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[quote=Anonymous]We lived in Bloomingdale for about 5 years before moving to Moco. The move was partially for schools, but partially because we needed more house and a yard. At the time of the move we had a 3 year old, but wanted more kids. Also, our neighborhood was getting way to dangerous for my comfort. Sold our condo in DC for the same price that we paid for a 5 BR house in Rockville. I am a teacher in Rockville and my spouse was transitioning to working from home, so this move made sense for us.

If you *want* to move to the suburbs, but you want some of the same perks of being in DC, move somewhere like Aspen Hill or Silver Spring. My oldest is in the Center for Enriched Studies (4th grade) and I teach at a high school with a magnet. Honestly, I don't want him to do a magnet in middle and high school. I'd rather him go into Wood Middle School, his home school, which is getting an IB program next year, and then go onto Rockville High School, which has a non-magnet IB program (with a track that other schools don't have - the career program for 11th and 12th graders). Wood and RHS are diverse in the true sense of the word, but also are small enough that the kids all know each other.

If you like DC and you can afford it, by all means stay. But this was my experience. [/quote]

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