But back here in MCPS land, most parents don't know if their school is in the "red zone" or the "green zone". The question is often asked, what are the red and green zone schools?
The lines on Superintendent Weast's map show the boundaries for elementary schools. The red and green zones only refer to elementary schools and the differences in funding they receive.
In MCPS schools are referred to as "focus" and "non-focus" schools instead of red and green zone schools. The MCPS Schools at a Glance publication details which elementary schools are the 66 "focus" elementary schools receiving "focus" funding. In the box labeled School Programs, on the Schools at a Glance page for each elementary school, there is a notation that says Focused Academic Support and then the source of the funding for this support is noted. 30 Focus elementary schools are shown as receiving Title 1 Funds and the other 36 as receiving Local Funds to support their programs.
The 66 MCPS Elementary Schools with Focused Academic Support as of the 2009-10 school year are shown on the list below in red:
Arcola, 1820 Franwall Ave , Silver Spring 20902
Ashburton, 6314 Lone Oak Dr , Bethesda 20817
Bannockburn, 6520 Dalroy Lane , Bethesda 20817
Lucy V. Barnsley, 14516 Nadine Dr , Rockville 20853
Beall, 451 Beall Ave , Rockville 20850
Bel Pre, 13801 Rippling Brook Dr , Silver Spring 20906
Bells Mill, 8225 Bells Mill Rd , Potomac 20854
Belmont, 19528 Olney Mill Rd , Olney 20832
Bethesda, 7600 Arlington Rd , Bethesda 20814
Beverly Farms, 8501 Postoak Rd , Potomac 20854
Bradley Hills, 8701 Hartsdale Ave , Bethesda 20817
Broad Acres, 710 Beacon Rd , Silver Spring 20903
Brooke Grove, 2700 Spartan Rd , Olney 20832
Brookhaven, 4610 Renn St , Rockville 20853
Brown Station, 851 Quince Orchard Blvd , Gaithersburg 20878
Burning Tree, 7900 Beech Tree Rd , Bethesda 20817
Burnt Mills, 11211 Childs St , Silver Spring 20901
Burtonsville, 15516 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville 20866
Candlewood, 7210 Osprey Dr , Rockville 20855
Cannon Road, 901 Cannon Rd , Silver Spring 20904
Carderock Springs, 7401 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda 20817
Rachel Carson, 100 Tschiffely Square Rd , Gaithersburg 20878
Cashell, 17101 Cashell Rd , Rockville 20853
Cedar Grove, 24001 Ridge Rd , Germantown 20876
Chevy Chase, 4015 Rosemary St , Chevy Chase 20815
Clarksburg, 13530 Redgrave Pl , Clarksburg 20871
Clearspring, 9930 Moyer Rd , Damascus 20872
Clopper Mill, 18501 Cinnamon Dr , Germantown 20874
Cloverly, 800 Briggs Chaney Rd , Silver Spring 20905
Cold Spring, 9201 Falls Chapel Way, Potomac 20854
College Gardens, 1700 Yale Pl , Rockville 20850
Cresthaven, 1234 Cresthaven Dr , Silver Spring 20903
Capt. James E. Daly, 20301 Brandermill Dr , Germantown 20876
Damascus, 10201 Bethesda Church Rd , Damascus 20872
Darnestown, 15030 Turkey Foot Rd , Gaithersburg 20878
Diamond, 4 Marquis Dr , Gaithersburg 20878
Dr. Charles R. Drew, 1200 Swingingdale Dr , Silver Spring 20905
DuFief, 15001 DuFief Dr , Gaithersburg 20878
East Silver Spring, 631 Silver Spring Ave , Silver Spring 20910
Fairland, 14315 Fairdale Rd , Silver Spring 20905
Fallsmead, 1800 Greenplace Terr , Rockville 20850
Farmland, 7000 Old Gate Rd , Rockville 20852
Fields Road, One School Dr , Gaithersburg 20878
Flower Hill, 18425 Flower Hill Way, Gaithersburg 20879
Flower Valley, 4615 Sunflower Dr , Rockville 20853
Forest Knolls, 10830 Eastwood Ave , Silver Spring 20901
Fox Chapel, 19315 Archdale Rd , Germantown 20874
Gaithersburg, 35 North Summit Ave , Gaithersburg 20877
Galway, 12612 Galway Dr , Silver Spring 20904
Garrett Park, 4810 Oxford St , Garrett Park 20896
Georgian Forest, 3100 Regina Dr , Silver Spring 20906
Germantown, 19110 Liberty Mill Rd , Germantown 20874
William B. Gibbs, Jr. 12615 Royal Crown Dr , Germantown 20876
Glen Haven, 10900 Inwood Ave , Silver Spring 20902
Glenallan, 12520 Heurich Rd , Silver Spring 20902
Goshen, 8701 Warfield Rd , Gaithersburg 20882
Great Seneca Creek, 13010 Dairymaid Dr , Germantown 20874
Greencastle, 13611 Robey Rd , Silver Spring 20904
Greenwood, 3336 Gold Mine Rd , Brookeville 20833
Harmony Hills, 13407 Lydia St , Silver Spring 20906
Highland, 3100 Medway St , Silver Spring 20902
Highland View, 9010 Providence Ave , Silver Spring 20901
Jackson Road, 900 Jackson Rd , Silver Spring 20904
Jones Lane, 15110 Jones Lane, Gaithersburg 20878
Kemp Mill, 411 Sisson St , Silver Spring 20902
Kensington Parkwood, 4710 Saul Rd , Kensington 20895
Lake Seneca, 13600 Wanegarden Dr , Germantown 20874
Lakewood, 2534 Lindley Terr , Rockville 20850
Laytonsville, 21401 Laytonsville Rd , Gaithersburg 20882
Little Bennett, 23930 Burdette Forest Rd , Clarksburg 20871
Luxmanor, 6201 Tilden La , Rockville 20852
Thurgood Marshall, 12260 McDonald Chapel Dr , Gaithersburg 20878
Maryvale, 1000 First St , Rockville 20850
Spark M. Matsunaga, 13902 Bromfield Rd , Germantown 20874
S. Christa McAuliffe, 12500 Wisteria Dr , Germantown 20874
Ronald McNair, 13881 Hopkins Rd , Germantown 20874
Meadow Hall, 951 Twinbrook Pkwy , Rockville 20851
Mill Creek Towne, 17700 Park Mill Dr , Rockville 20855
Monocacy, 18801 Barnesville Rd , Dickerson 20842
Montgomery Knolls, 807 Daleview Dr , Silver Spring 20901
New Hampshire Estates, 8720 Carroll Ave , Silver Spring 20903
Roscoe R. Nix, 1100 Corliss St , Silver Spring 20903
North Chevy Chase, 3700 Jones Bridge Rd , Chevy Chase 20815
Oak View, 400 East Wayne Ave , Silver Spring 20901
Oakland Terrace, 2720 Plyers Mill Rd , Silver Spring 20902
Olney, 3401 Queen Mary Dr , Olney 20832
William Tyler Page, 13400 Tamarack Rd , Silver Spring 20904
Pine Crest, 201 Woodmoor Dr , Silver Spring 20901
Piney Branch, 7510 Maple Ave , Takoma Park 20912
Poolesville, 19565 Fisher Ave , Poolesville 20837
Potomac, 10311 River Rd , Potomac 20854
Judith A. Resnik, 7301 Hadley Farms Dr , Gaithersburg 20879
Dr. Sally K. Ride, 21301 Seneca Crossing Dr , Germantown 20876
Ritchie Park, 1514 Dunster Rd , Rockville 20854
Rock Creek Forest, 8330 Grubb Rd , Chevy Chase 20815
Rock Creek Valley, 5121 Russett Rd , Rockville 20853
Rock View, 3901 Denfeld Ave , Kensington 20895
Lois P. Rockwell, 24555 Cutsail Dr , Damascus 20872
Rolling Terrace, 705 Bayfield St , Takoma Park 20912
Rosemary Hills, 2111 Porter Rd , Silver Spring 20910
Rosemont, 16400 Alden Ave , Gaithersburg 20877
Sequoyah, 17301 Bowie Mill Rd , Derwood 20855
Seven Locks, 9500 Seven Locks Rd , Bethesda 20817
Sherwood, 1401 Olney-Sandy Spring Rd , Sandy Spring 20860
Sargent Shriver, 12518 Greenly Dr , Silver Spring 20906
Sligo Creek, 500 Schuyler Rd , Silver Spring 20910
Somerset, 5811 Warwick Pl , Chevy Chase 20815
South Lake, 18201 Contour Rd , Gaithersburg 20877
Stedwick, 10631 Stedwick Rd , Gaithersburg 20886
Stone Mill, 14323 Stonebridge View Dr , North Potomac 20878
Stonegate, 14811 Notley Rd , Silver Spring 20905
Strathmore, 3200 Beaverwood Lane, Silver Spring 20906
Strawberry Knoll, 18820 Strawberry Knoll Rd , Gaithersburg 20879
Summit Hall, 101 West Deer Park Rd , Gaithersburg 20877
Takoma Park, 7511 Holly Ave , Takoma Park 20912
Travilah, 13801 DuFief Mill Rd , Gaithersburg 20878
Twinbrook, 5911 Ridgeway Ave , Rockville 20851
Viers Mill, 11711 Joseph Mill Rd , Silver Spring 20906
Washington Grove, 8712 Oakmont St , Gaithersburg 20877
Waters Landing, 13100 Waters Landing Dr , Germantown 20877
Watkins Mill, 19001 Watkins Mill Rd , Montgomery Village 20886
Wayside, 10011 Glen Rd , Potomac 20854
Weller Road, 3301 Weller Rd , Silver Spring 20906
Westbrook, 5110 Allan Terr , Bethesda 20816
Westover, 401 Hawkesbury Lane, Silver Spring 20904
Wheaton Woods, 4510 Faroe Pl , Rockville 20853
Whetstone, 19201 Thomas Farm Rd , Gaithersburg 20879
Wood Acres, 5800 Cromwell Dr , Bethesda 20816
Woodfield, 24200 Woodfield Rd , Gaithersburg 20882
Woodlin, 2101 Luzerne Ave , Silver Spring 20910
Wyngate, 9300 Wadsworth Dr , Bethesda 20817
Thank you for the breakdown.
ReplyDeleteThe focus funding was one of the reasons I supported Weast. My kids go to a "green" school, but if we can lift red school performance, the entire county's tax base should benefit.
It's our best long term strategy.
@William Jacobs
ReplyDeleteWhere do you see the kids that are in schools labeled "green" but with a 20-40% FARMS rate? The map of high FARMS (Free and Reduced Meals Students) does not correspond with the map that Superintendent Weast has created. This map is old - not sure when Weast first drew it up - but the County has changed. The funding is still following Weast's original map.
* Note that is alleged funding. Superintendent Weast no longer releases specific school by school funding.
ReplyDeleteHere is how Weast's old map is out of alignment with actual changes in county.
ReplyDeletehttp://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2011/03/is-weasts-redgreen-zone-map-out-of-date.html
I know of at least 2 schools where parents have been informed that they have lost focus school status for next year. Can you get a full list from the MCPS on what the changes are?
ReplyDeleteHere's the 2011-2012 school year update on Red Zone/Green Zone Schools:
ReplyDeletehttp://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2012/03/beall-sligo-creek-and-woodlin-now-green.html