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[quote=Anonymous]I moved from a small district in the PNW to MCPS, so have some empathy for what you are going through, OP.

To a certain extent, you will just need to accept that everything is going to feel different. There's just no equivalent to, like, a Lake Oswego School District here, particularly if you don't have enormous amounts of money to burn. It will require more engagement on your part, and more deliberate choices at each level.

On the flip side, there are a ton of great choices with room for all types of learners and gifts.

With your commute, the west side of the county would probably be easiest but you will be priced out of most of the SFHs, and your kids would always be "the poor ones."

If you have to go into the office frequently, I'd target Rosemary Hills neighborhood, and plan to either drive take the bus along East-West Highway to Bethesda Metro.

If you don't go into the office often, I'd agree that Eastern MoCo has good options, with Flora Singer to Einstein as a great choice that people seem very happy with. East Silver Spring to Blair via TPMS is another option from this thread that would absolutely work, and would give your kids access to magnet classes at TPMS and Blair even if the magnet admissions don't work out in your favor.

The one option from this thread I'd avoid is Eastern for a kid who is not strong in reading/writing. While Eastern has some great stuff going for it, the in-school magnet is focused on the Humanities.  There are some options for non-magnet kids to take electives and other courses with magnet students, but that only works if your child is strong in ELA. 
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