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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Does anyone here have first-hand experience with Diamond Elementary?

It almost looks too good to be true on paper. Excellent academics and a small achievement gap. Relatively affordable housing, diverse, close to amenities we use. Great neighborhoods, pools, parks. Parents I asked uniformly praise the school and the teachers.

If you are willing to share, I would love some first-hand stories, both good and bad.

Also, do you know whether the placement rate from Diamond to a local CES center been affected by the "peer group" measures? What about Lakelands to Clemente? Northwest to Poolesville?[/quote]

OP, think carefully about what price point you plan to buy at and how long you will be in the house. There is a reason why you have more options and prices are lower in Diamond Elementary. Make sure you research comps for sold prices (not list prices) and average days on the market. There is a premium in this area for QO over NW and a bigger premium for Wootton over QO/NW. If you are looking at less expensive but not TH options then you may be fine but avoid being top of market. A 1.2M house will sell fast in the spring market in an area like Lakewood but a 1M house will sit for months in QO or NW. You can't a lot more for your money in Diamond ES but when you go to sell you may not recoup your investment which is fine if you plan for this. [/quote]

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