Key vs. Hearst?

[Anonymous]

We have a low wait list number for both. Any thoughts? Key would make our commute to work easier, but we drove past Hearst and noticed the nice DPR facilities next door and that piqued our interest. Curious if anyone has any thoughts/insight that might help us make this decision. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Make it based on middle/ high school feed, long term. Hearst is great.

[Anonymous]

Hearst better feeders, but also a principal that has sucked the life out of the school.
Key, drugs and stuff

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Make it based on middle/ high school feed, long term. Hearst is great.

Can you explain Hardy vs. Deal? It seems like elementary inputs are comparable. Struggling to understand why school performance seems somewhat different in middle school.

[Anonymous]

Hearst since the middle schools/high schools are much easier for out of boundary kids to get to themselves.

Deal/JR are on the red line and a zillion bus routes.

Hardy has ok bus routes. MacArthur is pretty much in maryland for those who don't live nearby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hearst better feeders, but also a principal that has sucked the life out of the school.
Key, drugs and stuff

"Drugs and Stuff- Helpful

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst better feeders, but also a principal that has sucked the life out of the school.
Key, drugs and stuff

"Drugs and Stuff- Helpful

Sorry? My kids go to Hearst that's all I know about key *shrug*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst better feeders, but also a principal that has sucked the life out of the school.
Key, drugs and stuff

"Drugs and Stuff- Helpful

Sorry? My kids go to Hearst that's all I know about key *shrug*

That's ok, thought the comment was funny. Can you tell me anything else about your experience at Hearst? Thank you.

[Anonymous]

What grade are you asking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make it based on middle/ high school feed, long term. Hearst is great.

Can you explain Hardy vs. Deal? It seems like elementary inputs are comparable. Struggling to understand why school performance seems somewhat different in middle school.

Conditioning on race, the schools are very similar in performance. They have different racial makeups. Story of DCPS in a nutshell

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What grade are you asking about?

We are PK-4 this year, thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst better feeders, but also a principal that has sucked the life out of the school.
Key, drugs and stuff

"Drugs and Stuff- Helpful

Sorry? My kids go to Hearst that's all I know about key *shrug*

That's ok, thought the comment was funny. Can you tell me anything else about your experience at Hearst? Thank you.

Upper grades were good for my older kid; younger one is happy in 1st but I think there's been a lot of turnover in upper so not sure how it'll play out. Hope that helps

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hearst since the middle schools/high schools are much easier for out of boundary kids to get to themselves.

Deal/JR are on the red line and a zillion bus routes.

Hardy has ok bus routes. MacArthur is pretty much in maryland for those who don't live nearby.

We live in West End and work in NoVa, so Palisades/Foxhall is oddly convenient for us

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst since the middle schools/high schools are much easier for out of boundary kids to get to themselves.

Deal/JR are on the red line and a zillion bus routes.

Hardy has ok bus routes. MacArthur is pretty much in maryland for those who don't live nearby.

We live in West End and work in NoVa, so Palisades/Foxhall is oddly convenient for us

In that case, I'd say they are a wash. Are you thinking about buying a place? Which area would you prefer to live in down the line? Both schools are mostly in boundary and play dates and friends and events all tend to occur in very local areas. Our kid can go a week or so without leaving a 10 block radius (school, friends, pool, soccer, playground, etc). They also walk to school/home with their friends after the 2nd grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst since the middle schools/high schools are much easier for out of boundary kids to get to themselves.

Deal/JR are on the red line and a zillion bus routes.

Hardy has ok bus routes. MacArthur is pretty much in maryland for those who don't live nearby.

We live in West End and work in NoVa, so Palisades/Foxhall is oddly convenient for us

In that case, I'd say they are a wash. Are you thinking about buying a place? Which area would you prefer to live in down the line? Both schools are mostly in boundary and play dates and friends and events all tend to occur in very local areas. Our kid can go a week or so without leaving a 10 block radius (school, friends, pool, soccer, playground, etc). They also walk to school/home with their friends after the 2nd grade.

Wow, after 2nd grade. That is so hard to imagine now with a 3 year old. We own our place now. Might consider moving in the future, but probably not for 4-5 years. We bike to the Palisades on the C&O Canal bike trail all the time to go to the water park, so I guess we feel more connected to that area.