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[quote=Anonymous]As a DC parent who recently moved to MoCo I have a few thoughts on this.

DC has an incredible early elementary experience-- all schools are great. With that said-- even in prek-4/K you can start to see the issues emerging. behavioral issues, staffing issues that make it hard to accommodate those issues vs other students that are more advanced.

My children only attended DC for prek and early education so I can't compare to moco in that respect.

However I  spent the last few years comparing school data at the middle/high level, demographics, those are are considered homeless, graduation rates, SAT/ACT rates, YoY improvement, clubs, sports, options if you kid needs special resources whether its bc they're behind or excelling and for me it was a no brainer.

Those saying moco is in chaos, i think that is 100% a product of covid and those enrolled in DC schools are in a tizzy over the exact same thing, however moco is much much larger with more to take on. As it pertains to redistricting, alot of that has already been shared and has very minimal impact if you're buying the bethesda/cc area and in bound for a W school or BCC.

I think there is. ALOT more uncertainty in DC about schools, esp those buying in the SP neighborhoods bc its cheaper and a direct line to wilson but EOTP.

For my family it was the right choice but what's good for you might not be for me. It's funny though...I hav several friends that moved to SP and the like, and are securely in bound for wilson yet are constantly obsessed over whether its good enough, if it will remain their actual school, and i was just so exhausted by all of that already.

I didn't want to continue to obsess over schools anymore and moved knowing that regardless of whether my kids are reassigned the options are still wonderful and don't lose sleep over it- all depends on what is important to the family and what's best for your kiddo.

I love DC it's a great place to live, but in hindsight I wish we had moved earlier, we have a more peaceful life and certainly less stress thinking about crime, schools, and all the other things..[/quote]

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