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[quote=Anonymous]Hi,

OP here. This is my first reply after the original question. 
First of all, thank you, everyone, for your comments, links for extra reading and resources. 
I asked this question in the real-estate forum and someone told me this topic was up a few months back and I also found her question and read through the comments. (http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/736911.page)

I really appreciate your engagement and was not expecting to stir the pot this much. The reason we're choosing this location was that based on our work location, metro and highway system on the Google Maps this area (Red line from Bethesda to Grosvenor and White Flint) is kind of in the middle of our daily commute. And based on initial reviews and pricing on the online real estate websites (RedFin/Zillow) we saw we can find houses in our price range.

Considering the age of our daughter it seems all of these schools and potentially future high schools are "good enough". And per someone's comment, it would be best for us to come here and walk around each neighborhood and get a feeling of which one we like more to live in.

I certainly don't want our daughter to be the token international student at their school, rather feel she's studying among friends. When I mentioned we value education and hard work, I meant that we will make sure she studies hard and understands the benefits of it. But at the same time, I like her friends to be like her. 
Both of us grew up in an environment that going to college was normal and all of our friends and family thought that way. So I don't want her to go to a school that majority don't think that way. Additionally, I found it great that many people mentioned some of the schools value art as much as STEM.

Moreover, we look at this house purchase (as this is a lot of money for us) as a VERY big financial decision and prefer to live here for a very long time but also don't lose a lot on the value of the house. So part of the reason for looking for a good school district is to make sure the house value doesn't drop.  From what I read, I don't see how the new high school would be bad (or good for that matter) the current evidence shows that there is a dire need for more high schools in the area and with the price of housing and engaging parents that school would be a good one in the long term.

I have one more question. I saw people mentioned Magnet schools. Are those charter schools or some form of it? Is there an entrance exam or lottery of some sort to enter those schools? 
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