Anonymous wrote:Why are the high schools so terrible what happens to all the good kids in prior grades?

Their parents choose private or move.

Why are the high schools so terrible what happens to all the good kids in prior grades?

There is a big thread about the new middle school in the Maryland Public Schools forum. There was supposed to be a final hearing on the 26th and I'm not sure what the result was. But the writing is on the wall that it will be at Rock Creek Hills Local Park, site of the former Kensington Junior High.

Anyway, since there have been several mentions of the Rosemary Hills neighborhood being in that cluster, I thought I'd mention that a big part of Rock Creek Forest is in Silver Spring and it is also in that cluster.

Anonymous wrote:Rock Creek Forest also feeds to B-CC, btw.

Yep, but what was the resolution on the new middle school...what happened with that? New White Flint apartments feeding into the same new middle school? That would give me some pause to buy there. Maybe I don't know the whole situation though...

Rock Creek Forest also feeds to B-CC, btw.

Anonymous wrote:We reallly wanted to move to Silver Spring because it would been a short commute for me and houses are generally cheaper than other parts of Montgomery County. After looking around, talking to various people at work, plus our own research, we came to the conclusion that there are good elementary schools in Silver Spring. The problem is middle and high schools. Would love to hear about good middle or high schools because that would be the ideal location for us.

Middle and high schools...there are no good options...Here are your choices:

1. Buy in Silver Spring in an area with a good elementary and send your child to a parochial school for the rest of the time.
2. Be ready to do some really good due diligence on immersion/magnet options...somewhat of a calculated risk but given funding situations everywhere, I would be hesitant to count these as strong options moving forward.
3. Spend more, sacrifice a bit of commute and look in S. Kensington in the WJ cluster or in Rosemary Hills in the BCC cluster.
4. Sacrifice a lot of commute and buy in Potomac.
5. Give up the idea of buying and rent in Bethesda.

We reallly wanted to move to Silver Spring because it would been a short commute for me and houses are generally cheaper than other parts of Montgomery County. After looking around, talking to various people at work, plus our own research, we came to the conclusion that there are good elementary schools in Silver Spring. The problem is middle and high schools. Would love to hear about good middle or high schools because that would be the ideal location for us.

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't it depend on whether you are looking at elementaries, middles, or high schools? How would the forum rank just elementary schools in SS? middle schools? HSs?

Yep, there are good elementary options in some neighborhoods, but the middle and high schools (excepting Rosemary Hills as someone mentioned previously which feeds into the BCC cluster) are going to be um, not stellar, is perhaps the most tactful way of putting it...less tactful would be "I would never let my child go there."

Doesn't it depend on whether you are looking at elementaries, middles, or high schools? How would the forum rank just elementary schools in SS? middle schools? HSs?

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Anonymous wrote:20910 that feed into Woodlin
20901 feeding into Montgomery knolls, Oakland terrace

Generally the woodsides are the best neighborhoods, then seven oaks, north hills, woodmoor, south four corners, Indian spring, and north four corners. I'm not including rosemary hills since that is generally considered Chevy chase for feeder schools.

Other neighborhoods are just as nice. I do not agree with this list.

Admittedly generalized. Feel free to add to it.

Anonymous wrote:20910 that feed into Woodlin
20901 feeding into Montgomery knolls, Oakland terrace

Generally the woodsides are the best neighborhoods, then seven oaks, north hills, woodmoor, south four corners, Indian spring, and north four corners. I'm not including rosemary hills since that is generally considered Chevy chase for feeder schools.

Other neighborhoods are just as nice. I do not agree with this list.

20910 that feed into Woodlin
20901 feeding into Montgomery knolls, Oakland terrace

Generally the woodsides are the best neighborhoods, then seven oaks, north hills, woodmoor, south four corners, Indian spring, and north four corners. I'm not including rosemary hills since that is generally considered Chevy chase for feeder schools.

20910 or 20901, but there are several schools in these zip codes, so check out the schools in whatever neighborhood you like.

We like our neighborhood. We are in forest estates and we are zoned for Flora Singer elementary school.

Looks interesting...please recommend your neighborhood, TIA.