Chevy Chase is an affluent and large residential neighborhood of Washington, DC.  It is divided between Washington, DC and Montgomery County, Maryland.  It is known for great shopping and gorgeous houses. 

Chevy Chase and its western neighborhoods, Tenleytown and Friendship Heights, catch you before you enter the State of Maryland. The variety of Chevy Chase's architectural forms run the gamut of revival styles popular in the 1920s – Tudor, Mission, Italian Renaissance, Colonial, and Craftsman. In Tenleytown and Friendship Heights you can take a walk along Wisconsin Avenue where you'll find plenty to see and do in the area's popular restaurants, upscale stores, and small boutiques.

Chevy Chase Schools

Chevy Chase is split between two zip codes, 20015, the DC zip code and 20815, the Maryland zip code.  This means that the school systems are split between DC Schools and Montgomery County Public Schools.  The Washington, DC site allow you to search for all the schools in your area, including public, private and charter schools.  Each school lists information about that school including when the school was built, how many students in each grade, attendance rate and average class size.  You can then do comparisons between schools using GreatSchools.net.  The Montgomery County Public School System is ranked among the highest in the country and currently have Three of the Top 100 High Schools as listed by U.S. News and World Report.