Public school options for houses near green or orange line

[Anonymous]

We are looking to buy and like the Hyattsville and College Park areas. University Park ES seems good but I'm not clear about MS and HS options. We looked in Cheverly and saw similar issues. We prefer neighborhood schools but would be open to charters but not private or parochial schools. Kids are young but we are leaving DC because of schools and don't want to have the same issue we would have if we bought here. We don't care about the "best" schools but would like an environment where a good chunk of kids are at grade level so that our kids don't fall behind and are challenged if they are ahead of grade level (or have resources if they are behind but so far they aren't behind). People we know in Greenbelt use parochial and it sounds like a common option but they are new to area and weren't sure.

[Anonymous]

Greenbelt ES is a good school.

[Anonymous]

Greenbelt ES is a great school. Greenbelt Middle School and ERHS comprehensive programs both fit the criteria you listed. If you go that route, make sure that you are zoned for GMS and ERHS. Magnolia Elementary is also fine.

We live in Cheverly and our kids have been going to the neighborhood elementary for the last 6 years. It's been good but the in bounds middle and high school options are dismal. Most families do magnets or private.

Be aware that there are likely going to be boundary shifts for middle school in the next 5-10 years. There are 3 or 4 new schools being built in the central part of the county. I would guess that the homes in Old Greenbelt wouldn't be impacted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are looking to buy and like the Hyattsville and College Park areas. University Park ES seems good but I'm not clear about MS and HS options. We looked in Cheverly and saw similar issues. We prefer neighborhood schools but would be open to charters but not private or parochial schools. Kids are young but we are leaving DC because of schools and don't want to have the same issue we would have if we bought here. We don't care about the "best" schools but would like an environment where a good chunk of kids are at grade level so that our kids don't fall behind and are challenged if they are ahead of grade level (or have resources if they are behind but so far they aren't behind). People we know in Greenbelt use parochial and it sounds like a common option but they are new to area and weren't sure.

UPES feeds to Hyattsville Middle School (which has a Creative and Performing Arts option available by audition as well as an honors track). The boundary high school is Northwestern, but there are other public options depending on test scores and student interests: Eleanor Roosevelt HS has a very competitive science/math program, for example. There are always going to be issues with PGCPS but there are a lot of benefits to public school education, including diversity (racial and socioeconomic), community, and other intangible factors.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the feedback. Greenbelt middle seems like it could be good for us. We don't want to assume that kids will get into magnets or tag programs and so don't want to rely on that as an option. Cheverly seems like it may not be a great fit.

[Anonymous]

as a PP stated, there are new middle schools slated to come online around 2023 for the northern part of the county. If you want to stay in Greenbelt Middle boundary, you'd probably want to buy within the historic city of Greenbelt. One of the new middle schools is going to be built off Adelphi Rd to help alleviate overcrowding at Buck Lodge/Adelphi area and may impact the western boundary for Greenbelt Middle.