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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd suggest renting for a few years until you see what the changes mean for WJ and Woodward. This way you are safe from losing $$ equity if you end up on the wrong side. [/quote]

We are aiming to move by the time our first starts kindergarten, which is in two years. We are also planning on a second and our current space will not accommodate. Now I’m starting to wonder if we should reconsider MoCo because of all this uncertainty. [b]Our main goal was always to buy a home with the best public schools we could afford[/b]. Aren’t they also going to rezone all the other high schools in the lower portion of the county as well? Sigh. [/quote]

OP, Walter Johnson isn't any better than Einstein. Really. This is what the test scores measure: the affluence of the students who attend the school. The facilities aren't better, the teachers aren't better, the curriculum isn't better, the administrators aren't better. The only thing that is better is the average standardized test scores.

Find a home you like and can afford, in a neighborhood you like, with a commute that works for you.[/quote]

This. KP and GP are fine schools, as are the middle schools they feed to. Whether they'll be WJ or Woodward in the future, no one knows. But both of them will also be fine high schools. If facilities are important to you, you might consider Luxmanor/Tilden/likely Woodward--all of which will soon have brand-new buildings. Which also means they shouldn't be overcrowded, at least not right away.[/quote]

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