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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is at Northwestern High School in the Visual and Performance Arts program. 
They are extremely happy there.  So far all the teachers and staff have been great.  The sports teams and extra curriculars are meh at best but that means that our kid gets to play and get leadership roles in student government etc.  They are in all AP and Honors classes and they have a tight friend group.  NWHS is a place where you will find trouble if you want to but you can also avoid it easily.  BUT, I know that not all the kids at the school are as well served as mine and I don't think there are many high achieving kids outside of the specialty programs.

I think that if your kid can get into that program then it is an option if they aren't interested then you are probably better finding a private for one year and then trying for the lottery into CPA, ERHS, CMIT etc the following year.

Another public option is the IB program at Parkdale.  It is under enrolled I know at least one family who moved over the summer and was able to get their kid in after jumping through a bunch of hoops.   Again, the specialty program is great but the regular comprehensive program is meh at best.  If you want to go that route, I would reach out to the IB coordinator at the school and county levels as soon as you have your new address and start the conversation.  The school board member for that part of the county is also very responsive and I would bring them into the conversation as soon as you get your first no.  
Duval's Aerospace program is similar.  I know that they were recruiting students into August.  Your student will need to have taken the PSAT.  
The default PGCPS answer is going to be no but you should keep pushing if that's what you want to do. 
Private schools would include Dematha, Seton, Vincent Pallotti High School (Laurel), Key School (Annapolis), Sandy Spring Friends School, Bishop McNamara (Capitol Heights), Holy Redeemer, St Jeromes.   Many of these are "religion light" and I know plenty of non-catholics who attend.  
I don't know of any highly regarded secular privates in PG county.  
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ETA- My child is a sophomore if that matters.  [/quote]

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