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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like most of the talk is about HS.  What are some good ES in the county?  Why?  [/quote]

Most parents are pretty happy with their kids' elementary school. There are some differences from school to school, and of course even more differences depending on which particular teacher or classmates a child has in a given year. But if I were looking for an elementary school, to start out with I would look at the schools with smaller class sizes and some extra staff positions, which MCPS has called Focus schools. These schools have medium-level FARMS rates, so they are less impacted by poverty than the Title I schools, which receive additional federal funding.

There are 33 Focus schools, but 15 of them are in currently overcrowded buildings, which I would avoid if I could, because even if the class sizes are smaller, if the building can't accommodate everyone in the cafeteria, in the hallways, in the parking lot, etc., it becomes a pain to deal with for 6+ years. So, the 18 Focus schools with room to grow are:

Cannon Road
Drew
East Silver Spring
Flower Hill
Forest Knolls
Fox Chapel
Glen Haven
Glenallan
Goshen
Great Seneca Creek
Maryvale
McAuliffe
Montgomery Knolls/Pine Crest (paired schools K-2/3-5)
Sequoyah
Stedwick
Takoma Park (paired with Piney Branch, which is slightly overcrowded)
Waters Landing
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