Upper elementary in Title 1 schools Wards 4-5

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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.

How is Shepards special education?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in Ward 5. Lots of strong options and sleepers. Whittier, is, by far the highest performing title 1 school that is a community school and not as rigid as say... and Rocketship in Ward 5. The school has a stable principal and long-term teachers and is out-performing or on par with many of its well-resourced counterparts. (would choose whitter over Takoma or Brightwood).

The feeder to IDA B. Wells is starting to turn for the better. Whittier was a K-8 and switched to K-5, which helps. There are other good options in the area via lottery (e.g., Latin). High school is a different challenge.

The hardest schools to get placed in are probably Shephard (not title 1, and majority black) and Latin. Both are excellent options for middle and elementary. Shepherd, if you aren't in the zone, forget about it. Housing is scarce.

Are you under the impression Takoma and, especially, Brightwood EC are "well-resourced" compared to Whittier? That is a misconception. They're three Title 1 schools in proximity to each other.

Of course not lol. I'm well aware of what Title 1 schools are, and I hate that it's used as a proxy to evaluate a school. We should, instead look at discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, teacher/principal tenure/school climate surveys to get a better picture for our individual child. Takoma and Brightwood are trending better (especially brightwood,) but the highest performance Title 1, but most markers is whittier. It's not even close. Btw, my child attends Eaton, just giving an objective opinion. I think more parents would opt for Whittier but for the middle school feeder, but that is improving.

When you look at some of the data (both growth and status), of comparable schools out of ward 4 and 5, say, a Watkins in Capitol Hill or Peabody (where I lived before,) Whittier outperforms them on growth and status, but the waitlist wouldn't paint that picture.

I always wonder why Langdon ES is left out, they have higher scores than most of the DCPS schools mentioned from W 4/5. Ofc I can think of a few reasons. But mainly the middle school, I’d just go charter after or Cap Hill I guess could be ok - if you go Montessori

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in Ward 5. Lots of strong options and sleepers. Whittier, is, by far the highest performing title 1 school that is a community school and not as rigid as say... and Rocketship in Ward 5. The school has a stable principal and long-term teachers and is out-performing or on par with many of its well-resourced counterparts. (would choose whitter over Takoma or Brightwood).

The feeder to IDA B. Wells is starting to turn for the better. Whittier was a K-8 and switched to K-5, which helps. There are other good options in the area via lottery (e.g., Latin). High school is a different challenge.

The hardest schools to get placed in are probably Shephard (not title 1, and majority black) and Latin. Both are excellent options for middle and elementary. Shepherd, if you aren't in the zone, forget about it. Housing is scarce.

Are you under the impression Takoma and, especially, Brightwood EC are "well-resourced" compared to Whittier? That is a misconception. They're three Title 1 schools in proximity to each other.

Of course not lol. I'm well aware of what Title 1 schools are, and I hate that it's used as a proxy to evaluate a school. We should, instead look at discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, teacher/principal tenure/school climate surveys to get a better picture for our individual child. Takoma and Brightwood are trending better (especially brightwood,) but the highest performance Title 1, but most markers is whittier. It's not even close. Btw, my child attends Eaton, just giving an objective opinion. I think more parents would opt for Whittier but for the middle school feeder, but that is improving.

When you look at some of the data (both growth and status), of comparable schools out of ward 4 and 5, say, a Watkins in Capitol Hill or Peabody (where I lived before,) Whittier outperforms them on growth and status, but the waitlist wouldn't paint that picture.

I always wonder why Langdon ES is left out, they have higher scores than most of the DCPS schools mentioned from W 4/5. Ofc I can think of a few reasons. But mainly the middle school, I’d just go charter after or Cap Hill I guess could be ok - if you go Montessori

So does Bruce Monroe, but PP named schools in northern Petworth/Brightwood/Takoma, not Ward 1 or 5. Reasonable to limit the discussion when someone is looking for neighborhood specific school options.