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Priorities:

1. Investment quality of the house. Is it in a desirable location and will it increase in value over time?

2. Commute convenience to your workplaces.

3. Quality of the school, which is actually inextricably linked to points 1 and 2 (if major workplace), since people aren't stupid.

That's all you need to worry about, the rest is unimportant.

Core subjects matter much more than specials for the development of critical thinking abilities, and there is a wide variability of teacher quality for each special at every school, so it's not wise to choose a school based on those subjects. You can also enrich outside of school quite easily for those.

The quality of core subject teachers will depend on location. Good teachers are drawn to one of two situations: wealthy neighborhoods, where they know most parents have the means and motivation to support their children's education; and the lowest-income neighborhoods, where the state gives more funds per student, teachers have smaller classes and feel like they're making a difference. MCPS schools are not created equal, even though they may appear to be on paper!

It's hard to uproot a child from friends as they get older, so unless a move is inevitable for your jobs, choose a location where the entire cluster, elementary/middle/high school, has a great reputation. 
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