Best public school in DC itself (not DMV)

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Anonymous wrote:What does open enrollment mean? You have to go through the lottery for all schools that are not your zoned school, just like for charters.

I'm assuming that OP means that any kid zoned for the school can enroll in the school by right

[Anonymous]

LANGLEY!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LANGLEY!

is not in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does open enrollment mean? You have to go through the lottery for all schools that are not your zoned school, just like for charters.

Not sure. Maybe OP thinks if you buy your way into a school it's somehow more meritorious than if you test or lottery your way into it?

I assme OP means that if you show up in DC in July, what is the best school where you can send your kid? Then they will rent/buy a place to live that feeds to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LANGLEY!

is not in DC

I’m sure my favorite DCUM poster will make a post (in poem form) to correct you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LANGLEY!

is not in DC

https://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Langley+Elementary+School

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well … if you ask US News, they say Banneker, Walls, BASIS for high school and BASIS, DC Prep, Oyster-Adams for middle schools.

Of these, only Oyster Adams is a non test-in, non charter.

Except that you need to be able to demonstrate Spanish proficiency starting in second grade. So not accurate to say you could move in-bounds over the summer and start your kids there in the fall. Only for kindergarten and first, then after that only if they pass the Spanish test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elementary schools? Key, Mann, Murch, Janney, Lafayette, Brent, Maury, Hyde-Addison, Hearst, Stoddert, probably in that order.

What a ridiculous post. How could you possibly have enough real information about so many schools to rank them with such precision?

[Anonymous]

Is this just a reading comprehension exercise that many are failing?

[Anonymous]

I’d say that no open enrollment DCPS is “great”, as in no one is moving to Washington, DC for the school system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably Walls. Then Wilson. Then Banneker. And then, none.

Walls is test in.

HS: Wilson, Banneker
MS: Deal, Hardy, Adams

Isn’t Banneker test in too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does open enrollment mean? You have to go through the lottery for all schools that are not your zoned school, just like for charters.

Not sure. Maybe OP thinks if you buy your way into a school it's somehow more meritorious than if you test or lottery your way into it?

Dumb conjecture.

Open enrollment means it is in your own control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LANGLEY!

is not in DC

https://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Langley+Elementary+School

Langley Elementary!
The best school in this town!
Congrats to 5th grade graduates,
You earned that cap and gown!

Field Day is super happy
With our school family
Where Tigers play with tug of war,
Parachute and Foamboree.

Our kids, they are the sweetest
With social skills galore.
They frolic on the playground and
In gyms with hardwood floors!

Our PTO is small but mighty
They plan the funnest Fest
Fundraising tenaciously
For books and all the rest.

A brand new elevator
Takes kids from floor to floor
We're thrilled with this improvement
But wait-- there's even more!

Down by the cafeteria
Our new bathroom shines so bright
It's freshly renovated
To everyone's delight.

The auction was at MetroBar
Karaoke for the win!
Teachers, kids and families
Sang songs from Hamilton.

We wish you a fun summer
We hope you have a ball!
School year prep is starting now,
We'll see you in the fall!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LANGLEY!

is not in DC

https://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Langley+Elementary+School

Langley Elementary!
The best school in this town!
Congrats to 5th grade graduates,
You earned that cap and gown!

Field Day is super happy
With our school family
Where Tigers play with tug of war,
Parachute and Foamboree.

Our kids, they are the sweetest
With social skills galore.
They frolic on the playground and
In gyms with hardwood floors!

Our PTO is small but mighty
They plan the funnest Fest
Fundraising tenaciously
For books and all the rest.

A brand new elevator
Takes kids from floor to floor
We're thrilled with this improvement
But wait-- there's even more!

Down by the cafeteria
Our new bathroom shines so bright
It's freshly renovated
To everyone's delight.

The auction was at MetroBar
Karaoke for the win!
Teachers, kids and families
Sang songs from Hamilton.

We wish you a fun summer
We hope you have a ball!
School year prep is starting now,
We'll see you in the fall!

I love this spirit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Elementary schools? Key, Mann, Murch, Janney, Lafayette, Brent, Maury, Hyde-Addison, Hearst, Stoddert, probably in that order.

What a ridiculous post. How could you possibly have enough real information about so many schools to rank them with such precision?

Hahahhaha, so basically a list of the whitest schools in DC (in that order too?).

Parcc scores for 2019 (english):

Ross Elementary School
Janney Elementary School
Mann Elementary School
Lafayette Elementary School
Stoddert Elementary School


If you look at math scores:
Stoddert Elementary School
Janney Elementary School
Lafayette Elementary School
Key Elementary School
Ross Elementary School

Hot Takes: If you control for wealth, of the NW schools, I think Stoddert/Ross do the best. (though the embassy staff kids at Stoddert throws some noise into that) In raw scores, Janney. Hearst/Murch are the biggest underpreformers considering parental wealth/resources.