Lottery Results - High School

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, basically, McKinley Tech has just under the percentage of students admitted that Banneker does. Both are right around 20% admitted. Both are hard to get into.

And that's if you're not rated "ineligible"-- and that can happen to kids with great stats.

No, you’re double counting. At both Banneker and McKinley essentially all kids determined to be eligible are admitted, unless they match with a higher ranked school.

[Anonymous]

Why is Duke Ellington taking fewer than the number of seats they had planned for in various subjects? For instance, it says they could admit 22 in theater in 9th grade, but out of the 118 who auditioned, they only took seven?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is Duke Ellington taking fewer than the number of seats they had planned for in various subjects? For instance, it says they could admit 22 in theater in 9th grade, but out of the 118 who auditioned, they only took seven?

It might be because a lot of the kids matched somewhere they ranked higher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is Duke Ellington taking fewer than the number of seats they had planned for in various subjects? For instance, it says they could admit 22 in theater in 9th grade, but out of the 118 who auditioned, they only took seven?

I've heard they have very high standards and aren't willing to compromise on them. You know they take Marylanders too, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I tried it and it says pending for McKinley. I have no idea what to expect but I figured it was worth a try.

Pending means that your child got in and you are pending enrollment paperwork. If you want to enroll I would contact the school.

This is not what pending means.

"Pending
Student has applied to a DCPS selective high school or program but the school has not determined whether the student is eligible to be added to its waitlist. The student will be notified by email when this status changes."

https://www.myschooldc.org/faq/key-terms/#results

[Anonymous]

We were in the top 3 at Jackson Reed last year and did not get accepted.

Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted #7 for Jackson Reed for 9th grade. What are the chances?

[Anonymous]

I know they take Marylanders, sure, but I wouldn't have thought a particular division would be *majority* kids from out of state.
I understand high standards, I'm just surprised that they couldn't even find 15 kids in the District that they thought had the potential in theater.
I thought that page just reflected who was accepted, not who was accepted minus those who went elsewhere. But if they accepted 17 and 10 went to Walls or Banneker, okay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know they take Marylanders, sure, but I wouldn't have thought a particular division would be *majority* kids from out of state.
I understand high standards, I'm just surprised that they couldn't even find 15 kids in the District that they thought had the potential in theater.
I thought that page just reflected who was accepted, not who was accepted minus those who went elsewhere. But if they accepted 17 and 10 went to Walls or Banneker, okay.

I'm not sure which it is. Does anyone else see it noted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know they take Marylanders, sure, but I wouldn't have thought a particular division would be *majority* kids from out of state.
I understand high standards, I'm just surprised that they couldn't even find 15 kids in the District that they thought had the potential in theater.
I thought that page just reflected who was accepted, not who was accepted minus those who went elsewhere. But if they accepted 17 and 10 went to Walls or Banneker, okay.

I'm not sure which it is. Does anyone else see it noted?

“Matches on results day” is students identified as eligible minus students who matched with schools they ranked higher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In case anyone missed it, data is now posted on the total number of applicants for each school. Some highlights:

SWW: 1,527 applicants (181 matched; 132 waitlisted)

Banneker: 1,291 applicants (245 matched; 1 waitlisted)

McKinley: 1,271 applicants (247 matched; 1 waitlisted)

SWW 181 lottery seats with 181 matches

Banneker 260 lottery seats with 245 matches, 1 waitlisted

McKinley 250 lottery seats with 247 matches, 1 waitlisted


So with so many kids marked as ineligible. How will the remaining 18 seats be filled? If given a waitlist number they'd simply have to wait and see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So with so many kids marked as ineligible. How will the remaining 18 seats be filled? If given a waitlist number they'd simply have to wait and see.

They aren't "real" seats. The "seats" at these selective high schools represents the ceiling of the number of kids they can match on count day. It does not correlate to the actual number of seats the school plans to enroll/matriculate for the grade level. So the extra seats just disappear - because the school didn't identify a kid they wanted to match for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So with so many kids marked as ineligible. How will the remaining 18 seats be filled? If given a waitlist number they'd simply have to wait and see.

They aren't "real" seats. The "seats" at these selective high schools represents the ceiling of the number of kids they can match on count day. It does not correlate to the actual number of seats the school plans to enroll/matriculate for the grade level. So the extra seats just disappear - because the school didn't identify a kid they wanted to match for them.

I just find it hard to believe there are only that many deserving kids in the city. And I find it hard to believe that so much class size variation is a good thing. And I find it hard to believe that there isn't a secret second round for insiders to get their kids a spot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So with so many kids marked as ineligible. How will the remaining 18 seats be filled? If given a waitlist number they'd simply have to wait and see.

They aren't "real" seats. The "seats" at these selective high schools represents the ceiling of the number of kids they can match on count day. It does not correlate to the actual number of seats the school plans to enroll/matriculate for the grade level. So the extra seats just disappear - because the school didn't identify a kid they wanted to match for them.

I just find it hard to believe there are only that many deserving kids in the city. And I find it hard to believe that so much class size variation is a good thing. And I find it hard to believe that there isn't a secret second round for insiders to get their kids a spot.

This sounds like a you problem, not a city problem.

[Anonymous]

I can definitely believe that there aren’t enough students in DC that meet the standards of these schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So with so many kids marked as ineligible. How will the remaining 18 seats be filled? If given a waitlist number they'd simply have to wait and see.

They aren't "real" seats. The "seats" at these selective high schools represents the ceiling of the number of kids they can match on count day. It does not correlate to the actual number of seats the school plans to enroll/matriculate for the grade level. So the extra seats just disappear - because the school didn't identify a kid they wanted to match for them.

I just find it hard to believe there are only that many deserving kids in the city. And I find it hard to believe that so much class size variation is a good thing. And I find it hard to believe that there isn't a secret second round for insiders to get their kids a spot.

This sounds like a you problem, not a city problem.

Really? I think the culture of corruption and dishonesty and favoritism is part of what puts people off DCPS. Not to mention the financial losses such as in the food services scandal a few years back. My kids staying or going isn't going to make a difference, but the impact of corruption and the perception of corruption is much broader.