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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, Jones Lane is a great school! Both of my kids went there, and though some aren't crazy about the principal and some of the rankings aren't amazing(GS is a 6 I think) we loved the school! The Great Schools ranking is low because the low-income students don't do very well on the standardized tests but that is more of a reflection of the students in one neighborhood not the majority of the school. The neighborhoods are great and the majority of kids live off Jones Lane or QO road. The area is ideal IMO. Most are happy with the school. Both DCs had a great experience and thrived while they attended. Neither of my kids are at the elementary school now but let me know if you have any specific questions about the area/neighborhoods or middle/high school! Good luck![/quote]

OP here, in terms of the feeder middle school, ridgeview. Do your kids attend that school? If so, how is it in terms of enrichment and were your children bored there or adequately challenged. Thanks![/quote]

PP here, Ridgeview was a great environment for our kids, and though people don't regard it very highly compared to Lakelands Park it is definitely still a good school. Socially both of our kids had great experiences, but academically I don't think it is as challenging as it should be but that goes for all MCPS middle schools and this is something lacking countywide. If you are greatly concerned about this there is always Mary of Nazareth(the local Catholic school). But, neither of our kids was in the "advanced" math which few kids are in, and that math class was considered rigorous. I would say that they seemed bored sometimes especially in classes like science and English but again this isn't an issue unique to Ridgeview. From both DC's experiences, Ridgeview and QO classes differ extremely as Ridgeview really only has one level of most classes per grade so your kids may have some distracting kids/unfocused students, unlike QO which offers tons of APs and Honors classes and people are all in different levels, so in the higher level courses everyone is academically focused and ready to learn. DC #1 is at QO and has been very challenged so far as there are so many options for how rigorous your kid wants their course load to be, something he didn't really have at Ridgeview. I would still recommend the schools though. Hope this was helpful![/quote]

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