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Montgomery is an excellent choice for a nice home with land available for horses. At the elementary level the school district is fine if your child has absolutly no learning difficulties. However, if learning differences or attention issues arise, the Valley Central School district is most certainly not the place you want to be. In addition, both Valley Central Middle School and Valley Central High School are on the list of schools in need of academic improvement. For the amount of money in taxes you will be paying to live in beautiful Montgomery this is a shame. I would strongly advise you to make sure you research schools in the area as much as land available for horses, as the selection of private schools near Montgomery is also slim. Another possible option would be to opt for a Montgomery home in the Pine Bush School District. I have heard many good things about that district, but I advise you to research that before you make the move. Good luck!
I have heard that Pine Bush schools are having serious problems with fighting..lots of people are unhappy with the staff's ability to manage the kids being brats.
I don't see VC on this year's list for "schools needing improvement" I see it on the "schools in good standing list" for 2007. http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/school-accountability/2007/District-InGoodStanding.pdf (broken link) The only districts in OC needing improvement are PJ, NFA and Middletown. Both Middletown and NFA have been on for 3 years now.
and for a horse property you are looking anywhere from $600K+ for a legitimate one although we had a family friend who bought a horse farm from a developer that couldn't subdivide the land for $399K in New Windsor. It's funny that you mentioned being steered into the right areas because that's one of the biggest no-nos for REALTORs. It's absolutely 100% illegal buuuuut I can send you a school report if you'd like but if you are already working with an agent then I won't because I don't want to violate any pre-existing agreements.
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Montgomery's mixed review.
