In which NW DC neighborhoods do most (75%+) of ES-aged kids attend their in-bound public ES?

[Anonymous]

Feels like this is true of Lafayette area, but where else?

[Anonymous]

The statistics kept show what percentage of kids attending DCPS schools attend their inboudary school. As far as I know, they do not publish stats about the percentage of kids attending private schools.

[Anonymous]

You can use this data to see it

https://dme.dc.gov/page/download-data

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The statistics kept show what percentage of kids attending DCPS schools attend their inboudary school. As far as I know, they do not publish stats about the percentage of kids attending private schools.

OP here. That’s right. Hence why I’m asking this question here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The statistics kept show what percentage of kids attending DCPS schools attend their inboudary school. As far as I know, they do not publish stats about the percentage of kids attending private schools.

OP here. That’s right. Hence why I’m asking this question here!

Why do you think anyone here has this data?

[Anonymous]

It's probably all the rich neighborhoods and all the poor neighborhoods, so Wards 3 and 7 and 8. In more heterogenous neighborhoods, like Ward 4, charters are more popular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's probably all the rich neighborhoods and all the poor neighborhoods, so Wards 3 and 7 and 8. In more heterogenous neighborhoods, like Ward 4, charters are more popular.

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Not quite true.

In the rich neighborhoods, you'll find a lot of kids going to private school. Thats why schools like Hyde-Addison have so much room for OOB students.

Charters are also very popular in wards 7 and 8 -- not the bougie charters, but those that focus on helping lower-income families, like KIPP, DC Prep and DC Scholars. These are better options than DCPS in those neighborhoods (and have better outcomes).

[Anonymous]

I wonder if Ross isn't the winner in this contest. It's a pretty well to do area, but not super wealthy like WOTP, so there may not be as many kids in private school. And their in boundary participation is really high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's probably all the rich neighborhoods and all the poor neighborhoods, so Wards 3 and 7 and 8. In more heterogenous neighborhoods, like Ward 4, charters are more popular.

Yeah, this isn't true at all. Poor neighborhoods send WAY more kids to charters.

[Anonymous]

For some of the upper NW schools like Lafayette, Murch, Janney, the lower grades are high and students start pealing off.

I think across the board, it is still close to 75% - but there will be families that decide they need something else for their kid so that by the time they get to 5th grade, classmates are now at .... NCS, Holton, Blessed Sacrament, Lab, Siena, Latin and BASIS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Ross isn't the winner in this contest. It's a pretty well to do area, but not super wealthy like WOTP, so there may not be as many kids in private school. And their in boundary participation is really high.

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Ross isn't the winner in this contest. It's a pretty well to do area, but not super wealthy like WOTP, so there may not be as many kids in private school. And their in boundary participation is really high.

Good shout. I also wonder if it’s the schools on Capitol Hill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For some of the upper NW schools like Lafayette, Murch, Janney, the lower grades are high and students start pealing off.

I think across the board, it is still close to 75% - but there will be families that decide they need something else for their kid so that by the time they get to 5th grade, classmates are now at .... NCS, Holton, Blessed Sacrament, Lab, Siena, Latin and BASIS

Thanks for this. I figured many people off for middle school, so just looking for anecdotal “data” on which neighborhoods are swing heavily public in the ES years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For some of the upper NW schools like Lafayette, Murch, Janney, the lower grades are high and students start pealing off.

I think across the board, it is still close to 75% - but there will be families that decide they need something else for their kid so that by the time they get to 5th grade, classmates are now at .... NCS, Holton, Blessed Sacrament, Lab, Siena, Latin and BASIS

Thanks for this. I figured many people off for middle school, so just looking for anecdotal “data” on which neighborhoods are swing heavily public in the ES years.

Sorry for typos! Hope my prior post was clear enough. Must finish coffee before DCUM-ing…

[Anonymous]

Gotta love Upper Caucasia. You folks are really something else.