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[quote=Anonymous]We are in Oakland Terrace and this kind of question is discussed very often (though it's Newport Mill instead of Sligo). Here are my random thoughts. Academic performance is correlated very strongly with income. See these graphs showing SAT scores and family income: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/sat-scores-and-family-income/ The middle and high schools in the wealthier west side of the county are by definition going to produce students with higher scores, no matter what the schools do, because incomes are higher. However as you have probably experienced and we have too over here, the housing boom in the area brought a lot of higher-income families to Silver Spring as well, which is boosting performance and scores. I don't know if they will be boosted to the level you are comfortable with by the time you have a middle or high schooler, but it's relevant. As is your own income, because your own income and education will be the most relevant factor in your child's performance, statistically. The one thing schools in the wealthier areas tend not to have is significant ethnic diversity. If this is important to you, you need to weigh it in the decision. Finally, people have been moving west for years for the schools, so they do tend to be more crowded than the schools in Silver Spring.

As a side note, you mention North Chevy Chase going to Walter Johnson, but it goes to BCC.  [/quote]

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