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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm looking at houses in Silver Spring.  I have a memory that your kids don't actually go to the high school that you're zoned for.  Is that right?  Do they go to the elementary and middle school that you're zoned for (unless you apply to a lottery or something)?[/quote]

Others have decent points about upcoming boundary changes and whatnot, but to answer your question:

Yes, kids go to the zoned ES and MS unless they apply to a different program, whether criteria-based or lottery.

For HS, assuming either the DCC or NEC, your child would "rank" high schools during the fall of 8th grade. They will get their home high school if:

A) They rank it first; OR 
B) If they rank it second and their first choice is not available

Within the DCC, historically Blair and Einstein have been the hardest to opt into. That's particularly true at the moment while Northwood is under construction and in a "holding school" but more kids might opt into Northwood once it has a beautiful new building, and it sounds like your kids are young enough that it will be done. 
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The boundary changes will be a light rebalancing to fill in a new school and balance out capacity nothing diametrically shattering. Buy where you like and can afford as most likely that is where you will go. A few streets or neighborhoods might fall into the winners/losers category but only a few.  People act like it is a complete reconceptualization of the boundaries is more weird hope based than fact[/quote]

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