5th grade -Capitol Hill

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Brent OOB population includes a lot of Hill families.

The Watkins OOB population has relatively fewer Hill families.

If you see little value in looking at IB vs. OOB at Brent, look at the FARMs rate. This year, about 8% (translation, school is almost entirely Hill families). A decade ago, around 60%.

We sold our IB Cluster house and bought an IB Brent house in 2010, right before we had our first. Amen for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this thread has strayed a lot from the subject of 5th grade Capitol Hill.

Back to that subject, a decent number of the departing SWS rising 5th graders are actually inbound for the Cluster—they’re choosing Latin and Basis over SH (not everyone, but quite a lot). So even the most desirable Hill middle school is having trouble attracting families.

While I love SWS, I’m not sure I want my child there for 5th, only because the cohort will be too small (or packed with new kids, many of whom may struggle academically, etc.)

5th grade on the Hill just does not seem viable.

Then do what so many of my neighbors did and cash out and move to Bethesda

Or sacrifice chickens in the hope that your kid is the BASIS type. (She might be. She might not be. She’s 3. But Badis seems like the only fairly reliable MS option that doesn’t require me to move to the burbs (I hate the burbs) or she’ll out cash I don’t have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this thread has strayed a lot from the subject of 5th grade Capitol Hill.

Back to that subject, a decent number of the departing SWS rising 5th graders are actually inbound for the Cluster—they’re choosing Latin and Basis over SH (not everyone, but quite a lot). So even the most desirable Hill middle school is having trouble attracting families.

While I love SWS, I’m not sure I want my child there for 5th, only because the cohort will be too small (or packed with new kids, many of whom may struggle academically, etc.)

5th grade on the Hill just does not seem viable.

Then do what so many of my neighbors did and cash out and move to Bethesda

Or sacrifice chickens in the hope that your kid is the BASIS type. (She might be. She might not be. She’s 3. But Badis seems like the only fairly reliable MS option that doesn’t require me to move to the burbs (I hate the burbs) or she’ll out cash I don’t have.

+1 to this! At 3-7 years old I wasn't sure at all - but now (upper elementary) I'm feeling pretty confident that she is! Woo hoo - the future is looking bright (and infinitely cheaper than private)!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this thread has strayed a lot from the subject of 5th grade Capitol Hill.

Back to that subject, a decent number of the departing SWS rising 5th graders are actually inbound for the Cluster—they’re choosing Latin and Basis over SH (not everyone, but quite a lot). So even the most desirable Hill middle school is having trouble attracting families.

While I love SWS, I’m not sure I want my child there for 5th, only because the cohort will be too small (or packed with new kids, many of whom may struggle academically, etc.)

5th grade on the Hill just does not seem viable.

Then do what so many of my neighbors did and cash out and move to Bethesda

Or sacrifice chickens in the hope that your kid is the BASIS type. (She might be. She might not be. She’s 3. But Badis seems like the only fairly reliable MS option that doesn’t require me to move to the burbs (I hate the burbs) or she’ll out cash I don’t have.

+1 to this! At 3-7 years old I wasn't sure at all - but now (upper elementary) I'm feeling pretty confident that she is! Woo hoo - the future is looking bright (and infinitely cheaper than private)!

some go charter, but about a dozen are going to SH this year. Most of the top academic performers too.

SWS doesn't add any new students for 5th grade. They've gone from two to one classrooms for rising 5th.

[Anonymous]

I heard about 10 SWS kids are going to Latin for 5th grade, and about the same from each Watkins and Brent, and Maury has 3 or 4.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard about 10 SWS kids are going to Latin for 5th grade, and about the same from each Watkins and Brent, and Maury has 3 or 4.

No way, those numbers are really inflated, other than for Maury. Latin is only admitted in the teens - no room for 1/4 of the SWS and Brent 4th graders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard about 10 SWS kids are going to Latin for 5th grade, and about the same from each Watkins and Brent, and Maury has 3 or 4.

No way, those numbers are really inflated, other than for Maury. Latin is only admitted in the teens - no room for 1/4 of the SWS and Brent 4th graders.

Latin only admitted in the teens bc siblings take so many seats. I totally believe 10 SWS children have older sibs already at Latin and the same at the other schools.

[Anonymous]

The sibling wave has started to really hit the charters.

[Anonymous]

I know in the past SWS has not admitted kids for 5th and I hope that remains the case. But can SWS operate a 5th grade class with less than 15 kids staying, maybe less? If so, that would be one exceedingly small grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know in the past SWS has not admitted kids for 5th and I hope that remains the case. But can SWS operate a 5th grade class with less than 15 kids staying, maybe less? If so, that would be one exceedingly small grade.

that was the case in 2016-7

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know in the past SWS has not admitted kids for 5th and I hope that remains the case. But can SWS operate a 5th grade class with less than 15 kids staying, maybe less? If so, that would be one exceedingly small grade.

that was the case in 2016-7

There has yet to be an SWS 5th grade with < 15 kids. For the past two years - it has been 20 - 25. Maybe around 15 will happen in 18-19 but too soon to tell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard about 10 SWS kids are going to Latin for 5th grade, and about the same from each Watkins and Brent, and Maury has 3 or 4.

No way, those numbers are really inflated, other than for Maury. Latin is only admitted in the teens - no room for 1/4 of the SWS and Brent 4th graders.

Latin only admitted in the teens bc siblings take so many seats. I totally believe 10 SWS children have older sibs already at Latin and the same at the other schools.

What does 'only admitted in the teens' mean? From the waitlist or only 15 - 19 non-siblings got in for 5th grade directly from the lottery?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard about 10 SWS kids are going to Latin for 5th grade, and about the same from each Watkins and Brent, and Maury has 3 or 4.

I would so love it if we could have actual facts about how many kids from CH schools go to Latin, Basis, etc instead of having to rely on word of mouth. Couldn't the CH elementary schools get together and share this info and then send out via their school list-serves?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this thread has strayed a lot from the subject of 5th grade Capitol Hill.

Back to that subject, a decent number of the departing SWS rising 5th graders are actually inbound for the Cluster—they’re choosing Latin and Basis over SH (not everyone, but quite a lot). So even the most desirable Hill middle school is having trouble attracting families.

While I love SWS, I’m not sure I want my child there for 5th, only because the cohort will be too small (or packed with new kids, many of whom may struggle academically, etc.)

5th grade on the Hill just does not seem viable.

Then do what so many of my neighbors did and cash out and move to Bethesda

Or sacrifice chickens in the hope that your kid is the BASIS type. (She might be. She might not be. She’s 3. But Badis seems like the only fairly reliable MS option that doesn’t require me to move to the burbs (I hate the burbs) or she’ll out cash I don’t have.

+1 to this! At 3-7 years old I wasn't sure at all - but now (upper elementary) I'm feeling pretty confident that she is! Woo hoo - the future is looking bright (and infinitely cheaper than private)!

some go charter, but about a dozen are going to SH this year. Most of the top academic performers too.

SWS doesn't add any new students for 5th grade. They've gone from two to one classrooms for rising 5th.

Really - you have to add their top academic performers? How would you even know this? Do you have access to their grades/PARCC scores?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:...the hope that your kid is the BASIS type.

Serious question from a Hill mom with a 2.5 year old trying to understand the possible roads ahead -- what does it mean to be a BASIS type of kid?