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[quote=Anonymous]We are looking to move from Silver Spring /Wheaton area to a better school district in MoCo.  We want to buy a house. It can be a small house but I'm starting to realize that we can't afford Bethesda (I was in denial before. Even if we could swing something it would be old and crappy and put a squeeze on us and I would hate it and resent everything about it. I think.)

My oldest will be going to kindergarten next year.  Here is my wish list for the whole school cluster 1) Safe - little to no drug problem or weapons 2) good academics that will challenge them but not leave them in the dust if they're not super smart 3) nice kids (and parents)

Demonstrating good form, and prior to bothering you people with this post, I did a thorough search of past DCUM threads and talked to anyone I could think of with school age kids and found out this (in no particular order)

1. Walter Johnson - Everyone is crazy for this school. They love it.  Nothing negative to say. I can MAYBE afford to live somewhere that feeds into this cluster but is this school really worth some major sacrifices?
2. Quince Orchard - oh man, I've heard everything from "this is the best HS ever" to "going down the shitter fast"
3. Wootton - "sure, send your kids there, but only if they're super smart and socially awkward"
4. Richard Montgomery - "don't go there unless your kids are in the magnate program" 
5. Anything Gaithersburg - the general gist has been "NO!"
6. Sherwood - same as 5

We both work in DC so we can't really go any farther out.

I know everyone has an opinion on this that is unique to their own experience but I would love to hear some details. What are the particulars that make you feel strongly one way or the other about a school?  Maybe these are myths and you can bust one or more for me?  Or if you have made the major financial sacrifice to send your kids to one of the Bethesda or Potomac schools, was it worth it? How did the kids do there? And not just academically, but socially?    Please share!!! [/quote]

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