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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best high schools in MCPS are the magnet programs at Blair, Poolesville and Richard Montgomery. 
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For someone new to the district how easy is it to get spots? And should I move to a specific place?[/quote]

Don't move for a magnet lottery. And all the W schools have very large cohorts of smart and ambitious students. We moved from the west coast to the Whitman district. Good experience. I'd say the W schools are really good for smart and self-motivated students. But I think they'd be miserable for below average students. There is an understated pressure cooker environment at all of them. Among Whitman, Churchill, and WJ, I think WJ is the most "normal." Whitman and Churchill are more oriented toward the high flyers.  [/quote]

WJ (grad) parent.   Agree with this.  Live a block from Whitman boundary and very please with WJ for our student.  Something for everyone academically and club-wise.

Also, WJ is super crowded right now due to the wait for the opening and availability of newly rebuilt Woodward HS (currently a temp "holding" school for another county school undergoing a rebuild).  So no relief for next 2 school years.  The boundary study is underway, so closer in elementary school feeder zoned neighborhoods might be key for WJ placement, though no guaranty.

If commute is not an issue, look at [non-W] Poolesville.  Smaller and great programs and outcomes.
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