What do you think of Janney?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't agree. You shouldn't believe everything people tell you. There are ca 10 or so really good DCPSs.
Best in what sense? Test scores? How do you measure best? Definitely not the best when it comes to test scores.
I've heard from several people that Janney has by far the most pain in the butt parents.

I bet most of these people have met very few Janney parents. Hating on Janney is a very popular DCUM pasttime.

[Anonymous]

OP, you can tell by all the hate that indeed Janney is the best ES in DC

[Anonymous]

Oui, the politesse of the Janney community on DCUM speaks for itself. N'est-ce pas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oui, the politesse of the Janney community on DCUM speaks for itself. N'est-ce pas?

So you just assume that a few obnoxious posters on this forum represent the Janney community? I'm not part of this community (yet, kids too young), but I have friends who are and I have been to parties at their house with more Janney parents. They were all nice and laid back people, and so are my neighbors with kids at Janney. Not substantially different from my friends EOTP. Educated, liberal professionals, like much of DC.

[Anonymous]

Super school, probably the best elementary in all of DC. So satisfied that we bought in AU Park 10 years ago before prices went really crazy. I think it's not just alphabetical order why the Janney "J" comes first in the sought-after JKLM top tier of schools. Go Jaguars!

[Anonymous]

Great school, beautiful facility, but pretty crowded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Super school, probably the best elementary in all of DC. So satisfied that we bought in AU Park 10 years ago before prices went really crazy. I think it's not just alphabetical order why the Janney "J" comes first in the sought-after JKLM top tier of schools. Go Jaguars!

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[Anonymous]

We enjoy living in AU Park. We've had a positive experience with Janney so far. All schools have pluses and minuses so think about what your preferences are and then look at schools based on that. Like a PP mentioned, Janney does have a lot of kids. If that's a big deal to you then look at a smaller school.

Janney usually has an open house sometime in November.

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Anonymous wrote:What are your experiences there? I have heard from multiple people that it's the best public (by far) in DC. Do you agree? I am debating a move at the moment.

Definitely not one of the best bay far. It's definitely top 5 in my opinion. Test scores wise it's top 5 but not #1. The thing it has going for it over other schools that score higher is that it feeds to Deal. If you compare subgroups, Hearst does better and also feeds to Deal but smaller and more diverse community. It's a great school. Personally, I wouldn't choose it if I had the choice. It's a little too crowded and not as diverse as I'd like.

Not "diverse" ???

Janney is very diverse. There are all types and many languages spoken there.

White, black, European, Indian, Asian, Hispanic ,and mixed race kids, how much more diverse do you want it ???

New PP. Yes, not diverse neither racially or socioeconomically.

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Anonymous wrote:What are your experiences there? I have heard from multiple people that it's the best public (by far) in DC. Do you agree? I am debating a move at the moment.

Definitely not one of the best bay far. It's definitely top 5 in my opinion. Test scores wise it's top 5 but not #1. The thing it has going for it over other schools that score higher is that it feeds to Deal. If you compare subgroups, Hearst does better and also feeds to Deal but smaller and more diverse community. It's a great school. Personally, I wouldn't choose it if I had the choice. It's a little too crowded and not as diverse as I'd like.

Not "diverse" ???

Janney is very diverse. There are all types and many languages spoken there.

White, black, European, Indian, Asian, Hispanic ,and mixed race kids, how much more diverse do you want it ???

New PP. Yes, not diverse neither racially or socioeconomically.

Agree. Diverse means a good amount of everything not 75% of one thing and a smattering of others.

Deal, Wilson, and Walls are diverse -- no majority population at any of them. Hearst mirrors the city demographics almost to a kid -- also no majority population. Ross is 51% white, but still diverse. Interesting note, only Murch has someone in every category, no 0% categories (but still 62% white - very international, but still majority white).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Despite being in the District, Janney is only 7% African American.

So? Most schools in DC are 90%+ AA, which doesn't represent the demographics of the District either. Not every school has to mirror the city as a whole. Janney is a neighborhood school and reflects the demographics of the neighborhood.

Exactly. I care most about the academics, the extracurriculars and how well run the school is. Too many schools in DC tout their "diversity" as the be-all and end-all, and they're mediocre at best. Diversity is way overrated, IMHO.

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Anonymous wrote:What are your experiences there? I have heard from multiple people that it's the best public (by far) in DC. Do you agree? I am debating a move at the moment.

Definitely not one of the best bay far. It's definitely top 5 in my opinion. Test scores wise it's top 5 but not #1. The thing it has going for it over other schools that score higher is that it feeds to Deal. If you compare subgroups, Hearst does better and also feeds to Deal but smaller and more diverse community. It's a great school. Personally, I wouldn't choose it if I had the choice. It's a little too crowded and not as diverse as I'd like.

Not "diverse" ???

Janney is very diverse. There are all types and many languages spoken there.

White, black, European, Indian, Asian, Hispanic ,and mixed race kids, how much more diverse do you want it ???

New PP. Yes, not diverse neither racially or socioeconomically.

Agree. Diverse means a good amount of everything not 75% of one thing and a smattering of others.

Deal, Wilson, and Walls are diverse -- no majority population at any of them. Hearst mirrors the city demographics almost to a kid -- also no majority population. Ross is 51% white, but still diverse. Interesting note, only Murch has someone in every category, no 0% categories (but still 62% white - very international, but still majority white).

Hardy is way diverse, and how many Janney parents would trade their right to send their kids to Deal for Hardy. Come on, raise your hands. We can't see them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you think of Janney?


That you can always tell a Janney mom, you just can't tell her very much.

Try talking to them over a few glasses of wine. Janney moms are always up for a good Chardonnay.

[Anonymous]

JKLM = SMUG?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Despite being in the District, Janney is only 7% African American.

So? Most schools in DC are 90%+ AA, which doesn't represent the demographics of the District either. Not every school has to mirror the city as a whole. Janney is a neighborhood school and reflects the demographics of the neighborhood.

Exactly. I care most about the academics, the extracurriculars and how well run the school is. Too many schools in DC tout their "diversity" as the be-all and end-all, and they're mediocre at best. Diversity is way overrated, IMHO.

I hope you are keeping that perspective to your self and not teaching it to your children.