Middle school dilemma: Eliot-Hine/Stuart Hobson/Jefferson

[Anonymous]

Not at SH but know multiple families who are. They reported a tough return from Covid but that things have improved over the past couple of years.

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Anonymous wrote:We are in the Cluster and I would choose Stuart Hobson. LT buy-in seems real. I have heard of more Maury parents choosing elsewhere which isn't good for EH. I would also prefer the SH location in terms of safety.

I don’t know anyone at Maury who lotteried for the Latins or BASIS, matched, and is choosing EH.

Right, I assume if you lottery for a school and match, you would go bc you lotteried there. Our family didn't lottery, and others we know didn't lottery so we ended up at our feeder DCPS middle school. And I am not naive and know that some of the other families at their IB MS did try lottery but didn't get in, but I always assumed if somebody tried lottery and matched, the odds are they'd go wherever they felt was the right fit that they tried lotterying for.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are in the Cluster and I would choose Stuart Hobson. LT buy-in seems real. I have heard of more Maury parents choosing elsewhere which isn't good for EH. I would also prefer the SH location in terms of safety.

I don’t know anyone at Maury who lotteried for the Latins or BASIS, matched, and is choosing EH.

Right, I assume if you lottery for a school and match, you would go bc you lotteried there. Our family didn't lottery, and others we know didn't lottery so we ended up at our feeder DCPS middle school. And I am not naive and know that some of the other families at their IB MS did try lottery but didn't get in, but I always assumed if somebody tried lottery and matched, the odds are they'd go wherever they felt was the right fit that they tried lotterying for.

I know multiple LT students who lotteried into BASIS and turned it down over the last few years, including 1 who is doing so this year and 1 still deciding. Latin? No. But BASIS? Definitely folks lottery, match and then decide it's not for them. One kid came back mid-year two years ago and she is now a happy 7th grader at SH.

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Anonymous wrote:Coming from Tyler. I am a DC Native, just been out of the school game in a while and clueless as to the middle schools quality these days and want to make the best decision. Cons are the large class sizes and no aftercare. Don't have any pros because I don't know much about them, only what they use to be.

Stuart Hobson does have an aftercare provider called Afterschool All Stars, FYI. I'm not sure about the other two schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Coming from Tyler. I am a DC Native, just been out of the school game in a while and clueless as to the middle schools quality these days and want to make the best decision. Cons are the large class sizes and no aftercare. Don't have any pros because I don't know much about them, only what they use to be.

Stuart Hobson does have an aftercare provider called Afterschool All Stars, FYI. I'm not sure about the other two schools.

EH does not have an official aftercare provider, but my child and most of their peers have things in afternoon -just depends on if they sign up. Sports, debate, school play, probably others I am forgetting about. Also this program is at the school, we did not do it because my child plays sports and would have missed too many days but have heard good things from some families who have https://higherachievement.org/

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I would be careful. There are some pretty prolific Elliot Hine trolls on this forum who are major boosters.

Here is a recent thread with a lot of information: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1195459.page

The academics are not good.

Seriously? the person with an agenda seems to be you.

By PARCC score percentages, SH and EH are basically identical, with EH actually a bit better. SH is a bit bigger so in absolute numbers there are more advanced students. Personally if one of those two is your IB, go with that because keeping friends in MS is priceless.

Both are bad schools. SH has less of a reputation for violence, but you will still have some.

You do a disservice to folks who are not knowledgeable about schools when you lie to them. The PARCC scores at both schools are very bad. Most kids are below grade level.

ok that’s helpful! where did you send your child to MS and what inspires you to bash other schools? seems like a character flaw.

It’s not “bashing” to point out that most kids are below grade level. 84% of the kids are below grade level in math. Sorry if that hurts your feelings.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are in the Cluster and I would choose Stuart Hobson. LT buy-in seems real. I have heard of more Maury parents choosing elsewhere which isn't good for EH. I would also prefer the SH location in terms of safety.

I don’t know anyone at Maury who lotteried for the Latins or BASIS, matched, and is choosing EH.

Right, I assume if you lottery for a school and match, you would go bc you lotteried there. Our family didn't lottery, and others we know didn't lottery so we ended up at our feeder DCPS middle school. And I am not naive and know that some of the other families at their IB MS did try lottery but didn't get in, but I always assumed if somebody tried lottery and matched, the odds are they'd go wherever they felt was the right fit that they tried lotterying for.

I know families at Maury that tried out the lottery, matched at Basis or Latin, and are undecided. I also know families that did not lottery because they are planning to go to E-H. I think test scores are of limited value because the school is changing and even two year old results may be outdated. More relevant to many, I think, is admission to selective HSs. The last year that is posted doesn't show much for E-H in that regard. But, I hear this has been a solid year for admissions.

[Anonymous]

I’ve worked at Stuart-Hobson for several years. Our team of sixth-grade teachers brings plenty of experience and energy to the table, and kids in that grade level are having a positive, productive year overall. Same goes for students in the other grade levels.

We‘re also sending more than a third of our eighth graders to Walls, Banneker, Ellington, and McKinley Tech, for what that’s worth.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are in the Cluster and I would choose Stuart Hobson. LT buy-in seems real. I have heard of more Maury parents choosing elsewhere which isn't good for EH. I would also prefer the SH location in terms of safety.

I don’t know anyone at Maury who lotteried for the Latins or BASIS, matched, and is choosing EH.

I do.

[Anonymous]

I know two of these schools well. Pick SH and don’t look back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:None. I would strongly consider moving.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know two of these schools well. Pick SH and don’t look back.

Maybe, if you're white, AA or Latino. If you're Asian, like us, think twice. To my knowledge, there are only two or three Asian or half-Asian students at SH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Stuart Hobson waitlist for 6th is churning. My kid jumped from 20s to mid single digits already

One assumes this is because kids in the feeder who were slotted have enrolled at BASIS, Latin etc. and SH now has line of sight into rising 6th graders from feeders.

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Anonymous wrote:I know two of these schools well. Pick SH and don’t look back.

Maybe, if you're white, AA or Latino. If you're Asian, like us, think twice. To my knowledge, there are only two or three Asian or half-Asian students at SH.

If that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know two of these schools well. Pick SH and don’t look back.

Maybe, if you're white, AA or Latino. If you're Asian, like us, think twice. To my knowledge, there are only two or three Asian or half-Asian students at SH.

Strange comment. The data is public. Your anecdotal "knowledge" is neither relevant nor necessary. The reported Asian % at SH is <1%. There are very few Asians there. Your comment implies that somehow that there are more Asian kids at the other middle schools in question. There are not. All 3 have reported Asian percentages <1%.

OP asked about 3 schools. None of which has a measurable Asian population.