Kindergarten lottery strategy

[Anonymous]

Will Hyde Addison still be in the temporary space next year? If so, I'd add that to my list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will Hyde Addison still be in the temporary space next year? If so, I'd add that to my list.

longer term the commute from Brookland to Hyde would be horrible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will Hyde Addison still be in the temporary space next year? If so, I'd add that to my list.

longer term the commute from Brookland to Hyde would be horrible

OP here, thanks for the suggestion but I don't think it will make the cut. It doesn't fit our work locations at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ITS only went to 13. How is that "far down?"

Anyhow, I would put Bridges on your list. It's a solid school with a beautiful building.

And yes, put Inspired Teaching on.

Also, Cap City PCS.

D.C. Bilingual if you want Spanish.

You have a good shot at all but ITS. And an okay shot at that. Visit open houses at all and see which fits your family best.

13 for K is actually pretty good. Most high regarded charters might go to 3 if your are lucky for K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ITS only went to 13. How is that "far down?"

Anyhow, I would put Bridges on your list. It's a solid school with a beautiful building.

And yes, put Inspired Teaching on.

Also, Cap City PCS.

D.C. Bilingual if you want Spanish.

You have a good shot at all but ITS. And an okay shot at that. Visit open houses at all and see which fits your family best.

13 for K is actually pretty good. Most high regarded charters might go to 3 if your are lucky for K.

That's not true - K is a grade when there are often kids who move away or have access to their by-right DCPS for the first time (Capitol Hill or WOTP). It depends on how many slots get taken by matched siblings from other grades, but in my experience, there is a decent amount of movement on most waitlists for K and 1st.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ITS only went to 13. How is that "far down?"

Anyhow, I would put Bridges on your list. It's a solid school with a beautiful building.

And yes, put Inspired Teaching on.

Also, Cap City PCS.

D.C. Bilingual if you want Spanish.

You have a good shot at all but ITS. And an okay shot at that. Visit open houses at all and see which fits your family best.

13 for K is actually pretty good. Most high regarded charters might go to 3 if your are lucky for K.

That's not true - K is a grade when there are often kids who move away or have access to their by-right DCPS for the first time (Capitol Hill or WOTP). It depends on how many slots get taken by matched siblings from other grades, but in my experience, there is a decent amount of movement on most waitlists for K and 1st.

They also increase class sizes at K so there are more slots. We started at 53 on the ITS waitlist this year and are now at 17.

[Anonymous]

I was surprised at the different rates some schools moved - did not really have to do with their popularity!

SWS moved 30 spots
ITS moved 45 spots
Peabody moved 32 spots
TR - 4th moved 30 spots
Ludlow Taylor moved 20 spots

On the other hand, some schools moved very little!

Van Ness moved FIVE spots only!
Brent moved 16
Lee moved 14

Of course none of this was enough to actually get us in personally, but I think this shows there are decent chances out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised at the different rates some schools moved - did not really have to do with their popularity!

SWS moved 30 spots
ITS moved 45 spots
Peabody moved 32 spots
TR - 4th moved 30 spots
Ludlow Taylor moved 20 spots

On the other hand, some schools moved very little!

Van Ness moved FIVE spots only!
Brent moved 16
Lee moved 14

Of course none of this was enough to actually get us in personally, but I think this shows there are decent chances out there.

Forgot to add - TR - Young moved only NINE spots, which seems amazing to me. They're just going gangbusters over there, congrats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised at the different rates some schools moved - did not really have to do with their popularity!

SWS moved 30 spots
ITS moved 45 spots
Peabody moved 32 spots
TR - 4th moved 30 spots
Ludlow Taylor moved 20 spots

On the other hand, some schools moved very little!

Van Ness moved FIVE spots only!
Brent moved 16
Lee moved 14

Of course none of this was enough to actually get us in personally, but I think this shows there are decent chances out there.

ARE YOU KIDDING? We turned down a spot at SWS for our PKer Because we were told it wouldn't move enough to get my K kid a spot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised at the different rates some schools moved - did not really have to do with their popularity!

SWS moved 30 spots
ITS moved 45 spots
Peabody moved 32 spots
TR - 4th moved 30 spots
Ludlow Taylor moved 20 spots

On the other hand, some schools moved very little!

Van Ness moved FIVE spots only!
Brent moved 16
Lee moved 14

Of course none of this was enough to actually get us in personally, but I think this shows there are decent chances out there.

Forgot to add - TR - Young moved only NINE spots, which seems amazing to me. They're just going gangbusters over there, congrats.

Movement has very little to do with the school doing well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised at the different rates some schools moved - did not really have to do with their popularity!

SWS moved 30 spots
ITS moved 45 spots
Peabody moved 32 spots
TR - 4th moved 30 spots
Ludlow Taylor moved 20 spots

On the other hand, some schools moved very little!

Van Ness moved FIVE spots only!
Brent moved 16
Lee moved 14

Of course none of this was enough to actually get us in personally, but I think this shows there are decent chances out there.

ARE YOU KIDDING? We turned down a spot at SWS for our PKer Because we were told it wouldn't move enough to get my K kid a spot.

Told by whom?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised at the different rates some schools moved - did not really have to do with their popularity!

SWS moved 30 spots
ITS moved 45 spots
Peabody moved 32 spots
TR - 4th moved 30 spots
Ludlow Taylor moved 20 spots

On the other hand, some schools moved very little!

Van Ness moved FIVE spots only!
Brent moved 16
Lee moved 14

Of course none of this was enough to actually get us in personally, but I think this shows there are decent chances out there.

ARE YOU KIDDING? We turned down a spot at SWS for our PKer Because we were told it wouldn't move enough to get my K kid a spot.

Told by whom?

Parents, administrators. Don't worry about us, we are good. Still it would have been nice to know it was a real possibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised at the different rates some schools moved - did not really have to do with their popularity!

SWS moved 30 spots
ITS moved 45 spots
Peabody moved 32 spots
TR - 4th moved 30 spots
Ludlow Taylor moved 20 spots

On the other hand, some schools moved very little!

Van Ness moved FIVE spots only!
Brent moved 16
Lee moved 14

Of course none of this was enough to actually get us in personally, but I think this shows there are decent chances out there.

ARE YOU KIDDING? We turned down a spot at SWS for our PKer Because we were told it wouldn't move enough to get my K kid a spot.

Told by whom?

Parents, administrators. Don't worry about us, we are good. Still it would have been nice to know it was a real possibility.

No one ever really knows. Especially parents. Sometimes the administrators.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised at the different rates some schools moved - did not really have to do with their popularity!

SWS moved 30 spots
ITS moved 45 spots
Peabody moved 32 spots
TR - 4th moved 30 spots
Ludlow Taylor moved 20 spots

On the other hand, some schools moved very little!

Van Ness moved FIVE spots only!
Brent moved 16
Lee moved 14

Of course none of this was enough to actually get us in personally, but I think this shows there are decent chances out there.

Note: those school's lists didn't move that many spots YOUR list did. ie, people removed themselves from lists, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was surprised at the different rates some schools moved - did not really have to do with their popularity!

SWS moved 30 spots
ITS moved 45 spots
Peabody moved 32 spots
TR - 4th moved 30 spots
Ludlow Taylor moved 20 spots

On the other hand, some schools moved very little!

Van Ness moved FIVE spots only!
Brent moved 16
Lee moved 14

Of course none of this was enough to actually get us in personally, but I think this shows there are decent chances out there.

Note: those school's lists didn't move that many spots YOUR list did. ie, people removed themselves from lists, etc.

^^ Exactly. It doesn't show that there are decent chances.

For K -- by August 20

SWS - 11 offers to the WL
ITS - 13 offers to WL
Peabody - 26
TR 4th - 12
Ludlow Taylor - 8