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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately I am househunting in this market. I am orginally from the area but not familiar with the current schools situation in Gaithersburg.  I have elementary schools kids but would like to stay in an area until Highschool. What is the school situation in Gaithersburg? I looked at a house zoned for Magruder and Gaithersburg High.

Any insights are appreciated. [/quote]

[b]All MCPS schools are pretty much the same.[/b] They have the same pool of teachers and even the same curriculum. Yes, there are minor demographic differences that affect bulk test score averages but this isn't as important as some people might have you believe. In the end the same kid will get the same education at any MCPS school.[/quote]

This lie gets repeated over and over on DCUM (not sure why) but it is not true at all.  I’ve had kids at various schools and it’s not been our experience.  Some schools seem to hold the kids more accountable for their work, teachers offer better feedback.  And some schools take a much more lax approach.

Also, ‘minor demographic differences’?  That is obviously a lie, otherwise people wouldn’t have been pushing for diversity busing and boundary changes in the name of equity.  There are some schools that are vastly different from others when you looks at demographics.  [/quote]

Actually it's the truth but sure real estate agents hate it when this gets out.[/quote]

LOL.  Maybe in 1987.  Demographics driven by Democratic Party priorities since 1990 pretty much doomed MoCo to a place for new immigrants (largely from the Northern Triangle).  Maryland is well know in these countries as a destination because jobs tend to be in Central and South America in the Capital cities - so DMV region has seen immigration waves equivalent to California and Texas - and will be like Mexico City (a super city of 25 million souls) if this keeps up. No one will say this fact - hence why MCPS struggles to determine how many students they actually have - and why we found 20 year olds at BCC taking classes.  Toto, this ain’t Kansas anymore and the county’s exchange of highly skilled workers (departing) for low wage workers (arriving) - as well as zero business growth makes Moco and it’s expensive schools a ‘sell’ for the coming decade.  If you can I would try for another county.[/quote]

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