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[quote=Anonymous]OP, how old is your child? If you're looking for elementary then University Park ES has a very good reputation. People also seem generally happy with Berwyn Heights Elementary, Hollywood Elementary (in College Park) and Greenbelt Elementary. Hyattsville Elementary has a VERY active PTA and they are doing a lot to improve the school. I think most families are pretty happy there too. Lots of Bowie area elementary schools have good reputations as well.

The bigger problem is middle school. I don't know about the Bowie area schools, but the middle school options in the Rte. 1 and 295 corridor areas are not great unless you're TAG identified (I've heard - I don't have a MS aged child yet). Greenbelt MS just got a beautiful new facility though and people are saying it is on the upswing, but the families we know there are in via the TAG center so I'm not sure their experience generalizes to the experience of the IB kids who are not in the TAG center.

I think it would be easy for you to find plenty of like-minded families at any of the schools I mentioned though if you get involved with PTA and extracurriculars. I don't think you'll find a public school that won't have kids who are allowed to do things you won't approve of. Even in private school there will be eyebrow raising parenting choices that you hear about. At least that's been my experience. What you seem to be looking for and what has been critical for my kids (and my sanity) is to find a place where you can easily find folks with shared values and really foster those relationships. I think there are lots of PG schools that make that possible. [/quote]

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