Anonymous
12/09/2012 11:48
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
Anonymous wrote:Chev Chs school culture: awful. Teach to test, brow-beating, shaming. Kids taught to fear authority rather than respect it (and question it respectfully). The best schools are where kids and community are happy. Look for that.
I have seen this same post/poster multiple times. Obviously you had a bad experience but we are at Chevy Chase, and while there are things I don't like about MoCo schools (such as an emphasis on testing), I haven't experienced anything like this, and I don't have any reason to think things would be better at another school (like a different one we visited where they brought up test scores 2-3x during the tour).
Anonymous
12/09/2012 11:42
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
Chev Chs school culture: awful. Teach to test, brow-beating, shaming. Kids taught to fear authority rather than respect it (and question it respectfully). The best schools are where kids and community are happy. Look for that.
Anonymous
12/08/2012 19:32
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
Anonymous wrote:No flames please. Just providing info. Here's the Maryland state ranking according to SchoolDigger which ONLY uses test scores. Of course that's only one measure of the quality of a school.
http://www.schooldigger.com/go/MD/schoolrank.aspx?pagetype=top10
These are some of the top MOCO schools by combined 3rd, 4th, 5th test scores for 2011-12.
Wayside
Somerset
Lakewood
North Potomac
Carderock
Cold Spring
Rachel Carson
Travilah
Chevy Chase
Bannockburn
Bells Mill
Lois P. Rockwell
Little Bennett
Thurgood Marshall
Potomac
I looked up that list. The one listed as North Potomac is actually Stone Mill, which is mine. It's drill and kill Tiger Mom, if that's your thing. It's not mine. So while scores are one measure, as the PP said, don't dismiss school culture.
Anonymous
12/08/2012 18:43
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
Anonymous wrote:I can tell you with some authority that it is NOT Woodacres. That school is way overcrowded and continues to increase in enrollment. It used to be great, but now is a MESS. Bullying, overcrowded classes, substitute teachers for most of the school year in several classes, cafeteria can not handle all the kids so lunch starts at 10:45 for some kids and 1:30 for others....
Where are all of these kids coming from? Woodacres is a stable community so there is no new construction. Does it have a special program where kids are bused in from outside the Woodacres boundary?
Anonymous
12/08/2012 17:23
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
I can tell you with some authority that it is NOT Woodacres. That school is way overcrowded and continues to increase in enrollment. It used to be great, but now is a MESS. Bullying, overcrowded classes, substitute teachers for most of the school year in several classes, cafeteria can not handle all the kids so lunch starts at 10:45 for some kids and 1:30 for others....
Anonymous
12/08/2012 15:50
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
The one in your neighborhood where all of your children's little neighborhood friends go.
Anonymous
12/08/2012 13:37
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
No flames please. Just providing info. Here's the Maryland state ranking according to SchoolDigger which ONLY uses test scores. Of course that's only one measure of the quality of a school.
http://www.schooldigger.com/go/MD/schoolrank.aspx?pagetype=top10
These are some of the top MOCO schools by combined 3rd, 4th, 5th test scores for 2011-12.
Wayside
Somerset
Lakewood
North Potomac
Carderock
Cold Spring
Rachel Carson
Travilah
Chevy Chase
Bannockburn
Bells Mill
Lois P. Rockwell
Little Bennett
Thurgood Marshall
Potomac
http://www.schooldigger.com/go/MD/schoolrank.aspx?pagetype=top10
These are some of the top MOCO schools by combined 3rd, 4th, 5th test scores for 2011-12.
Wayside
Somerset
Lakewood
North Potomac
Carderock
Cold Spring
Rachel Carson
Travilah
Chevy Chase
Bannockburn
Bells Mill
Lois P. Rockwell
Little Bennett
Thurgood Marshall
Potomac
Anonymous
12/08/2012 12:07
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
Kumon and other outside educational outfits by a long mile.
Anonymous
12/08/2012 08:54
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
What is "best"?
Anonymous
12/07/2012 22:25
Subject: Re:Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
Broad Acres
A school that has done amazing things with children who are up against amazing challenges.
A school that has done amazing things with children who are up against amazing challenges.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 20:10
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
Ooh, ooh, mine, mine!!
What 20:05 said.
What 20:05 said.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 20:05
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
Too subjective
Anonymous
12/07/2012 19:37
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
Top scores does not mean best school.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 19:09
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
By what measure? Bannockburn? Cold Springs? Carderock? These and others get top test scores.
Anonymous
12/07/2012 17:10
Subject: Best public elementary school in Montgomery County?
What is the best elementary school in Montgomery County? What is the class size?