717 Symphony Woods Dr
Silver Spring, MD 20901

This school has been the scene of many violent altercations on school property-bathrooms, classrooms, hallways, bus stop and more- that require security to intervene. Classrooms built for teaching are disrupted due to violence that requires teachers to act like bouncers instead of educators. The administration at all levels is aware of the level of violence but will not acknowledge it with formal reports to MCPS. Multiple videos are readily available for review that document the violence that endangers students. PBHS has great potential with its relatively new facilities ,however ,the special education services do not meet the needs of the students and the iEP meetings fail to offer action plans that result in increased academic performance, graduation rates or college readiness.Before sending your child to this school, ask to see the security logs regarding violent incidents on school property and compare them to other schools. These should be available from MCPS ,however ,this is not likely. . The safety and education of your child is at stake. Bullying is not taken seriously a when brought to the attention of the administration.Some students are targeted repeatedly with violent confrontations which makes learning an unrealistic option.

I would not rate this school the best.

Blake is a great school if you like art like dance and stuff. While i at blake i took tap class and it was wonderful to learn the school has many classes to choose form but one downfall is that they have bad kids and it can be distracting in class and they always have fights in school but overall it a good school for arts and stuff.

I cannot simply ask for information from the school. If I want a copy of anything, I need to figure out where to find it (e.g. IF and where I need to log in or if it is on the website or email) and then make myself a copy. Office is no help.

F. S. K MS is a really great school. The teachers are amazing and kind. There are a lot of after-school activities (i.e, cooking, basketball, soccer) and the teachers really want the things that they are learning here to impact their life even after school. For the special education, though, there's a lot of people who use "your're ED" and it might be offensive and hurt the people who actually have disabilities. I also think the teacher's don't offer much support and if you'd ever want to go to the nurse, they would be like "you're fine." when they can't really understand. Overall, Key is a really great school, as long as you don't mind the dramatic atmosphere and busy halls.