US News Elementary Rankings - Ross #1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, many neighborhood families choose Barnard.

For pre-K 3 or for third grade? Not saying they shouldn’t, but that’s not the reality I experience living in the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, many neighborhood families choose Barnard.

For pre-K 3 or for third grade? Not saying they shouldn’t, but that’s not the reality I experience living in the neighborhood.

Testing is 3rd and up and Barnard does very well in testing so id say all of the above.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids’ NOVA elementary didn’t break the top 100 and has higher reading and math scores than Ross. Yikes.

Stop this nonsense. Non of us would live here if that was the case. I could get a house for the money in NOVA and here I live in a condo. I'm here for the schools or rather for the kids and families the schools have attracted.
I have had kids in two elementary schools in NW, and I'm in the classroom now in elementary school #3. These kids show up to school being able to test just as high or even higher than any private school kids or a kid from Nova (or top countries in Europe, I'd know).
They just took their first test and every kid passed and was excited to take it again since it was on the computer. They are so ready, willing and overall so darn smart. Though I don't care for that many tests, it was a nice change for the day and most kids loved it. These kids are easy to teach which shows up in test scores.
There was a study years ago that showed DC high SES kids outscoring all high SES kids in the country, and yes even the ones in SF and NY. This is not surprising at all considering that the government is here and the embassies. Not sure why somebody from Nova thinks their kids do better than the high SES kids in DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids’ NOVA elementary didn’t break the top 100 and has higher reading and math scores than Ross. Yikes.

Stop this nonsense. Non of us would live here if that was the case. I could get a house for the money in NOVA and here I live in a condo. I'm here for the schools or rather for the kids and families the schools have attracted.
I have had kids in two elementary schools in NW, and I'm in the classroom now in elementary school #3. These kids show up to school being able to test just as high or even higher than any private school kids or a kid from Nova (or top countries in Europe, I'd know).
They just took their first test and every kid passed and was excited to take it again since it was on the computer. They are so ready, willing and overall so darn smart. Though I don't care for that many tests, it was a nice change for the day and most kids loved it. These kids are easy to teach which shows up in test scores.
There was a study years ago that showed DC high SES kids outscoring all high SES kids in the country, and yes even the ones in SF and NY. This is not surprising at all considering that the government is here and the embassies. Not sure why somebody from Nova thinks their kids do better than the high SES kids in DCPS.

+1

But sadly, the study you’re referring to was comparing white kids not upper SES. Yes, white kids in DC perform the highest amongst white kids in the country. Likely because they are the richest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: Some surprises for the Spanish Bilingual Schools, not that Oyster is number 1. but Bruce Monroe ranked so much higher than the HRCS bilinguals: -
17-Oyster
19-Bancroft
24-Marie Reed
35- Bruce Monroe
45-Lamb
56 DC Bilngual
65 Mundo Verde-
75-Powell

We’re a Bruce Monroe family and this doesn’t surprise me at all. Have friends with same aged kids at all of the above listed HRCS, so we can compare what the various schools are doing. Aside from Montessori at LAMB, which is fundamentally different, and really depends on what kind of student the individual kid is.

We are a BM family too, third grade. Agree with your assessment. The issue we see now is the widening achievement gap in the class, mainly based on SES I think. That would be an issue at any DC school that isn’t WoTP. Middle school though is why we have tried lottery every year though. Macfarland is not an option for us. I think in 10 years MacFarland might turn a corner though as more high SES parents stay longer at the feeder schools.

[Anonymous]

Wow, this thread is toxic and useless. A bunch of defensive parents hijacking it to promote their own schools and their pet peeves.

Just close it down.

Congrats to Ross btw!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Some surprises for the Spanish Bilingual Schools, not that Oyster is number 1. but Bruce Monroe ranked so much higher than the HRCS bilinguals: -
17-Oyster
19-Bancroft
24-Marie Reed
35- Bruce Monroe
45-Lamb
56 DC Bilngual
65 Mundo Verde-
75-Powell

We’re a Bruce Monroe family and this doesn’t surprise me at all. Have friends with same aged kids at all of the above listed HRCS, so we can compare what the various schools are doing. Aside from Montessori at LAMB, which is fundamentally different, and really depends on what kind of student the individual kid is.

We are a BM family too, third grade. Agree with your assessment. The issue we see now is the widening achievement gap in the class, mainly based on SES I think. That would be an issue at any DC school that isn’t WoTP. Middle school though is why we have tried lottery every year though. Macfarland is not an option for us. I think in 10 years MacFarland might turn a corner though as more high SES parents stay longer at the feeder schools.

Other BMPV PP here. That’s right, I think the issue exists in all of the non-WOTP schools (DCPS and charter). Have you heard anything about CHEC? It’s a feeder for BMPV too and seems decent. I’m surprised I don’t hear more about it as a back up option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Some surprises for the Spanish Bilingual Schools, not that Oyster is number 1. but Bruce Monroe ranked so much higher than the HRCS bilinguals: -
17-Oyster
19-Bancroft
24-Marie Reed
35- Bruce Monroe
45-Lamb
56 DC Bilngual
65 Mundo Verde-
75-Powell

We’re a Bruce Monroe family and this doesn’t surprise me at all. Have friends with same aged kids at all of the above listed HRCS, so we can compare what the various schools are doing. Aside from Montessori at LAMB, which is fundamentally different, and really depends on what kind of student the individual kid is.

We are a BM family too, third grade. Agree with your assessment. The issue we see now is the widening achievement gap in the class, mainly based on SES I think. That would be an issue at any DC school that isn’t WoTP. Middle school though is why we have tried lottery every year though. Macfarland is not an option for us. I think in 10 years MacFarland might turn a corner though as more high SES parents stay longer at the feeder schools.

Other BMPV PP here. That’s right, I think the issue exists in all of the non-WOTP schools (DCPS and charter). Have you heard anything about CHEC? It’s a feeder for BMPV too and seems decent. I’m surprised I don’t hear more about it as a back up option.

No, it is not an issue with all EOTP and charters. You should talk about the school that you have experienced with.

[Anonymous]

Never believe in their results since their CEO took me to lunch and asked for a bribe. Nope nope nope. For profit entities creating rankings is BS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never believe in their results since their CEO took me to lunch and asked for a bribe. Nope nope nope. For profit entities creating rankings is BS.

It’s totally about the money this ranking just like the colleges. It’s the magazine trying to take in the big bucks. That’s what the college ranking was about after that 1st initial issue.

Now it sounds like the legit money coming from fools who believe their bogus ranking is not enough and resorting to corruption.

[Anonymous]

Why is Hearst always such a distant outlier among the upper NW schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is Hearst always such a distant outlier among the upper NW schools?

While the math and ELA scores are not on par with neighboring schools, Hearst has a much more robust social justice and anti-racism curriculum that kids receive daily, and sometimes hourly, instruction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is Hearst always such a distant outlier among the upper NW schools?

While the math and ELA scores are not on par with neighboring schools, Hearst has a much more robust social justice and anti-racism curriculum that kids receive daily, and sometimes hourly, instruction.

That is why it is #26?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is Hearst always such a distant outlier among the upper NW schools?

While the math and ELA scores are not on par with neighboring schools, Hearst has a much more robust social justice and anti-racism curriculum that kids receive daily, and sometimes hourly, instruction.

That is why it is #26?

There are only so many instructional hours in a day, so occasionally math and ELA may take a back seat to DEI topics. Yes this may impact test scores but it benefits the kids in less measurable ways.

[Anonymous]

There are many things that other schools can learn from Ross. It's number one because it has more positives than negatives compared to other schools. Ross has high ela test scores, great if that is your criteria It has no indoor gym, which might be a deal breaker for some. Keep in mind the last PARCC scores were in 2019. The next will be 2022. A lot can change in 3 years.