Ward 4&5 Current DPCS parents shut out of Latin/BASIS/ITS

[Anonymous]

We got high wait list number every where going to our neighborhood catholic school.

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Anonymous wrote:Also if you're near Cap City, that's going to be a much better commute for you than ITS.

Commute to cap city is a nightmare. We are now at a school WOTP and our commute is much more enjoyable. It’s much longer mileage-wise but only a little longer time-wise and actually moves! The traffic along north capitol, missouri or Blair is just terrible. There is no good way to get there unless you can walk.

Never done the commute to ITS so can’t compare, but would not recommend capital city in terms of ease of access.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish I had added Stuart-Hobson feeders to my 5th grade list just to have the option.

You could add JOW and Watkins post-lottery now and have an okay shot of getting into one of them. Especially JOW since they will spend half of next year (and all of the next year) in a swing space. Would be annoying for the one year but if you like SH as an option, probably very worth it.

[Anonymous]

Moving to Europe for year; renting out house.

[Anonymous]

Language immersion. Good luck with the meine Schule Deutschland lottery.

Anonymous wrote:Moving to Europe for year; renting out house.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish I had added Stuart-Hobson feeders to my 5th grade list just to have the option.

SH isn’t a good school either, for what it’s worth.

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Stuart-Hobson is a good school for many. Cohort of high achievers. Great drama program and very good music program. More than 10 kids going to application HSes or good privates. I think it’s actually a good option for a girl, because you don’t need to worry about getting mixed up in the majority of the (other kind of) drama.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also if you're near Cap City, that's going to be a much better commute for you than ITS.

Commute to cap city is a nightmare. We are now at a school WOTP and our commute is much more enjoyable. It’s much longer mileage-wise but only a little longer time-wise and actually moves! The traffic along north capitol, missouri or Blair is just terrible. There is no good way to get there unless you can walk.

Never done the commute to ITS so can’t compare, but would not recommend capital city in terms of ease of access.

How did you get into a school WOTP? Or is it private?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wish I had added Stuart-Hobson feeders to my 5th grade list just to have the option.

SH isn’t a good school either, for what it’s worth.

+1

Stuart-Hobson is a good school for many. Cohort of high achievers. Great drama program and very good music program. More than 10 kids going to application HSes or good privates. I think it’s actually a good option for a girl, because you don’t need to worry about getting mixed up in the majority of the (other kind of) drama.

Where are the "cohort of high achievers" who did not get into application HSs or good privates going?

(Real question, not snark -- we are considering SH but stress about HS path and want to know how this actually work for families -- we cannot afford private and I know that HS applications are a bit of a crapshoot and there are talented kids with great grades and high PARCC scores who get shut out. I am curious what they wind up doing because if we go, that could be us.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish I had added Stuart-Hobson feeders to my 5th grade list just to have the option.

SH isn’t a good school either, for what it’s worth.

+1

Stuart-Hobson is a good school for many. Cohort of high achievers. Great drama program and very good music program. More than 10 kids going to application HSes or good privates. I think it’s actually a good option for a girl, because you don’t need to worry about getting mixed up in the majority of the (other kind of) drama.

Where are the "cohort of high achievers" who did not get into application HSs or good privates going?

(Real question, not snark -- we are considering SH but stress about HS path and want to know how this actually work for families -- we cannot afford private and I know that HS applications are a bit of a crapshoot and there are talented kids with great grades and high PARCC scores who get shut out. I am curious what they wind up doing because if we go, that could be us.)

They are moving to J-R or MoCo. Or going to a second-tier private.

[Anonymous]

Just wanted to put it out there that ITDS often makes offers in September. That’s when our family received an offer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish I had added Stuart-Hobson feeders to my 5th grade list just to have the option.

SH isn’t a good school either, for what it’s worth.

+1

Stuart-Hobson is a good school for many. Cohort of high achievers. Great drama program and very good music program. More than 10 kids going to application HSes or good privates. I think it’s actually a good option for a girl, because you don’t need to worry about getting mixed up in the majority of the (other kind of) drama.

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Zero to Walls last year.

Any this year?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish I had added Stuart-Hobson feeders to my 5th grade list just to have the option.

SH isn’t a good school either, for what it’s worth.

+1

Stuart-Hobson is a good school for many. Cohort of high achievers. Great drama program and very good music program. More than 10 kids going to application HSes or good privates. I think it’s actually a good option for a girl, because you don’t need to worry about getting mixed up in the majority of the (other kind of) drama.

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Zero to Walls last year.

Any this year?

In SY22-23 Stuart-Hobson had 12 to McKinley, 10 to Banneker, 10 to Ellington, <10 to Walls. https://edscape.dc.gov/page/student-enrollment-pathways

You're confusing Stuart-Hobson with Eliot-Hine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also if you're near Cap City, that's going to be a much better commute for you than ITS.

Commute to cap city is a nightmare. We are now at a school WOTP and our commute is much more enjoyable. It’s much longer mileage-wise but only a little longer time-wise and actually moves! The traffic along north capitol, missouri or Blair is just terrible. There is no good way to get there unless you can walk.

Never done the commute to ITS so can’t compare, but would not recommend capital city in terms of ease of access.

How did you get into a school WOTP? Or is it private?

Lottery luck in upper elementary. There are generally a handful of seats every year in most WOTP DCPS for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish I had added Stuart-Hobson feeders to my 5th grade list just to have the option.

SH isn’t a good school either, for what it’s worth.

+1

Stuart-Hobson is a good school for many. Cohort of high achievers. Great drama program and very good music program. More than 10 kids going to application HSes or good privates. I think it’s actually a good option for a girl, because you don’t need to worry about getting mixed up in the majority of the (other kind of) drama.

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Zero to Walls last year.

Any this year?

Principal’s presentation said 6 went to Walls last year.

[Anonymous]

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Where are the "cohort of high achievers" who did not get into application HSs or good privates going?

(Real question, not snark -- we are considering SH but stress about HS path and want to know how this actually work for families -- we cannot afford private and I know that HS applications are a bit of a crapshoot and there are talented kids with great grades and high PARCC scores who get shut out. I am curious what they wind up doing because if we go, that could be us.)

I don't think there are talented kids with great grades getting routinely shut out of Banneker. Definitely not from McKinley. If your standard is Walls and nothing else, then yes, it is a crapshoot and you need a plan B.