Looking for a great school district in which to enroll your children? You can't do much better than Walt Whitman High School, located in the heart of Bethesda, Maryland at 7100 Whittier Boulevard. Whitman always is considered one of the best high schools in Maryland.
WHY CHOOSE WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
For example, 94 percent of Walt Whitman students who take Advanced Placement exams pass them. That’s a higher passing rate than four of the top five Maryland schools on this year’s list — including first-place Winston Churchill, according to the U.S. News data.
In addition, Niche ranked Walt Whitman in 2019 as third in the entire state of Maryland, with an A+ grade. Not bad! Whitman ranked behind Poolesville High School (#1) and Churchill (#2). It ranked fourth in the whole metro area of DC!
There are 1977 students and a student/teacher ratio of 18 to 1.
Whitman offers a full range of sports from football and field hockey, bocce ball, swimming, soccer and cheer, to track, basketball, baseball, and wrestling - and lots of options in between. Extracurricular activities are also varied at Whitman, ranging from theater to It's Academic, debate to model U.N., film critics to a capello music groups and orchestral performances. If you can imagine it there is likely a club at Whitman for it!
WHERE IS THE WHITMAN HS'S DISTRICT?
Whitman's school district runs along River Road up to River Falls, and down to Somerset and Kenwood. It is next to Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS and south of Churchill.
WHAT ARE THE HOMES LIKE IN THE WHITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT?
Most of the homes in the Whitman school disstrict were built in the late 50s and early 60s, which is a solid period for home contruction, but not known for great architectural style! There are lots of colonials, ramblers and split levels. The landscape in Bethesda however has been changing over the last few years as smaller homes are being torn down or remodeled into a Craftsman style or a stellar contemporary. Homes range in price for single families form the mid 600s up to multi millions, depending on the size and age of the home. To start your search, just click here!
IThere are not many condos in this school district nor are there many townhomes either. If you want a condo in the Whitman School District, you might consider the townhomes at Westbard Mews, the condos at Sumner Village or Westbard, or the condos on Sentinel Drive. Please click here to see what condos or coops are for sale now in the Whitman School District.
If you would like more information about life in Bethesda, please give the Lise Howe Group a call at 240-401-5577 or email us at lise@lisehowe.com.
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