most successful dc public schools?

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Anonymous wrote:Hyde was great. We had a visit. The scores are lower then the others though. Not sure why?

The school shows well, but it has a bullying problem and the kids are frequently unfocused, particularly on field trips.

This is a strange comment. As if the school has and will always have a bullying problem. That does not seem relevant to OP questions at this point. Just add things that are helpful to the OP.

[Anonymous]

Hyde does show well. We visited and the principal was sharper then the rest of them in nw dc..I would compare her to the one at Mann and the one at Janney. I just want to make sure if we have a choice we can go to the top school with the best potential and I feel like testing is the way to judge since I can't meet /assess the teachers beforehand. Testing and class size.

[Anonymous]

Hearst or Mann.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hyde does show well. We visited and the principal was sharper then the rest of them in nw dc..I would compare her to the one at Mann and the one at Janney. I just want to make sure if we have a choice we can go to the top school with the best potential and I feel like testing is the way to judge since I can't meet /assess the teachers beforehand. Testing and class size.

The bottom line is that your child could succeed at any of the schools you've targeted. However, if you are interested in the "top school" using scoring as a metric, then it would be Janney because it has the largest percentage of students scoring advanced on the DC CAS. As to your other requirement, class size in kindergarten is in the 20 student range. However, it increases to between 20 and 25 thereafter.

[Anonymous]

I agree- The class sizes are pretty similar in the JKLM schools. Only oyster from what I know has 2 teachers. The rest are 1 teacher with a sometimes aid. The scores however put Janney at the top I believe. Then Key. Both are as good as the privates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree- The class sizes are pretty similar in the JKLM schools. Only oyster from what I know has 2 teachers. The rest are 1 teacher with a sometimes aid. The scores however put Janney at the top I believe. Then Key. Both are as good as the privates.

what scores are you using to compare them to the privates? am also interested in this type of comparison, thanks!

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There are no ways to compare them to the privates. You can compare coursework though. Our kids go to public but our neighbors go to private. Same grade - and our kids math and reading are easier. Their philosophies are different in many privates and it seems like the private schools get more holistic and in some cases progressive educations. Teaching students how to think what to think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are no ways to compare them to the privates. You can compare coursework though. Our kids go to public but our neighbors go to private. Same grade - and our kids math and reading are easier. Their philosophies are different in many privates and it seems like the private schools get more holistic and in some cases progressive educations. Teaching students how to think what to think.

PP that asked this Q (not OP), thanks for this honest, helpful response! what you describe makes intuitive sense. i do obviously get that the JKLMM's have students that are likely not dissimilar from many high caliber private schools.

i just honestly struggle with the idea of parents claiming their kids are getting an education that is truly equivalent to a private school in any DCPS. i kind of don't buy it. i doubt we will be able to afford private when the time comes, but it is certainly something i consider given DCPS's known weaknesses. so will likely end up at a "successful" DCPS, but at the moment I have a lingering doubt on issues that are not "testable" like this.

[Anonymous]

If you ask parents of certain JKLM & M and O schools...they will swear their kids are getting great education comparable to the Montgomery county schools in k-6. After that - jump ship - Mont. is way better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you ask parents of certain JKLM & M and O schools...they will swear their kids are getting great education comparable to the Montgomery county schools in k-6. After that - jump ship - Mont. is way better.

meaning that people reporting back say their kids are not behind once they "jumped ship"? is that what you mean? thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are no ways to compare them to the privates. You can compare coursework though. Our kids go to public but our neighbors go to private. Same grade - and our kids math and reading are easier. Their philosophies are different in many privates and it seems like the private schools get more holistic and in some cases progressive educations. Teaching students how to think what to think.

PP that asked this Q (not OP), thanks for this honest, helpful response! what you describe makes intuitive sense. i do obviously get that the JKLMM's have students that are likely not dissimilar from many high caliber private schools.

i just honestly struggle with the idea of parents claiming their kids are getting an education that is truly equivalent to a private school in any DCPS. i kind of don't buy it. i doubt we will be able to afford private when the time comes, but it is certainly something i consider given DCPS's known weaknesses. so will likely end up at a "successful" DCPS, but at the moment I have a lingering doubt on issues that are not "testable" like this.

Please send your child to private school. You'll see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are no ways to compare them to the privates. You can compare coursework though. Our kids go to public but our neighbors go to private. Same grade - and our kids math and reading are easier. Their philosophies are different in many privates and it seems like the private schools get more holistic and in some cases progressive educations. Teaching students how to think what to think.

PP that asked this Q (not OP), thanks for this honest, helpful response! what you describe makes intuitive sense. i do obviously get that the JKLMM's have students that are likely not dissimilar from many high caliber private schools.

i just honestly struggle with the idea of parents claiming their kids are getting an education that is truly equivalent to a private school in any DCPS. i kind of don't buy it. i doubt we will be able to afford private when the time comes, but it is certainly something i consider given DCPS's known weaknesses. so will likely end up at a "successful" DCPS, but at the moment I have a lingering doubt on issues that are not "testable" like this.

Please send your child to private school. You'll see.

sorry, can you elaborate?

[Anonymous]

Definitely consider Murch. There are a bunch of apartment buildings within a stone's throw of the school; lots of students live in them. Great socioeconomic diversity, wonderful school community. Great in-classroom differentiation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is Mann doing these days. How big is their k classes?
Anyone know?

Less than 20 kids in each K class, and all have a teacher and full-time assistant. ALL classes at Mann at all grades have a teacher and full-time assistant.

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What kind of kid scores a 99.9 WPPSI across the board, anyway. A troll wrote the premise of the thread. Not that it matters, really.

Just about all of the elementaries WOTP are as good as it gets. And superior to the "independent" schools 'cos they are free (if you don't count paying taxes as "free"), and you don't get hassled and guilted by the administration into making excessive "voluntary" contributions to whatever cult values the independent school is pushing.