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[quote=Anonymous]It's hard, because the district is so big.  Basically, I'd zero in on a neighborhood that offers most of what you want (metro access or not, walkability, affordability) and then ask here or in a less elitist space about the local schools.

I'll tell you that we're in a "low ranked" Maryland Focus School in a neighborhood we love, and our kids are doing great.  They are working above grade level, have plenty of academic and social peers, and are enjoying the small class sizes that high needs schools are allowed.   A high number of English language learners and some special programs for kids with learning differences impact the test scores, but the experience for an English speaking, typically developing, kid is really quite good.

To get info like that, though, you need to narrow down a neighborhood and talk to people actually using the schools, not folks who once heard a story from someone whose nanny's kids went there one time, which is the kind of input you get on DCUM about majority minority schools. [/quote]

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