Boundary Question

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a kid going into 5th next year elsewhere in DC. If we bought a house in this area could she go to Deal (so that would be starting in 26-27)? Or is it only for kids who went to Lewis?

I'm this PP - like the OP (whose post I completely hijacked - I'm sorry!), I'm still wondering about this. Literally if we buy a house in this area during the next 2025-2026 school year (while our kid is doing 5th grade but not at Lewis) can I then register her for Deal during Spring 2026 assuming this grandfathering agreement is still in place (which I realize is not guaranteed) using the new address? Or does the elementary record have to say Lewis? I realize it's not a giant area where this applies but would be great to have another small area to add to the house hunt.

I believe the house is zoned for Deal itself not zoned for Lewis to feed to Deal but someone correct me if I'm wrong. What will go away when the grandfathering in ends is the choice between Deal and MacArthur and the zoning will drop Deal.

[Anonymous]

Yes, they will phase-out the rights to Deal over a couple of years and your child will be able to enroll and attend. Current students get automatic enrollment rights. But I am not sure that you would have rights to JR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a kid going into 5th next year elsewhere in DC. If we bought a house in this area could she go to Deal (so that would be starting in 26-27)? Or is it only for kids who went to Lewis?

I'm this PP - like the OP (whose post I completely hijacked - I'm sorry!), I'm still wondering about this. Literally if we buy a house in this area during the next 2025-2026 school year (while our kid is doing 5th grade but not at Lewis) can I then register her for Deal during Spring 2026 assuming this grandfathering agreement is still in place (which I realize is not guaranteed) using the new address? Or does the elementary record have to say Lewis? I realize it's not a giant area where this applies but would be great to have another small area to add to the house hunt.

I believe the house is zoned for Deal itself not zoned for Lewis to feed to Deal but someone correct me if I'm wrong. What will go away when the grandfathering in ends is the choice between Deal and MacArthur and the zoning will drop Deal.

PP meant MacFarland, not MacArthur. In the current setup, it's location-based, not feeder-based, so you wouldn't have to be enrolled at Lewis (or Brightwood--there's another small area with dual rights to Deal and Wells). Simply living in one of those areas would give you geographic rights to Deal, which would then confer feeder rights to J-R.

[Anonymous]

I'm the OP. Do people just not know about this or realize this? This seems like it would be big news to know you can buy in one of these areas and feed to Deal.

[Anonymous]

Going to Lewis has nothing to do with it. It is completely about the address of the house. Lewis has never been zoned for Deal - only certain areas of the surrounding neighborhood. So if you buy a house in the part of the neighborhood that is currently is dually zoned for Deal and MacFarland and the grandfathering has not been signed off on or lifted or whatever by the time your child is entering 6th grade, then yes, your child can go to Deal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm the OP. Do people just not know about this or realize this? This seems like it would be big news to know you can buy in one of these areas and feed to Deal.

People know about it but it's a small area that's having its grandfathering removed and it's not exactly a walkable area for a lot of people.

[Anonymous]

Remember that it's geographical and only applies to those who are west of 16th St NW in the 3900-5000 blocks between Shepherd St NW & Colorado Ave NW; most of 16th Street Heights: everyone north of Arkansas Ave NW from 16th St NW to Georgia Ave NW up to Longfellow St NW.

And remember that it's not in your deed, people keep explaining that it's a "for now" extension of an old policy that was changed, just "stayed" by the Mayor for an indefinite time. So don't buy in lower 16th Street Heights expecting your Kindergartener to go anywhere by right but MacFarland.