What is Poolesville MS and HS really like?

[Anonymous]

Anyone have experience with either Poolesville middle school or their high school?

[Anonymous]

The HS is top notch.

[Anonymous]

Try a forum search for the 100s of threads about Poolesville HS.

[Anonymous]

The most W non-W School, along with B-CC.

[Anonymous]

What does the PP mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does the PP mean?

white?

[Anonymous]

High school is top notch. The high school building is old and depressing however there is a plan to renovate in the next few years. The middle school is fine. Relatively small for a MCPS middle school but a good school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does the PP mean?

white?

It is among the least diverse high-schools in the county.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does the PP mean?

white?

It is among the least diverse high-schools in the county.

This is hysterical. My parents are recently retired high school teachers. My dad, in 40+ years at his rural school, never had a non-white student. My mom, in 40+ years at her rural school, had 3, 2 black students (brothers) and one southeast Asian student (adopted). My 300+ person graduating class at a suburban HS 20+ years ago had 1 non-white student (Indian).

Poolesville may be less diverse than other schools in this area, but it is radically diverse compared to the all-white schools in fly-over country.

Poolesville is a great HS by the way. As the location of multiple magnet programs, it has a high number of AP and other advanced courses compared to other HS in that part of MoCo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does the PP mean?

white?

It is among the least diverse high-schools in the county.

I have heard many W parents say this. It's ironic, given that W schools are also among the least diverse in the county, assuming one counts Asians as not diverse, because Poolesville is one third Asian. I think there is a classism element to this criticism. There is a misperception of Poolesville as a community being a backward redneck place, but somehow it's OK to segregate yourself in Bethesda or Chevy Chase with other UMC white people. Poolesville has a lot of well educated families working in MoCo and the 270 tech corridor, people with Ph.D.s, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does the PP mean?

white?

It is among the least diverse high-schools in the county.

This is hysterical. My parents are recently retired high school teachers. My dad, in 40+ years at his rural school, never had a non-white student. My mom, in 40+ years at her rural school, had 3, 2 black students (brothers) and one southeast Asian student (adopted). My 300+ person graduating class at a suburban HS 20+ years ago had 1 non-white student (Indian).

Poolesville may be less diverse than other schools in this area, but it is radically diverse compared to the all-white schools in fly-over country.

Poolesville is a great HS by the way. As the location of multiple magnet programs, it has a high number of AP and other advanced courses compared to other HS in that part of MoCo.

ok, but we don't live in flyover country. We live in MoCo, and by MoCo standards, it's not a diverse school. I assume OP is looking at MoCo schools, not schools in the midwest.

You interjecting this tidbit was useless and pointless for OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does the PP mean?

white?

It is among the least diverse high-schools in the county.

I have heard many W parents say this. It's ironic, given that W schools are also among the least diverse in the county, assuming one counts Asians as not diverse, because Poolesville is one third Asian. I think there is a classism element to this criticism. There is a misperception of Poolesville as a community being a backward redneck place, but somehow it's OK to segregate yourself in Bethesda or Chevy Chase with other UMC white people. Poolesville has a lot of well educated families working in MoCo and the 270 tech corridor, people with Ph.D.s, etc.

Totally off topic, but as someone from the Bay Area, when I first moved here and saw that sign on the 270 fwy, I chuckled.

Back to the topic at hand.. I've heard good things about Poolesville HS. Always ranked really high in MD and nationally. I thought about moving there for the school, but it's a bit too rural for me.

[Anonymous]

Poolesville HS has a different background than the W schools. It was a decent middle-of-the-road school that leaped ahead in stats over the past 15 years after it introduced its magnet programs.

[Anonymous]

My kid goes to PHS. It is a very chilled and very academic focused HS, without being a pressure cooker environment.

I love the vibe of the student body. Kids are super supportive of each other. I am so sad that one year of my kids HS life in this very amazing school was virtual. Really great group of parents too.

I like the new Principal also. BUT, really ancient school building. MCPS will not build a new school instead they will just do a bit of renovation. This is what it means to not be a W-school with Big Law parents. Very unfair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid goes to PHS. It is a very chilled and very academic focused HS, without being a pressure cooker environment.

I love the vibe of the student body. Kids are super supportive of each other. I am so sad that one year of my kids HS life in this very amazing school was virtual. Really great group of parents too.

I like the new Principal also. BUT, really ancient school building. MCPS will not build a new school instead they will just do a bit of renovation. This is what it means to not be a W-school with Big Law parents. Very unfair.

This isn't good enough for you?

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/facilities/construction/project/21-0128%20PoolesvilleHS%20Powerpoint_REV8.pdf