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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't have any personal input on the TAG program but I do know that Greenbelt Middle School has recently become a TAG magnet and that the people I know who have children there are very happy with it.  Cheverly, Greenbelt, University Park and Old Hyattsville are wonderful communities.  Neighbors know each other and there are lots of families with young kids.  
Living in PG has given me a quality of life that I would have a very hard time giving up.  I have a 10 minute commute, which means I can run home to have lunch with my kids from time to time.  
Navigating the school system is challenging and there  is a [b]real possibility that we will have to move to AA county when DC are in High School but for the time being, I'm happy living here.  [/b]
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What about Roosevelt HS?

I get your concern, but it seems as though schools in Anne Arundel are only marginally better (I think Broadneck is the exception) when compared to the price increase in real estate, and the increased commute time....[/quote]

My concern is if they don't get into the TAG Middle School or Roosevelt HS.  If they are fortunate to get in we will stay put.  The middle school we are currently zoned for has a Great Schools rating of 1 and the high school is a 2.  We have 3 kids and private school is not an option. 
I work in College Park so my commute from Crofton, Odenton or Davidsonville would only be about 30-40 min.  Those areas have excellent middle and high schools (Anne Arundel Middle School, Anne Arundel High School, Central Middle School, South River Senior High).   If I worked in downtown, those areas would not be an option for our family.

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The elementary and middle schools in Odenton are not good.  Everyone I know who lives in Odenton sends their kids to private school.

Crofton has highly rated elementary (although there was a teacher convicted of sex abuse at one of the elementary schools) and middle schools, but it feeds into the same high schools as Odenton, so remember that.  My experience with AA county is that the schools get higher schools, but it's not necessarily a more rigorous education.  There are problems; they're just a different type of problem then PG.

Davidsonville is very expensive, and there is always a very low inventory.

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