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[quote=Anonymous]Our house sold much more quickly than we anticipated, and though  I would have like to finish the school year here, we are now moving to Bethesda in one month. 
We are going to rent for 1 year (possibly 2), because I want to get to know the area before rushing into a home purchase. My twins are in third grade and will be completing the school year in Bethesda starting just after your spring break. I have been doing all my due diligence using greatschools.org and looking at school websites, but now that I have found this board I was hoping for first hand experience and advice. Based on our rental budget and what is available in the market right now there are 6 elementary school possibilities that feed into 2 high schools.

I will be looking at rentals in [b]Ashburton[/b], [b]Wyngate[/b], [b]Kensington Parkwood[/b] -- feeding into Walter Johnson. Also, a few homes in [b]Bannockburn[/b], [b]Bradley Hills[/b], and [b]Wood Acres[/b] -- feeding into Walt Whitman.

My realtor would like me to go around and tour schools so that I can narrow my list and prioritize, but the house hunting weekend is short and I am not sure how feasible it would be to to see all six of these schools. Plus I feel the need to turn my attention forward. My kids will only be in elementary school two more years, then it is onto middle school. I am hoping to make their transition as smooth as possible. If we find an elementary school that makes us happy, then we can buy a home that zones them in the same middle school school and eventually high school. This opens up our home search so we can look in a high school cluster versus a tiny elementary school zone.

It seems like all these schools are good to great, I am a little nervous about Ashburton -- why is it's goodschools.org rating only a 7 when all the schools around it are primarily 8 to 10?
What are your opinions and/or experiences with these schools?
Is is worth it to tour them?

If this information helps, we don't have any special needs.

Many thanks, any and all advice is welcome.[/quote]

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