Upper elementary in Title 1 schools Wards 4-5

[Anonymous]

What Title 1 elementary schools in Wards 4-5 are retaining middle class students through the upper grades?

Any specific DCPS schools families are betting on staying put throughout elementary?

The neighborhoods we’re considering moving to have Title 1 public schools with OK scores, but we want to think long-term and hopefully stay there past 3rd grade.

Any input will help from current families!

[Anonymous]

Seaton.

I do know a middle class kid who graduated Langley and went on to Inspired Teaching, and I think that's a reasonable plan.

I suggest West and Whittier if you like that area.

[Anonymous]

Do you really mean middle class or do you mean upper middle?

[Anonymous]

Do you live here now? You gotta understand that it's key to get access to a middle and high school path, and for some schools that requires entering a new school in 5th. So people leave otherwise fine elementary schools in 5th. Ask yourself what your middle and high school needs are, and work backwards from there-- it'll come sooner than you think.

Tell us generally what area of town you like and we can be more helpful.

[Anonymous]

The reality of how schools gentrify (from PK3 upwards) means that schools will flip to not Title 1 at the same time kids start staying past 2nd in large numbers. Most recently, this is Ludlow-Taylor and Marie Reed (obviously not Ward 4/5). Seaton is rumored to be heading non-Title 1 soon, so that’s probably the best answer in Wards 4 or 5.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seaton.

I do know a middle class kid who graduated Langley and went on to Inspired Teaching, and I think that's a reasonable plan.

I suggest West and Whittier if you like that area.

+1

I live in Ward 4 and know lots of PK3 parents who really want to stay at Whittier and West longer term. I recognize that things change and this might not play out but both of those schools are gaining families I know who are by no means wealthy and would really like to stay in the neighborhood long term.

[Anonymous]

I’ve heard good things about Whittier and West (the new West campus… wow!), hopefully more families will choose to stay there.

[Anonymous]

Powell and Bruce Monroe as well.

[Anonymous]

Shepherd

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seaton.

I do know a middle class kid who graduated Langley and went on to Inspired Teaching, and I think that's a reasonable plan.

I suggest West and Whittier if you like that area.

+1

I live in Ward 4 and know lots of PK3 parents who really want to stay at Whittier and West longer term. I recognize that things change and this might not play out but both of those schools are gaining families I know who are by no means wealthy and would really like to stay in the neighborhood long term.

Everything will change around 3rd/4rth grade; families will bail around 5th/6th grade for Basis , Latin, privates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shepherd

Shepherd isn’t title one

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shepherd

Shepherd isn’t title one

It’s hilarious that PP thought that because Shepherd has black students that they have to be Title 1. Shepherd is 19% economically disadvantaged and 60% black, imagine that…non poor black folk. Even rich black folk (again imagine that). And every single disadvantaged kid is welcome at Shepherd. There is no us vs them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seaton.

I do know a middle class kid who graduated Langley and went on to Inspired Teaching, and I think that's a reasonable plan.

I suggest West and Whittier if you like that area.

Seaton is ward 2.

[Anonymous]

The true answer is nobody has a true way of knowing since you don’t see the actual % until the school is non title 1. My best guess is that it’s more tied to IB rates, particularly with $$$ neighborhoods that have more income diverse population. And yes, using white % as a proxy can work as well. Lewis is probably my best guess, followed by Takoma, Powell, and Barnard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seaton.

I do know a middle class kid who graduated Langley and went on to Inspired Teaching, and I think that's a reasonable plan.

I suggest West and Whittier if you like that area.

Seaton is ward 2.

I know, but it's very close to Ward 5 (and great metro proximity) and definitely has a lot of Ward 5 kids.