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[quote=Anonymous][quote]If looking in TKPK be aware of which schools you are zoned to. Almost everyone(someone correct me if I'm wrong) is zoned to TKPK MS and Blair for MS and HS, both good schools IMO. For elementary school some are zoned to Rolling Terrace (k-5) and others are zoned to TKPK ES (K-2) and Piney Pranch ES (3-5). Rolling Terrace was an out for us, although we have heard great things about their Spanish immersion. TKPK is a bit overcrowded, but is very good. Piney Branch is good as well, but folks on here generally bash it since it has a higher FARMS % (35-40%ish) and correspondingly doesn't have the best test score results. [/quote]

The one piece that's wrong here is that Rolling Terrace doesn't feed to TPMS.  It feeds to SSIMS, which is a perfectly fine school.  Piney Branch is also a great school, and has the only swimming pool at a MCPS school, but I've heard they are going to get rid of it to make room for an expansion.

So, if someone wants TPMS with the preference it gives you for the STEM magnet, the choices are Piney Branch (GS 5) or East Silver Spring (GS 4).  But both have much happier families than you would know by their Great Schools scores.

However, if someone wants SSIMS with the IB program, there are good choices there as well.  If I had it all to do over again, I might choose Sligo Creek (GS 7 with a magnet program) --&gt; SSIMS (GS 7) --&gt; Blair.  [/quote]

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