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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Somerset is amazing for kids. The kids aren’t any more warped than anywhere else in NW DC or Bethesda, Potomac, etc 
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OP asked about diverse neighborhoods. Somerset is one of the few majority white elementary schools.[/quote]

Each year, Somerset Elementary has families who speak 35-40 different languages at home.  Lots of World Bank, IMF, and embassy families.  From that perspective, it has a ton of diversity.  Just on our street, I can think of people from 4-5 different countries.  Many people are rich but many are also having their housing paid for my their employers.  [/quote]

Did you not get the MoCo memo that those people don’t count when we talk about diversity? [/quote]

Actually Somerset ES is one of the more diverse schools in this area of the county, for example:

Somerset: FARMS: 18.9%, Black: 11%, Hispanic: 17.5%, White: 50.3%
Wood Acres (also mentioned): FARMS: 7.4%, Black <5%, Hispanic: 13.4%, White: 65.1%
Bradley Hills: FARMS: <5%, Black: <5%, Hispanic: 7.1%, White: 63.8%

It's similar to Bethesda Elementary:
FARMS: 20.6%, Black: 11.1%, Hispanic: 17%, although they have lower White population, and larger Asian one

The public school uptake rate of town residents is pretty high, if not a majority, at least in elementary, and certainly is the modal school choice. I am not sure where the weird snob comments are coming from, but that is really surprising to me, as our experience has been the polar opposite...people have been very welcoming (including to renters, which we were). They even have an annual newcomers party to welcome new town members.

There is also a wider range of wealth than people are suggesting. It's not a town full of mansions. Of course all real estate is expensive, but half of the homes sold in the past year were under 2m, and many residents have been here for a long time. The older kids seem very well grounded, and are often role models for the younger kids.

All to say...I would say Somerset, and some of the reasons people are giving against it don't seem to jive with my experience.
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