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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]hi OP, I am in a similar situation as you, and have been reading up on comments on this topic on DCUM. From what I understand: Whitman and Churchill are wealthy and pretty white. WJ and BCC are more diverse in every way. BCC also has the IB program. All four HS are supposed to be super good. My office is in downtown DC, and I do not want a long commute, so will probably go with BCC. I would feel super poor at Whitman, especially as a single Mom. [/quote]

Churchill has a strong Asian contingent that is very studious, mostly Chinese. Downtown Bethesda has a small community of Japanese expatriates and diplomats from various nations of Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia, so the BCC cluster is very international, which is why the IB is there. The people we know from Whitman are by no means very wealthy! Your kids will find their friends wherever they go.

I think that instead of parsing all these excellent schools, you and OP need to drive in all these neighborhoods, get a feel for each of them, then find housing (rental, house, apartment, townhouse, whatever) that you can be happy in, that suits your commute! Your needs matter too, not just those of your children! [/quote]

Hi, PP, yes, that's correct, I heard good number of Asian students at Churchill. 
But I think it is the other way around: BCC has IB, and that is why the internationals attend that HS. 
We lived one year in the Pyle/Whitman zone, my kid attended Elementary School there. Most kids live in houses, mostly big ones, only very few in apartments. I am not saying all, but many people whose kids attend these schools have money, though a number of them are renting their house. I have looked at all of these communities and my assessment is that looking at both my and my kid's needs, BCC would be best fit.  Easy commute to downtown, good school, IB program etc. Though a bit worried about the recent drug use news at BCC, but I guess the other HSs also have this problem, just has not been publicized in school paper. [/quote]

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