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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello,

we are new to the area. just moved here currently in Anne Arundel County. My son will be in 8th grade for this school year.

as I learned more about the school districts, I feel I may have made a mistake by living in AA county

What I hope for high school

1. great teachers (a bad example would be his 5th grade ELA teacher, never correct their essays, skip quizzes etc.)
2. reasonably competitive, I don't want him to be too stressed, but he is that type of kids who would perform better if the peers are better...
3. reach his potential, get into a great college

so for next year, should I try to move to Montgomery county or Fairfax county for public schools? if so, which high school should we go? (within a reasonable housing cost)
obviously, we can't enter the magnet program or apply for TJ..

1. are the high schools in these two counties really good and worth the change? (Whitman, Walter Johnson, Winston Churchill. BCC, Mclean high or Langley high etc...)
2. we could try to apply for IB or Stem in AA County...(not sure yet which one is better for him)
3. another kid also will be in 7th grade....

I just want to try my best to put him in a good setting for success...stressed a bit as I don't know which way would be the right direction...

thank you.
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It sounds like you think the grass is greener everywhere else, but you haven’t even given AA schools a chance. To answer your basic question, no the high schools in other counties aren’t just soooo much better that you should move again. Every county and every high school has a range of students, including high achievers in schools with low ratings. You can find a great place for your kids in AA, but you need to learn what the process is in the county. Let your kid go to 8th grade, make friends, and then go to HS with them. It will be fine.

Also, I don’t know where you are at, but they just opened Crofton High School in 2020. Usually new schools are able to hire some of the best teachers, because those teachers want to help establish a new program. I know one awesome science teacher who switched from another county and he’s excited about the building and the principal’s goals for advanced programs. [/quote]

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