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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure what you thought you'd accomplish by starting this thread, other than get some support from people who can't afford B-CC or the Ws, and from a few others who can, but decided to live in the Downcounty area for whatever reason.
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I'm the OP and I decided to check on the thread again, so I'll respond. I do live in the DCC, so your assumption on that count was right. And like 99% of America, I could not afford to live in Bethesda, though it's not like we pine for it. I have just seen many school districts in this country, urban and suburban and rural, and Montgomery county really is among the very best, EVEN (and this may be a surprise to some) the lower-performing schools in the county. I looked up some statistics. Nationally, 18% of students take and pass an AP exam. Even at Wheaton High School, seen by many on this forum as an impoverished wasteland, that number is 31%. All Montgomery County schools compare favorably to the "pretty good" small town school I attended in the midwest. They all compare favorably to DC, PG, and several more rural Maryland counties. I really just wanted to make the point, especially to new families moving to this area, that all of the schools here are part of a great school district, even if you don't live in those few towns with world-class super-schools. The upper class in this area does not have a realistic perspective on the rest of America, and I wanted to make sure theirs were not the only voices on this board. [/quote]

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