Anonymous wrote:Sherwood isn't officially in Olney. It's in Sandy Spring, right? It's obviously close to Olney, but the area does change a bit as it moves out that way. I'm not sure I would call the area rural, but it's a little less developed and more quiet than some of the suburban areas mentioned here. It seems to be changing, though. It's beautiful out there. I've heard really good things about Sherwood from Olney & Brookeville parents.

yes, Sandy Spring
Many parts of SS were historically black, and way back in the day, it was a big farming community. I can remember when 108 and New Hampshire were only two lanes. Sandy Spring has a rich history, and around the corner is Sandy Spring Friends School.

Sherwood HS is sandwiched btw. Ashton and Olney - and a bit farther out is Brookeville. TONS of money in those areas . . . And it's still growing, as there's a new development for Bozzuto Homes not too far from the hospital. And today, I just noticed a JoS. A. Bank by the Starbucks! Now THAT made me laugh!

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Anonymous wrote:Sherwood has slightly higher SAT scores and a higher graduation rate 95%. Rockville graduation rate is about 89%. Suspension rates are similar. Rockville is more diverse and also has a higher percentage of lower income kids.

I don't know the culture of either school. Sherwood always struck me as more rural, and Rockville as more urban. I know kids from both and all are lovely. I'd be fine sending my kids to either one, although I have a preference for Rockville and a more urban feel. I would be more concerned with elementary and middle schools if your kids are still young. There's a lot of variation in quality at that level, IMO.

This makes me laugh!

The two acres you see are surrounding homes worth more than $1m. all developed on FORMER farmland . . .

And I don't think Harris Teeter and Panera would survive in the sticks.

LOL!!!!

I'm the one who posted that. But I'm not sure I get your point. Million dollar homes don't make a neighborhood urban. The kids I know who go to this school are lovely, like I said. But culturally, they are more rural. They own guns, go hunting, etc. That's all I meant.

You are hysterical! I can't even become angry at you for some reason.

No, they do not own guns, nor do they hunt. Yes, I do believe there were some schools in WVA that closed down during hunting season, but Sherwood is obviously not in those clusters.

guns and hunting!

I love it!

Sherwood isn't officially in Olney. It's in Sandy Spring, right? It's obviously close to Olney, but the area does change a bit as it moves out that way. I'm not sure I would call the area rural, but it's a little less developed and more quiet than some of the suburban areas mentioned here. It seems to be changing, though. It's beautiful out there. I've heard really good things about Sherwood from Olney & Brookeville parents.

It's because Olney isn't rural. It's like saying Gaithersburg or Germantown are rural. Yes, a million years ago (circa 1980s) these areas were less suburban and more rural. But if you drive around the areas you will notice that Olney looks just like any other suburb (but with less chain stores). There aren't any farms left in Olney (sadly). There are still some in neighboring Brookeville and Ashton. But Olney simply isn't rural.

Why are the Sherwood posters so anti-rural, as if being rural is a bad thing. I think it struck a nerve somehow.

This is hilarious! The kids at Sherwood are NOT country bumpkins. A blanket statement about guns and hunting isn't fair or accurate. Sherwood is a great school.

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Anonymous wrote:Sherwood has slightly higher SAT scores and a higher graduation rate 95%. Rockville graduation rate is about 89%. Suspension rates are similar. Rockville is more diverse and also has a higher percentage of lower income kids.

I don't know the culture of either school. Sherwood always struck me as more rural, and Rockville as more urban. I know kids from both and all are lovely. I'd be fine sending my kids to either one, although I have a preference for Rockville and a more urban feel. I would be more concerned with elementary and middle schools if your kids are still young. There's a lot of variation in quality at that level, IMO.

This makes me laugh!

The two acres you see are surrounding homes worth more than $1m. all developed on FORMER farmland . . .

And I don't think Harris Teeter and Panera would survive in the sticks.

LOL!!!!

I'm the one who posted that. But I'm not sure I get your point. Million dollar homes don't make a neighborhood urban. The kids I know who go to this school are lovely, like I said. But culturally, they are more rural. They own guns, go hunting, etc. That's all I meant.

My child goes to Sherwood and I don't know anyone that would fit the above bolded description.

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Anonymous wrote:Sherwood has slightly higher SAT scores and a higher graduation rate 95%. Rockville graduation rate is about 89%. Suspension rates are similar. Rockville is more diverse and also has a higher percentage of lower income kids.

I don't know the culture of either school. Sherwood always struck me as more rural, and Rockville as more urban. I know kids from both and all are lovely. I'd be fine sending my kids to either one, although I have a preference for Rockville and a more urban feel. I would be more concerned with elementary and middle schools if your kids are still young. There's a lot of variation in quality at that level, IMO.

This makes me laugh!

The two acres you see are surrounding homes worth more than $1m. all developed on FORMER farmland . . .

And I don't think Harris Teeter and Panera would survive in the sticks.

LOL!!!!

I'm the one who posted that. But I'm not sure I get your point. Million dollar homes don't make a neighborhood urban. The kids I know who go to this school are lovely, like I said. But culturally, they are more rural. They own guns, go hunting, etc. That's all I meant.

Anonymous wrote:Sherwood has slightly higher SAT scores and a higher graduation rate 95%. Rockville graduation rate is about 89%. Suspension rates are similar. Rockville is more diverse and also has a higher percentage of lower income kids.

I don't know the culture of either school. Sherwood always struck me as more rural, and Rockville as more urban. I know kids from both and all are lovely. I'd be fine sending my kids to either one, although I have a preference for Rockville and a more urban feel. I would be more concerned with elementary and middle schools if your kids are still young. There's a lot of variation in quality at that level, IMO.

This makes me laugh!

The two acres you see are surrounding homes worth more than $1m. all developed on FORMER farmland . . .

And I don't think Harris Teeter and Panera would survive in the sticks.

LOL!!!!

Both are good schools but personally I would prefer living in Rockville.

Sherwood was rural back in the 1980s before Olney and Brookeville were built up. I can remember being in HS and debating with friends if we wanted to waste gas money to drive "all the way out to Olney" for keg parties Those days are long gone. I think the key difference between the two schools has a great deal to do with the neighborhoods that feed into the schools. Both are diverse racially and socioeconomically --- but Sherwood is less so since there are many upscale neighborhoods (some with million dollar homes) that feed into Sherwood (and that's not the case in Rockville).

Oh believe me Sherwood is not rural..... I know why you would say that but it's not so at all. Busting at the seems and very nice culture there.

Sherwood has slightly higher SAT scores and a higher graduation rate 95%. Rockville graduation rate is about 89%. Suspension rates are similar. Rockville is more diverse and also has a higher percentage of lower income kids.

I don't know the culture of either school. Sherwood always struck me as more rural, and Rockville as more urban. I know kids from both and all are lovely. I'd be fine sending my kids to either one, although I have a preference for Rockville and a more urban feel. I would be more concerned with elementary and middle schools if your kids are still young. There's a lot of variation in quality at that level, IMO.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any feedback regarding these two schools? Is one considered more superior than the other? We are currently looking at neighborhoods that are linked to both of these schools. Thanks in advance.

Does anyone have any feedback regarding these two schools? Is one considered more superior than the other? We are currently looking at neighborhoods that are linked to both of these schools. Thanks in advance.