Bethesda MD

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Bethesda is a census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just northwest of the American capital of Washington, D.C. The National Institutes of Health main campus and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center are in Bethesda, as are a number of corporate and government headquarters.

Bethesda is one of the most affluent and highly educated communities in the United States, placing first in Forbes list of America’s most educated small towns and first on CNNMoney.com’s list of top-earning American towns in 2012. In April 2009, Forbes ranked Bethesda second on its list of “America’s Most Livable Cities.” In October 2009, based on education, income, health, and fitness, Total Beauty ranked Bethesda first on its list of the U.S.’s “Top 10 Hottest-Guy Cities.”

Important institutions located in Bethesda include the National Institutes of Health campus, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division. Bethesda is the home of Congressional Country Club, which is recognized as one of the most prestigious country clubs in the world. Congressional has hosted four major golf championships, including the 2011 U.S. Open, won by Rory McIlroy. The AT&T National, hosted by Tiger Woods, has been played at Congressional four times.

Bethesda is also home to a federally funded and operated health science university, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). The primary mission of USU is to prepare graduates for service in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Public Health Service. The university consists of the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, a medical school, and the Graduate School of Nursing, a nursing school.

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Bethesda is the home of Congressional Country Club, which is recognized as one of the world's most prestigious private country clubs. Congressional has hosted four major golf championships, including the 2011 U.S. Open, won by Rory McIlroy. The National, a golf tournament hosted by Tiger Woods, was played at Congressional seven times between 2007 and 2016. Bethesda is also home of the exclusive Burning Tree Club, Bethesda Country Club, and the Bethesda Big Train, a summer collegiate baseball team.

Federal Realty Investment Trust has developed much of the west side of downtown Bethesda into an area called Bethesda Row, incorporating principles of new urbanism and a mixed-use district including residential apartments and condos (100,000 ft2), retail (300,000 ft2), dining, office space (100,000 ft2), hotels, entertainment, public art and fountains, forming the new core of revitalized downtown Bethesda. Retail stores include an Apple Store, Anthropologie, and Bethesda Bagels.

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RATING* SCHOOL NAME GRADES SCHOOL TYPE
5 Bethesda Elementary School Kindergarten - 5th Grade Public
5 North Chevy Chase Elementary School 3Rd Grade - 5th Grade Public
5 Chevy Chase Elementary School 3Rd Grade - 5th Grade Public
5 Rock Creek Forest Elementary School Kindergarten - 5th Grade Public
5 Somerset Elementary School Kindergarten - 5th Grade Public
4 Walter Johnson High School 9th Grade - 12th Grade Public
4 Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School 9th Grade - 12th Grade Public
N/A St Jane De Chantal School Preschool - 8th Grade Catholic/Religious
N/A Our Lady Of Lourdes School Preschool - 8th Grade Catholic/Religious
N/A Stone Ridge School Of The Sacred Heart Preschool - 12th Grade Catholic/Religious
N/A The Bethesda Montessori School Preschool - Kindergarten Private/Charter
N/A Bethesda Community School Preschool - Kindergarten Private/Charter
N/A Bethesda Country Day School Preschool - Kindergarten Private/Charter
N/A Fernwood Montessori School Preschool - 6th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Lycee Rochambeau French Intl School Preschool - 12th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Family Academy Of Bethesda The Preschool - Preschool Private/Charter
N/A Concord Hill School Preschool - 3Rd Grade Private/Charter
N/A Oneness Family School Preschool - 8th Grade Private/Charter
N/A Chevy Chase United Methodist Church Pres Preschool - Preschool Private/Charter
* School data provided by National Center for Education Statistics, Pitney Bowes, and GreatSchools. Intended for reference only. GreatSchools Ratings compare a school’s test performance to statewide results. To verify enrollment eligibility, contact the school or district directly.

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