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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will second the long responder to say that there are many more similarities than differences for MCPS schools, especially when you consider the perspective of how your student will do (vs how the “average” student at the school does) so I would find a place to live and let schools be secondary. [/quote]

DP.  I think this is bad advice.  I would pick the schools you're satisfied with, then decide which school zone meets your work needs.  There is a huge difference between schools in terms of dropout rates, serious incidents, and academics.  Use this link to identify the schools you're assigned to:

https://gis.mcpsmd.org/SchoolAssignmentTool2/AddressInput.xhtml

Next, Google the school profile.  An Elementary or Middle School attendance rate < 95% is a warning sign.  I would also check the High School stats for meeting University of Maryland entrance standards (i.e. % of students that are "college ready") and the dropout rate.

Yes, there is a bit of a risk selecting a school.  I believe the current MC board of education (with the exception of the three new board members replacing the incumbents this year, so they haven't built up a solid track record yet) is very "activist" (promotes "equity" over "equality").  Unless your home purchase is both close to the school and not subject to a boundary change, there are no guarantees what will happen in the future, so I would carefully monitor any board-recommended boundary change recommendations.

But there is a silver lining.  This year three out of the four incumbents were voted out of office.  The only returning incumbent was the board president, and it was a close race, so this will likely be her last term.  The hope is that two years from now, the others will be removed as well.  This should make dramatic boundary changes far less likely.[/quote]

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