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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  We're new to this area and live in Montgomery County right now.  I'd like to move DC into the Howard County school system.  One of the prior posters nailed it.  I'm doing this for the kid.  So given these responses, how bad is the commute from the Laurel/Maple Lawn area in terms of time and traffic?  How long would the MARC train take?  Also, any thoughts on the schools zoned for this area feeding into Atholton or Reservoir High?[/quote]
The schools that feed into the Maple Lawn Community are Fulton Elementary, Lime Kiln Middle, and Reservoir High.  Here are the community websites about Maple Lawn http://www.maplelawnmd.com and http://www.maplelawncommunity.com   Just note that Maple Lawn is a mastered planned community.  Some people love it while others do not.  Visit the community for yourself to see if you like it or not.  Also, another poster mentioned the Riverside community near 29.  That and Holiday Hills are older communities with homes on bigger lots compared to Maple Lawn.  Those are other communities that you may want to look at in case you don't like Maple Lawn.

To research information like state test scores, demographics, details about PTA, and other school related things go to the Howard County Public School website. http://www.hcpss.org   Each school has their own website and profile page.  When you go to the main website click on the "[b]Schools"[/b] section.  Each school is listed under that heading.   You will get more accurate information at the county and school's websites than here in DCUM.   If you have more specific questions or concerns that you can't find on the schools' website, then contact the school for a tour or to speak to someone who can further assist you.

Atholton and Reservoir are both good schools.  The differences are that Reservoir is more economically and racially diverse than Atholton.  However, you can't go wrong with either school.

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