Anonymous
10/27/2025 09:25
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I really have no experience with down county. I can tell you that I grew up in and still live in the East Village part of Montgomery Village and I love it. Lots of play areas and spaces, walking trails. It's plenty safe despite all the negative feelings about Montgomery Village. The elementary school, Goshen is a solid school and Gaithersburg HS has amazing teachers and programs. The only downside is the MS option which is Forest Oak which isn't the greatest MS option in the area.
Nope. Op these places are not for you if your current list is Chevy Chase, Bethesda and Kensington. Do not consider Gaithersburg HS. It has fallen far but was never really a gem to be honest. Goshen looks like a 5/10 on great schools - also not for you.
I'd highly recommend Chevy Chase elementary but I do think it has had a crowding problem recently.
CCES is not overcrowded. But it's only 3-5. The K-2 school is Rosemary Hills. And if OP seeks to have her kids walk to school, that would only be possible for half of ES.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 08:29
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Town of Kensington has lots of small town charm (annual Labor Day parade/festival, July 4th bike parade, family movie nights in the park, etc.) with easy access to DC.
But they get bussed to North Bethesda for high school
And??
OP asked about places where most kids attend "the local public school". The local public school in Kensington is Einstein, but kids in ToK get bussed to Walter Johnson.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 00:38
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Anonymous wrote:I really have no experience with down county. I can tell you that I grew up in and still live in the East Village part of Montgomery Village and I love it. Lots of play areas and spaces, walking trails. It's plenty safe despite all the negative feelings about Montgomery Village. The elementary school, Goshen is a solid school and Gaithersburg HS has amazing teachers and programs. The only downside is the MS option which is Forest Oak which isn't the greatest MS option in the area.
Nope. Op these places are not for you if your current list is Chevy Chase, Bethesda and Kensington. Do not consider Gaithersburg HS. It has fallen far but was never really a gem to be honest. Goshen looks like a 5/10 on great schools - also not for you.
I'd highly recommend Chevy Chase elementary but I do think it has had a crowding problem recently.
Anonymous
10/27/2025 00:01
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
We're interested in the following towns:
Kensington
Bethesda
Chevy Chase
Grateful for recommendations of specific neighborhoods & why!
They are not towns.
Kensington and Chevy Chase are towns.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 23:39
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Anonymous wrote:Westbrook elementary and the neighborhoods around the school
+1 Brookdale and Westmoreland Hills especially
Anonymous
10/26/2025 23:28
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Yep - Westbrook is terrific for young families. Couldn't ask for a better neighborhood.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 23:07
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Westbrook elementary and the neighborhoods around the school
Anonymous
10/26/2025 23:05
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
I really have no experience with down county. I can tell you that I grew up in and still live in the East Village part of Montgomery Village and I love it. Lots of play areas and spaces, walking trails. It's plenty safe despite all the negative feelings about Montgomery Village. The elementary school, Goshen is a solid school and Gaithersburg HS has amazing teachers and programs. The only downside is the MS option which is Forest Oak which isn't the greatest MS option in the area.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 23:02
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Anonymous wrote:
We're interested in the following towns:
Kensington
Bethesda
Chevy Chase
Grateful for recommendations of specific neighborhoods & why!
They are not towns.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 23:02
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Town of Kensington has lots of small town charm (annual Labor Day parade/festival, July 4th bike parade, family movie nights in the park, etc.) with easy access to DC.
But they get bussed to North Bethesda for high school
And??
Anonymous
10/26/2025 22:29
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Anonymous wrote:Town of Kensington has lots of small town charm (annual Labor Day parade/festival, July 4th bike parade, family movie nights in the park, etc.) with easy access to DC.
But they get bussed to North Bethesda for high school
Anonymous
10/26/2025 22:23
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Town of Kensington has lots of small town charm (annual Labor Day parade/festival, July 4th bike parade, family movie nights in the park, etc.) with easy access to DC.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 22:16
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Parkwood (Kensington/Bethesda)
Anonymous
10/26/2025 22:04
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
Wyngate Elementary! I love it here.
Anonymous
10/26/2025 21:59
Subject: Which neighborhoods are great for young families, where most attend the local public school?
We're interested in the following towns:
Kensington
Bethesda
Chevy Chase
Grateful for recommendations of specific neighborhoods & why!