery or Rockville districts

https://redf.in/V6Cyki

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you plan to take metro, I would focus on the red line..probably the silver spring side but maybe rockville too.

+1 Richard Montgomery or Rockville districts

Not RM- they have magnet students. I would do Kennedy, Wheaton or Rockville

If you live in rm you can get advantage into the ib program. Legit not sure why anyone would prefer wheaton or Rockville over rm