Finding the best school district for their children is often parents' number one criterion in looking for a home. If your family is looking for a home in Bethesda, Md, you can't do much better than Walt Whitman High School at 7100 Whittier Boulevard. Whitman always is considered one of the best high schools in Maryland. In addition to being a great school district, Whitman's location is also very convenient to get into DC or northern Virginia quickly. Being in the Whitman School District is perfect if you are working at the new Marriott Headquarters in downtown Bethesda, Walter Reed or NIH. From many of these homes it is an easy walk or bike ride into downtown Bethesda!
WHY CHOOSE WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Whitman is one of the best schools in Maryland and offers a variety of sports, extracurricular activities and advanced placement courses for its students. Most of the students graduate from Whitman and go on to great colleges. 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 and in 2020 as third best public high school in the entire state of Maryland, with an A+ grade. Not bad! Whitman ranked behind Poolesville High School (#1) and Churchill (#2). It ranked ninth for the entire state in STEM.
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! And the clubs are not just plentiful - they are good and offer lots of opportunities to try a new skill and make new friends.
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 High School.
WHAT ARE THE HOMES LIKE IN THE WHITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT?
Most of the homes in the Whitman school district 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 to choose from. 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 from the high 600s/low 700s 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.
Market Snap Shot April 2020
In the midst of the corona virus in April 2020, there are 80 single family homes on the market or coming soon. They range in price from $715,000 for a tear down property on Southwick to $12,950,000 for a large property on 1.5 acres on Pembroke, just off Bradley Blvd. The home on Pembroke is described as the finest home in close in Bethesda with eight fireplaces, a separate staff apartment, English club room and oustanding wine cellar. The property also has an indoor basketball/sport court, 20 zone HVAC system, a pool house, relfecting pool and 50 foot heated pool. The interior was designed by Barry Dixon, with lots of imported materials, custom millwork and upgrades. The kitchen was renovated in 2020 to make the best of chefs smile with delight!
There are 16 properties active under contract at the moment but still available to show. (Typically this means that there is some contingency which has not yet been removed.) In addition, fourteen single family homes are temporarily off the market. Thirty one homes are pending and thirty two are withdrawn over the last six months. 18 listings were categorized as "cancelled " and 97 were "expired." 165 detached properties have sold in the last six months, ranging in price from $475,000 for a bungalow in Cabin John Gardens Coop, which was owned by the same family for nearly 60 years and sold in as is condition to a 7845 square foot home on Hillmead built in 2000 that sold for $3,700,000 in November 2019.
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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