Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 13:55     Subject: Re:Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

Anonymous wrote:They're all pretty similar. Note some have more income diversity than others, simply due to some lower-cost housing being within their area. Some Bethesda ESes are only single-family homes (not even townhouses) just due to geography.


Not geography. Zoning policies.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 13:15     Subject: Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

Anonymous wrote:Look at the number of kids at each school. Some schools are bursting at the seams and others have empty classrooms.


Specifically:
Ashburton
Bethesda
Burning Tree

The rest have available space.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 12:55     Subject: Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

Look at the number of kids at each school. Some schools are bursting at the seams and others have empty classrooms.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 10:55     Subject: Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

Anonymous wrote:Oh please - ALL of the Bethesda elementary schools are terrific, and you likely know this. Troll, what possible reason do you need to compare them in this demeaning way?

Agree any MCPS school is terrific. Comparing them is just an exercise in hair-splitting. The same kid will do the same at any of them because that has more to do with their home life and parental education levels.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 09:56     Subject: Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

Anonymous wrote:My school is terrible. OP, please don't move into my zone.

It's DUCM! Everyone's school is terrible. Unless their school is awesome and it's everyone else's school that's terrible.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2023 09:05     Subject: Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

My school is terrible. OP, please don't move into my zone.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2023 21:09     Subject: Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

Oh please - ALL of the Bethesda elementary schools are terrific, and you likely know this. Troll, what possible reason do you need to compare them in this demeaning way?
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2023 16:23     Subject: Re:Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

Wyngate is in flux, with a newish principal who'll soon be leaving, and her replacement not yet known.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2023 16:19     Subject: Re:Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

They're all pretty similar. Note some have more income diversity than others, simply due to some lower-cost housing being within their area. Some Bethesda ESes are only single-family homes (not even townhouses) just due to geography.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2023 16:18     Subject: Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

Westbrook and Somerset
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2023 16:07     Subject: Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

They are all good.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2023 16:06     Subject: Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

They are much more alike than different (although parts of Bethesda feed to Rosemary Hills which is a k-2 school, which some people like and some don’t).
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2023 16:04     Subject: Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

Anonymous wrote:Hi- can anyone familiar with Bethesda public schools help me identify the best elementary schools in the area? Any rankings or commentary would be appreciated! Thanks in advance


It's going to come down to which school suits your family better. They all teach the same curriculum and have similar student-teacher ratios.
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2023 15:52     Subject: Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

Carderock Springs used to be one of the best. I sent kids there who are now college freshmen
Anonymous
Post 05/02/2023 15:50     Subject: Public Bethesda Elementary schools- best schools are..?

Hi- can anyone familiar with Bethesda public schools help me identify the best elementary schools in the area? Any rankings or commentary would be appreciated! Thanks in advance