Wilson v. Walls

[Anonymous]

I saw that there was a previous thread about this, but it ended in the spring of last year. I was wondering now that Wilson is in the new building as is Walls, if anyone has any new opinions on the benefits of each. One thing I found surprising was that no Walls kids were accepted at Ivys last year. Any information would be great. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

definitely walls over wilson for me

[Anonymous]

Do you know for sure that Wall's kids applied to Ivy Schools? Suprisingly, other DCPS high schools had Ivy league acceptance.

[Anonymous]

They do not both suck. Give me a break. I think that SWW is better. They certainly have much higher scores, but Banneker's are the highest in the city. You can do the joint program with GW at SWW. That has been a draw for us.

[Anonymous]

How did you find out that no Walls kids were accepted at Ivy's? Is this information available for other schools?

[Anonymous]

Banneker is not often recognized due to maybe the buliding being so old, but their test scores are great and the grading scale is difficult. I believe the low 90's is a B+ or something like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Banneker is not often recognized due to maybe the buliding being so old, but their test scores are great and the grading scale is difficult. I believe the low 90's is a B+ or something like that.

SAT I Reading Math Writing
DCPS: 405 392 399
Banneker: 502 494 503
National: 496 510 481

[Anonymous]

SAT Reading Math Writing
DCPS: 405 392 399
Banneker: 502 494 503
National: 496 510 481

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SAT Reading Math Writing
DCPS: 405 392 399
Banneker: 502 494 503
National: 496 510 481

Which is to say that DCPS's best is truly mediocre.

[Anonymous]

Wilson's principal and administration are very opaque. There is a failure to respond to emails, and their phone system is a joke. I don't know if Walls has this issue?

[Anonymous]

That is a description hardly ever used "opaque" as for the the emails. The school population is about 1500 and therefore the average emails are over 500 a day from students, community, parents and DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That is a description hardly ever used "opaque" as for the the emails. The school population is about 1500 and therefore the average emails are over 500 a day from students, community, parents and DCPS.

that's why there are administrative staff in the offices, right? to answer routine queries and filter those requiring personal attention? or is it acceptable to only answer the first say, 35 of the day? I was at a meeting where one parent complained of lack of response to emails for 3 weeks...and counting

[Anonymous]

Wilson is good for a kid who wants a traditional school experience with a strong AP program, sports teams, clubs etc. Walls is good for kids who are self-starters with lopsided interests, since they can really get into a topic in-depth via college classes.