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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are looking at two houses in Montgomery County - 20878 area code and would like to put in an offer soon. Love both houses equally but one has better curb appeal and a bit more square footage. However, for the slightly more appealing house, when looking at demographic stats for the zoned elementary school, it has very few Black students enrolled. For the other house, the stats for Black students are much higher - more than double the other school. At both schools, however, the highest demographic is Asian, followed by White/Caucasian.

So my question is - how much would these demographics concern you when looking for a school? My older kid is coming from an elementary school where the proportion of demographics was pretty even across the board, so it’s not really something we had to think about before, although I will say most of their close friend were Black. Have you found it easy for your child to socialize - i.e., play dates, etc.? Has race been an issue at all for your kid - less concerns about us as parents but more concerned for our kids (age 6 going into 2nd grade next year) and (age 4 going into kindergarten year after next). Definitely go to the more diverse school. We chose diverse schools up through college as it more real world. Don’t you want your kids to learn in a more real world environment? I can say now, it was the right decision!

Thank you![/quote][/quote]

Definitely go to the more diverse school. We chose diverse schools up through college as it more real world. Don’t you want your kids to learn in a more real world environment? I can say now, it was the right decision!

Thank you!

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