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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone chime in about how they compare? Lottery results favorable for both programs.

Seems like TpMS could be more balanced. Really torn. Oddly, EMS is DS’s home school so they’d have to leave friends. Both programs sound like they prepare students really well for high school.[/quote]

Takoma park is considered the better run school of the two on this board. The classes are engaging and the teachers are excellent. Many kids go on to the Blair magnet. Kids are hardworking and supportive. There is not a heavy homework load. If your kid is a STEM kid it’s a great choice.

Eastern is considered a rougher, less well run school. The program is excellent and very rigorous. A good choice for creative, driven kids with strengths in the humanities, theater literature. The homework load is intense.[/quote]

Are you torn mostly because of the friends? I would not factor that at all. Friendships change dramatically in MS and he'll still see them if he's not moving anywhere. Most kids this age know whether they lean STEM or humanities. Choose the one that matches your child's interests. It doesn't have to be the interest they'll have forever. DD had that choice a few years ago and while she really loved both schools and programs it was an easy choice.

If grades make a difference most kids we know at TPMS had all As with little work and almost no homework. Much harder at Eastern.[/quote]

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