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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]looking at moving to one of these school districts...curious for people's thoughts on how the high schools compare. particularly, how the moco schools compare to wilson (level of rigor, diverse course offerings, how much of a pressure cooker, "culture"). cross-posting in the dc forum as well. [/quote]

All will have more rigor than Wilson.

Blair is divided into magnet Vs non magnet, so you are either with the top 2% of students in this highly educated county, or you are in with a lot of Central American immigrants. It’s rough.

WJ is pretty good, though very suburban. A bit of a pressure cooker.

BCC has super high achieving kids from Chevy Chase, Bethesda, and Silver Spring, but it also has another element.

Read the reviews on Great Schools and Niche. [/quote]

You specifically mention "Central American immigrants" in a derisive way, as though they're lower or inherently not as good. I know quite a few people from that subgroup who have done amazing in their HS experience and their college acceptances. People who hold that identity range from those escaping war to those whose families work in government jobs. Also, everyone knows well-funded schools/communities get higher rankings on Great Schools and Niche. Words matter, please be watchful. Going back to the OP, all of these schools are extremely strong depending on what your student is looking for. Keep in mind that Blair & WJ are quite large population wise, B-CC has a strong IB community, so on and so forth.[/quote]

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