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[quote=Anonymous]There is a sizeable range of schools within each county, and many opinions to go with each.  I've been looking at the same three counties. My approach has been to look at USNews rankings as a starting point; of all the sites that rank schools (great school, school digger, etc) this  seems to have the most empirical, data-driven results (you can look up their methodology, if interested).  They only rank high schools (not enough data at lower levels); since my kids aren't at the HS level yet, I consider these rankings to be broadly reflective of the ES/MS/HS pyramid. I selected the stats that are most important to me- in my case,  college readiness first, graduation rate second, and then the rest. I then set a threshold, and parred down my options to schools in each county that were above that threshold. From there, I've visited the areas that I'm most interested in, reached out to friends of friends, talked to my realtor, etc.  Then, I compared that against the housing prices in those neighborhoods, and commute time for me.  Here are the links:

Montgomery County: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/montgomery-county-public-schools-104047
Anne Arundel: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/anne-arundel-county-public-schools-110146
Howard: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/howard-county-public-schools-100316

I started with data with as little bias as possible; but, I think it is important to note that won't show you the whole picture.  Some schools have reputations of being pressure cookers, more or less diverse, heavier drug use, etc.  Every high school will have it's pros and cons, but starting with stats and then moving over into varying/ anecdotal opinions to craft an overall picture is how we made out final selections. If you're moving for schools, also know that there is close to nothing on the market right now!! I'm hoping it will pick up after the holidays, but before the interest rate hikes start in march, eek.

Good luck![/quote]

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