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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]What are the W's like? Can't say for sure since I'm not there, but they seem to be stress-cookers in general.[/quote]

I always find this perception perplexing. The W's or at least Wootton and WJ really are not actually pressure cookers. There are a bunch of very smart kids and I think what happens is that these kids are surprised that in high school its no longer super easy for them the way it was in MS or ES. Its safe to be super nerdy here but its also fine to be more well rounded.

Wootton families are very down to earth. Families are range from doctors, military families, tech people, government employees, lawyers for DOJ, NIH researchers, state department, EPA etc. These aren't the high profile people. There is a large international community. People joke that its like the UN because so many countries are represented. The IMF and World Bank recommend the area to folks they are stationing here. There is a good sized  Russian, Ukraine, Chinese, Korean, Iranian, African, and Indian community here. My kids also have friends from Central American, South America, Thailand, and other countries. The Jewish community is very active and fun too. Its a different type of diversity as most of Wootton is in the middle SES and doesn't have the extreme wealth of Potomac/Bethesda or the high poverty of other areas.

Sports are popular and very inclusive out here. You don't need to be headed to the pros to get on the teams. Music is popular and Wootton has lots of talented kids. Theater and art are also good and inclusive. The teachers and the community are very into the school. Everyone is still heartbroken that the former principal passed away. The new administration is good and many of the good staff have stayed.

If you decide to move to one of the Ws, I'd recommend Wootton. We have friends at WJ who also describe it as a friendly community. I just don't have much knowledge of Churchill or Whitman but these may also not be the monsters people who don't go there make them out to be. [/quote]

Ummm no. Most of wootton is not middle SES. It’s mostly upper middle. There are some middle-class areas with condos, apartments and townhomes in Washingtonian and Rockshire, where town houses are only in the $500k to $600k range. Single-family homes in the cluster catchment are generally $700k and up—not middle SES [/quote]

I never think of people living in a 700k house as the upper middle class but just middle class. It's a silly distinction.[/quote]

Well, if the median home sales price in Montgomery County is $437K, I'd consider $700K quite a bit above the middle.
[url]http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2018/Report-Last-Months-Median-Sales-Price-in-Montgomery-County-Hits-New-Record-for-March/[/url][/quote]

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