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[quote=Anonymous]Ok, you'll want to focus on areas near the Red Line, then.  I'd look at Takoma Park (walk to Takoma station), Downtown Silver Spring (walk to Silver Spring station), and the area around Forest Glen metro station.

The corresponding elementary schools are, I believe:

Rolling Terrace Elementary (K-5): Huge school with a high ESOL population, but an active PTA and a well-regarded Spanish partial immersion program. At least 22 kids per class outside the immersion program, though, and I'm not sure any of Rolling Terrace is walkable to the Metro but there are buses. Feeds to Silver Spring International Middle, which has a middle years IB program, and Blair High.

Takoma Park Elementary (K-2) and Piney Branch (3-5): Great schools with a gifted program, but huge with about 10 classes per grade and 22+ kids in a class.  You will pay a good amount to live here, but the neighborhood is lovely and people are super nice.  Feeds to Takoma Park Middle and Blair High, which are good schools for this side of the county.

East Silver Spring (K-5): Higher poverty school with corresponding lower test scores, but parents who are in the school are happy with it and there are middle class families in the school.  The higher poverty population means they get extra funding for smaller class sizes. 4 classes per grade, 18 kids per class. Feeds into Takoma Park Middle and Blair.

Woodlin Elementary (K-5): Very well regarded elementary school with a high performing student body.  Feeds to Sligo Middle School and Einstein High, both of which have fiercely loyal constituencies but have only recently begun to attract middle class families in any significant number.  Einstein has a visual arts magnet that people love, but it is test-in (or, I guess, portfolio in)

Flora Singer Elementary (K-5): Brand new building, super popular principal, happy families.  Feeds to Sligo MS and Einstein.

I'm sure there are other options that I'm missing, but those are the schools off the top of my head that might allow your husband to walk to Metro.  [/quote]

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