Families @ Hyde-Addison, Stoddert, Eaton, Oyster-Adams, Key, Mann

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are considering some of these schools as an OOB family (in at one, good waitlist numbers at a few others). Hyde Addison has a lot of OOB famines, but how does it feel to be OOB at the others (we live EOTP).

I think it depends how far you live and how willing you are to drive your kid places. We attend a JKLM. My DD has a great friend who is EOTP and her parents are super involved at the school, the daughter is at all the play dates and events, etc. If you’re willing to drive and show up for the school community, the fact that you’re OOB won’t matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are considering some of these schools as an OOB family (in at one, good waitlist numbers at a few others). Hyde Addison has a lot of OOB famines, but how does it feel to be OOB at the others (we live EOTP).

I think it depends how far you live and how willing you are to drive your kid places. We attend a JKLM. My DD has a great friend who is EOTP and her parents are super involved at the school, the daughter is at all the play dates and events, etc. If you’re willing to drive and show up for the school community, the fact that you’re OOB won’t matter.

I agree with this! We have been OOB at Mann for several years (we also live EOTP) and we do not feel much difference - families are very welcoming, great community feel, and many parents are willing to drive to us for playdates (as we do to them).

[Anonymous]

Stoddert family in Glover Park. Not gonna lie; it is pretty insular (esp compared to our friends who have kids at H-A and live in otherwise similar Burlieth).

Kids walk or bike or scooter to school. We don't make play dates since they just knock on the door to see if friends are home (this literally starts at age 4/5). Place is super welcoming, but lots of social things are very local. Nobody will leave your kid out intentionally.

[Anonymous]

As a school, how is Stoddert vs Mann. We have a rising 2nd grader at one and just moved in boundary for the other. Commute isn't an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a school, how is Stoddert vs Mann. We have a rising 2nd grader at one and just moved in boundary for the other. Commute isn't an issue.

Same question here, except it’s between Murch vs Mann for us. Help us decide please.

[Anonymous]

For the PPs asking one vs another — none of the schools in this group are uniformly better than another. Each may have some resources the others don’t (or different levels) but ultimately you need decide if something specific about your kids makes those unique factors most important.

For most kids, even those with special needs, being close to school and having classmates live on your street will be best. If you’re inbound for any of these schools you’re very lucky and should probably just go there even if you started somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a school, how is Stoddert vs Mann. We have a rising 2nd grader at one and just moved in boundary for the other. Commute isn't an issue.

Mann families tend not to send their kids to hardy. Stoddert families tend to send their kids to hardy for middle school. Everything else is downstream of this pattern. Stoddert is a bit more insular in that sense. Like when they get older, many walk together to Hardy.

[Anonymous]

Mann seems to have smaller class sizes and an assistant teacher. Does that make a difference?

[Anonymous]

Cape scores are higher at Stoddert. Does that signal anything?

[Anonymous]

In general, Ward 3 is wealthier, whiter, and older than the rest of DC. There aren't as many kids as most of the rest of the city. Ward 4 has become the land of children. The number of young families has exploded in recent years. It's also way more diverse, in every way.

[Anonymous]

My kid participated in All City Choir (from an EOTP school you’re not considering) and said the nicest kids she met were from Stoddert. As good a reason as any

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In general, Ward 3 is wealthier, whiter, and older than the rest of DC. There aren't as many kids as most of the rest of the city. Ward 4 has become the land of children. The number of young families has exploded in recent years. It's also way more diverse, in every way.

With the exception of Shepherd , Ward 4 is land of the lottery. The more you win the longer you stay. The schools on this thread provide a guarantee through high school. It is more expensive, but that certainty is important to some people and some trade off smaller/older or live in condos to get it.