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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you intentionally asking because you’re going to move? Or just curious? 
My kid went to Burtonsville ES a few years ago when it was a focus school. I believe the designation moved to title 1 after Covid but not sure. 
k-2 has 13 -14 kids in her class which was awesome and she had enthusiastic and caring teachers who were great. I also liked the admin and Principal. She made good friends there. We left because of Covid and switched to private but while there we were happy and DD did well[/quote]

We’re moving to the area. Seems like one of the “more desirable” elementary schools would be a better fit for my gifted kid, and the title 1s might be better for my kid who needs special education resources. Trying to figure out if there is a title 1 that would be good for both.[/quote]

There is a middle ground which is schools that are not focus or Title 1 but are fairly diverse and are highly rated by teachers. Flora Singer and Oakland Terrace ESs are two that come to mind. Oakland Terrace has a Spanish immersion program for all students which might offer a good challenge for your gifted child (depending on your child's SN, that program may be good or bad for them). The downsides are these schools don't get extra allocations for smaller class sizes so that's luck of the draw in any given year, and also the middle schools may not be as strong. The upsides are those locations are more affordable, but the level of need in the student body is not as overwhelming as a Title 1 or Focus school and the PTA will be better resourced.

Either way do look at the most recent School Climate Survey results. Of course, any given school may change administration and the ratings may go up or down, but IMO it is more helpful information than test scores which I think by themselves say more about the students than the teachers. https://sharedaccountability.mcpsmd.org/SurveyResults/content.php[/quote]

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