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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gaithersburg is huge. It is the suburbs no doubt about that but IMO suburbs are good for kids. We drive into DC at least one or two weekend days a month, more in the spring and summer but most of the people that we know don't go in that often.

20878 is called North Potomac and zones for either Wootten or Quince Orchard. Wootten is ranked very high but even though QO is not everyone I know with kids really likes it. NP is great for families. Its very kid centric with every activity and sport you can think to do. NP has the highest concentration of Phds in the country so there are a bunch of researchy types. The non research types seem to be mid level govt or business. Most people are down to earth. I have not seen any flashy jewelry or jogging suits out here. There is a large Chinese and Indian community in the area. Many of my kid's friends are bi-lingual. Most people use the public schools and moved to the area for the schools. The lots are great with lots of mature trees. The older homes are good sized colonials from the 70s or 80s. The newer homes are either large on large lots or large on small lots in denser developments. Many of the developments have pools and community centers. The houses on big lots all tend to have their own swimming pool. Swimming is big out here.

The western areas to the south on the edge of Potomac are more rural/suburb with big 2-3 acre lots and big houses. There are townhouses connected to SFH developments off Travilah, Muddy Branch, and Seneca. Everything else seems to be 2000-3000 ft SFH. The only walkable community with enough variety so that you really could avoid your car would be the Kentlands or Lakelands. There are other developments behind or next to small shopping areas with a grocery store and a few small restaurants so you could find something where you could walk somewhere. The big downside is driving everywhere. There is no traffic which is great.

There is very little crime in 20878 or at least anywhere near where we live. There is more crime if you go farther north into Gaithersburg across 270 or in Montgomery Village. There is more low income housing near Montgomery Village. [/quote]

Quince Orchard is ranked very high, what are you talking about?

It's ranked very high nationally and a top county school as well...

To be eligible for the list, at least half of the students at a school must take the AP or IB classes in their junior or senior year. The 1,622 high schools to qualify represent about 6 percent of the nation's public schools, according to the Newsweek website.

The other local schools on the list were:

-Montgomery Blair, which ranked 139th;

-Quince Orchard, 218th;

-Paint Branch, 263rd;

-Rockville, 299th;

-Albert Einstein, 361st;

-Sherwood, 364th;

-James Hubert Blake, 433rd;

-Northwest, 439th;

-Col. Zadok Magruder, 481st;

-Gaithersburg, 521st;

-John F. Kennedy, 538th;

-Wheaton, 541st;

-Springbrook, 546th;

-Damascus, 553rd;

-Clarksburg, 656th;

-Seneca Valley, 723rd;

-Watkins Mill, 741st;

-Northwood, 752nd.[/quote]

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