Anonymous wrote:OP here again. Thanks to all those with kids who attend Northwood who gave feedback. Are there any other Northwood zoned neighborhood recommendations besides Forest Knolls?

We've been looking at Einstein and Blair mainly, but TP/Blair neighborhoods are either too expensive or don't seem to have a lot of kids around (we have very limited experience with the area though). Our kids seem to be leaning towards STEM like they're parents, so the arts programs at Einstein don't excite us much.

Wheaton seems like it has a nice building and the engineering program peaks our interest, but we haven't really liked any of the neihborhoods we've looked at.

We also have no real interest in the Bethesda /Chevy Chase area, mainly because we are too poor, but also because we both went to majority white high schools and both experienced a lot of racism and privilege/lack of accountability with our peers. Not trying to offend anyone, that was just our experience and we're hoping to give our kids something else.

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Anonymous wrote:The principal last year was new.
My kid said last year was a bit off the rails with student behavior coming back from Covid and a new principal.
This year is much more orderly and back to normal. My kid is so much happier this year. Most of his teachers are strong especially the AP teachers.
Principal is doing a good job. The new campus can only help.

Last year was his se one year. I know because they old principal left the first week of DD’s 9th grade year.

Anonymous wrote:The principal last year was new.
My kid said last year was a bit off the rails with student behavior coming back from Covid and a new principal.
This year is much more orderly and back to normal. My kid is so much happier this year. Most of his teachers are strong especially the AP teachers.
Principal is doing a good job. The new campus can only help.

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Anonymous wrote:If your kids are in elementary school, asking a current Northwood parent about their experience is useless. By the time your child arrives, there will be many changes. If you are worried about investing in a home in the area, you will need to pay attention to rankings. Sorry.

I think Northwood has been on the rise over the last ten years or so and headed in a good direction. If the super involved parents from elemtabry school remain super involved at Northwood that could be good. Even if not I think the new building will make it a desirable school. Wheaton’s reputation has increased dramatically with the new building and their magnet program.

Anonymous wrote:If your kids are in elementary school, asking a current Northwood parent about their experience is useless. By the time your child arrives, there will be many changes. If you are worried about investing in a home in the area, you will need to pay attention to rankings. Sorry.

Anonymous wrote:We are considering a move to DCC and I have been browsing this forum to get an idea of which schools and neighborhoods would fit our family. I see people talk about Blair and Einstein, and Wheaton with it's Engineering program, but I haven't seen a single "My kid goes to Northwood and...." comment. We will be coming from a neighborhood that has a strong community and kids always outside playing in the street, etc. and would like to find something similar along with a strong elementary school.

We are interested in Blair because we are a STEM oriented household, but would like to consider cheaper neighborhood options since we don't have a huge budget.

I've seen some positive comments about Forest Knolls elementary and it looks like some of the neighborhoods zoned for Northwood are really cute. Does anyone have actual children that go to Northwood that could provide some experiences/feedback?