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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone have experience or input from those who do on how these clusters compare? Moving to Rockville area from NW DC and not sure which cluster would be a better fit for us. Would love to hear feedback from anyone who has it. Thank you.[/quote]

Both Rockville and Richard Montgomery are middle-class schools with a high diversity and close correlation to the diversity of the county as a whole--in both race and FARMS level. Both high schools have engaged parents. That is largely where the similarities end

Richard Montgomery has some higher level students in the school from the IB magnet program, as well as more families in the upper end of the SES spectrum from some wealthier neighborhoods. The schools offer very different experiences. Rockville is small--one of the smallest high schools in the county in terms of population. Richard Montgomery is nearly twice as big! That means RM can offer more programs and classes, but perhaps a less personal touch, especially between students. Both schools offer an IB program, but Rockville's is purely optional and only begins at 11th grade. Richard Montgomery's magnet IB is highly exclusive, but the rest of the students in the school take the IB Middle Years Program (MYP) starting in 6th grade (from middle school) and continuing through 10th grade. In 11th grade, the students can optionally continue the IB program. I would thus say that RM is more prescriptive in its standards. Rockville is more flexible. Rockville has a large program for students with hearing disability. This means that many classes will have interpreters for those students who need it.

Overall, I would say that both schools are good. Richard Montgomery has the reputation for being more rigid, but also offering a more rigorous academic experience (not jut for the magnet). Rockville offers more flexibility and a small-school environment.[/quote]

This is great info. Thanks for taking the time![/quote]

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