LAMB Public Lottery

[Anonymous]

If you are 34 on the list then you are #9 on the waitlist. Because LAMB doesn't participate in common lottery there is generally a fair amount of movement. I would guess you'll get in, but not until late May/early June.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got 34 on preK 3 list. If the siblings already got in and are not included on list (as previous poster stated), what’s the likelihood of getting in

You'll get in. Congrats!!!! In the past few years it has gotten to 50-80.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are 34 on the list then you are #9 on the waitlist. Because LAMB doesn't participate in common lottery there is generally a fair amount of movement. I would guess you'll get in, but not until late May/early June.

this is a correct read. But if they don't open a brand new classroom as they have the last few years, they will likely not go as high into the list. But this person should be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are 34 on the list then you are #9 on the waitlist. Because LAMB doesn't participate in common lottery there is generally a fair amount of movement. I would guess you'll get in, but not until late May/early June.

this is a correct read. But if they don't open a brand new classroom as they have the last few years, they will likely not go as high into the list. But this person should be fine.

I don't think they opened a new classroom last year, but they went into the 80's. Or did they?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good year for twins born in August with the last name starting with M (#s 12/13 and #s40/41)

- parent who does not have twins born in August with the last name starting with M

The computer program automatically pulls in the other twin to the next spot.

Actually this is a very weird little quirk of the lottery. The most desirable charters are packed with twins. Sometimes I think half my daughter's class has a twin in the other room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are 34 on the list then you are #9 on the waitlist. Because LAMB doesn't participate in common lottery there is generally a fair amount of movement. I would guess you'll get in, but not until late May/early June.

this is a correct read. But if they don't open a brand new classroom as they have the last few years, they will likely not go as high into the list. But this person should be fine.

I don't think they opened a new classroom last year, but they went into the 80's. Or did they?

I thought they did add a new one. but I am not keeping track that closely, so you could be just as right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got 34 on preK 3 list. If the siblings already got in and are not included on list (as previous poster stated), what’s the likelihood of getting in

VERY good.

[Anonymous]

Some twins are together in the lottery results and others aren't. Anyone know if LAMB has a twin preference?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some twins are together in the lottery results and others aren't. Anyone know if LAMB has a twin preference?

That could be just unrelated kids with the same birthday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are 34 on the list then you are #9 on the waitlist. Because LAMB doesn't participate in common lottery there is generally a fair amount of movement. I would guess you'll get in, but not until late May/early June.

this is a correct read. But if they don't open a brand new classroom as they have the last few years, they will likely not go as high into the list. But this person should be fine.

I don't think they opened a new classroom last year, but they went into the 80's. Or did they?

They did open a new classroom last year at the Missouri Ave campus

[Anonymous]

We are 52 on the pk3 waitlist, which I gather gives us some chance of getting in. But I also applied for our K kid, who’s 176. What are the chances the K kid would be pulled in if the younger one makes it? Given that there are zero expected spots for K, I’m guessing none, but I’m not sure I understand this part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are 52 on the pk3 waitlist, which I gather gives us some chance of getting in. But I also applied for our K kid, who’s 176. What are the chances the K kid would be pulled in if the younger one makes it? Given that there are zero expected spots for K, I’m guessing none, but I’m not sure I understand this part.

If your PK3 child is admitted, your K child will move up the wait list, but remain behind anyone on the K wait list who has a sibling already attending, or is a newly admitted student who got in before you did.

Whether they admit anyone for K depends on how many people leave the school overall, and how they backfill. They are under pressure to take some at K now -- so they may take 2 or take more.

Keep in mind that there's a new interim ED and principal on staff now -- so how they've handled wait lists in the past may or may not be relevant.

[Anonymous]

It's also possible that (given the Montessori-style classrooms) they may be able to work with you to "make" an K space. But as the PP said, with a new principal and ED, it's hard to know.

[Anonymous]

what are the chances to get in for PK?

How many children were admitted last year? Any insights?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:what are the chances to get in for PK?

How many children were admitted last year? Any insights?

The chances for 2018: 4% chance for PK3, virtually 0% for PK4 or K. Martin Austermuhle reported yesterday that there are 644 applicants vying for 25 PK3 slots.

https://wamu.org/story/18/03/15/school-lottery-d-c-parents-leave-childrens-futures-hand-fate/