DC Lottery Results
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Anonymous
| I feel the same way. But her current school isn’t very academically rigorous and I feel she does need more structure. Unsure if Truth is the answer either. That’s IF we get in. And if don’t then moving might be only option left. |
Anonymous
| I am curious how do you all rank your first, second, third choice when you applied for DC school lottery application? My brother's family live in DC, and they pick the school closest to their home because of convenience. Is he doing not a favor to think deep into his kid's education? It is for elementary school now, does it matter? |
Anonymous
Congrats! On Bethune, did they get final approval to move to Takoma? The local ANCs we're against it and I never saw an update after. |
Anonymous
It doesn’t necessarily matter. People who post a lot on DCUM are often trying to plan ahead, but there’s a lot you can’t plan for—some schools get better, some get worse, some relocate, new schools open. A lot of people value being close to home, especially for elementary, and there will be many more opportunities to lottery. |
Anonymous
This is the answer. |
Anonymous
Logistics matter a lot, especially with young kids. Preschool and lower elementary is pretty much the same all over the city. And there's no "think deep" required here. Either you lottery into something you like, or you move. But I would think maybe he gives this rationale to avoid having to discuss it and hear relatives' opinions. |
Anonymous
It's not the only option left. Maybe consider Wells and Eliot-Hine. And you can try again for ITDS. |
Anonymous
Bruce Monroe |
Anonymous
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What’s the latest on Two Rivers? I know they don’t have the panache or reputation they did pre-pandemic. We got <15 waitlisted at both TR Young and 4th Street for PK4, so almost guaranteed to get an offer at one or both. Probably prefer Young because it’s more convenient for us and a nicer campus (4th St has that sad little playground where the kids can suck Florida Ave diesel fumes all day). Very happy at our IB Title I for ECE but for sure want out by K. Demand for both TRs has fallen precipitously though. In 2019 TR 4th PK4 had 239 on their results day waitlist. Last year it was 46 with 36 offers made by October.
Is it really still that undesirable, or is this a hangover from all the bad press here and elsewhere during the pandemic? I don’t really hear great stuff about Capitol Hill Montessori either (also very good chance of getting off the waitlist with a <25 number) but they haven’t seen the same huge drop in demand either. Granted, their campus is gorgeous and in a nicer area… |
Anonymous
No chance. If you want to get into Oyster as an out of boundary kid, mid to late elementary is the sweet spot unless you are super lucky at PK4. |
Anonymous
Former TR4 family here. I think ECE is what TR dies best and after that it's a mixed bag. But sounds like you are happy where you are at for ECE, so not sure it's worth it to change for that. I think you will be surprised how your priorities change by 1st grade. If I were you, I'd stay where I was (especially if it's an easy walking commute) but keep lotterying. You will get into other schools. |
Anonymous
I think you'd be fine there through 3rd. The upper elementary academic performance isn't good (especially in light of the demographics) and the middle school is really struggling academically and behaviorally, it's in a downward spiral. I think it's a case of expanding faster than the administration could handle, and expanding before they had a good grasp on operating TR4th through its full grade span (which was 8th at the time). I don't think they ever had strong enough academics, what they had was hopeful preschool parents who didn't have a better option and gave TR the benefit of the doubt because it was new. Well, it's not new anymore, and the Hill elementaries and Stuart-Hobson and Eliot-Hine are strengthening. So there just isn't the same rejection of DCPS as there was before. Also it's just really hard to start a middle school, period, and middle schools tend to struggle if they don't have a strong high school. So some of this is baked in. There's also just too much woo. A lot of families left because the school was super slow to reopen during COVID. There's a lot of philosophical and political talk and that's a priority, they just shrug at the academics deficiencies. Behavior isn't effectively managed, especially in the middle school where the kids are physically strong enough to do some real damage. The administration tries but their methods aren't effective. The teachers leave. If you don't have a better number elsewhere I'd take TRY. That will get you a few years to get in somewhere you like better. |
Anonymous
Agree. |
Anonymous
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Pre3K -
Inspired Teaching - 16 Seaton - 17 Cleveland - 5 Langley (IB) - Matched Realistically, doesn't look like we'll get into Inspired based on previous years (and even then, aftercare likely won't be available, so may not work out even if we get a late spot). May just bite the bullet and go with Langley and try the lottery next year. |
Anonymous
The “not waitlisted” means you didn’t get in because you had it lower than CM. Not that you aren’t on a waitlist. You don’t get to pick between these schools. However if you do want Bethune, you can do a post lottery app. |