Hyde-Addison reviews

[Anonymous]

For those who have experience with H-A, do you think it’s on par with the JKLMs? Or are those just preferred because they feed to Deal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those who have experience with H-A, do you think it’s on par with the JKLMs? Or are those just preferred because they feed to Deal?

They are preferred because of Deal, and because they have fewer OOB students. Hyde is a good school.

[Anonymous]

Uh yeah, a lot of people want to go there.

2017 waitlist
PK3: 291
PK4: 170
K: 104
1: 67
2: 55
3: 54
4: 50
5: 35

Number of seats offered in 2017 lottery, number accepted without preference (i.e., OOB):
P3: 14, 0
P4: 23, 0
K: 15, 13
1: 0,0
2: 0,0
3: 0,0
4: 0,0
5: 0,0

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of military kids

So hard-working, strong family identity, adaptable to new situations, "resilient" (this year's buzzword), perhaps bringing international experience to the classroom discussion, likely fitness/health-oriented.

stereotype much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those who have experience with H-A, do you think it’s on par with the JKLMs? Or are those just preferred because they feed to Deal?

They are preferred because of Deal, and because they have fewer OOB students. Hyde is a good school.

Thanks! It can be a little hard to catch up on the dc schools issues. People make a lot of “read between the lines” references, so reading DCUM the last few days has been a real experience!

[Anonymous]

We are a new OOB family this year and we love it. Great community.

[Anonymous]

Is a student that lives in Ward 3 but chooses to go to another school in Ward 3 considered out of boundary? Is out of boundary a bad thing? Is there something unique about inboundary students? Is OOB code for something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If a lot of neighborhood families left during the renovation, did they fill those open spots with OB kids? If so, does that mean that the school will be overcrowded when it returns to its regular building and the neighborhood families sign up again?

They took some OOB students, but not as many as they could have.

Not clear that it will be overcrowded. New school will have more capacity They are in swing space for just 2 years. Many of the families who left are of the demographic group that would always leave Hyde as the 4th/5th grade entry year for private schools approached.

This renovation will not be over in "just 2 years." They didn't even start excavating the place where the underground gym will be located. Nine months have passed and they are still working on the playground.

HA used to be a good school, thanks to its diverse community. The current principal destroyed it completely. My DC will go to private next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is a student that lives in Ward 3 but chooses to go to another school in Ward 3 considered out of boundary? Is out of boundary a bad thing? Is there something unique about inboundary students? Is OOB code for something?

In the literal meaning of OOB, a student attending any DCPS other than their zoned school is OOB, even ward 3 going to another ward 3 school. Practically, though, no one would do that -- the schools west of the park aren't different enough to justify the increased commute. So most people OOB at the WOTP schools are commuting from less affluent areas. So it's code for someone less well off and, often, a different race than the IB kids (i.e. black).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is a student that lives in Ward 3 but chooses to go to another school in Ward 3 considered out of boundary? Is out of boundary a bad thing? Is there something unique about inboundary students? Is OOB code for something?

In the literal meaning of OOB, a student attending any DCPS other than their zoned school is OOB, even ward 3 going to another ward 3 school. Practically, though, no one would do that -- the schools west of the park aren't different enough to justify the increased commute. So most people OOB at the WOTP schools are commuting from less affluent areas. So it's code for someone less well off and, often, a different race than the IB kids (i.e. black).

Is this just a bad joke?

I know OOB ward 3 resident in ward 3. Their kids got in Murch through the lottery and the family moved to Janney area after all, but decided to keep the kids at Murch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is a student that lives in Ward 3 but chooses to go to another school in Ward 3 considered out of boundary? Is out of boundary a bad thing? Is there something unique about inboundary students? Is OOB code for something?

In the literal meaning of OOB, a student attending any DCPS other than their zoned school is OOB, even ward 3 going to another ward 3 school. Practically, though, no one would do that -- the schools west of the park aren't different enough to justify the increased commute. So most people OOB at the WOTP schools are commuting from less affluent areas. So it's code for someone less well off and, often, a different race than the IB kids (i.e. black).

Is this just a bad joke?

I know OOB ward 3 resident in ward 3. Their kids got in Murch through the lottery and the family moved to Janney area after all, but decided to keep the kids at Murch.

There are also many Hyde-Addison IB families as OOB at Stoddert.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are a new OOB family this year and we love it. Great community.

Will you continue to attend when the school moves back to its regular location? It seems like the temporary home is pretty far from the permanent place. Also, can you elaborate on the community? Are the kids nice, parents friendly and down to earth, something else?

Thank you for responding!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If a lot of neighborhood families left during the renovation, did they fill those open spots with OB kids? If so, does that mean that the school will be overcrowded when it returns to its regular building and the neighborhood families sign up again?

They took some OOB students, but not as many as they could have.

Not clear that it will be overcrowded. New school will have more capacity They are in swing space for just 2 years. Many of the families who left are of the demographic group that would always leave Hyde as the 4th/5th grade entry year for private schools approached.

This renovation will not be over in "just 2 years." They didn't even start excavating the place where the underground gym will be located. Nine months have passed and they are still working on the playground.

HA used to be a good school, thanks to its diverse community. The current principal destroyed it completely. My DC will go to private next year.

Do you mind elaborating?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is a student that lives in Ward 3 but chooses to go to another school in Ward 3 considered out of boundary? Is out of boundary a bad thing? Is there something unique about inboundary students? Is OOB code for something?

In the literal meaning of OOB, a student attending any DCPS other than their zoned school is OOB, even ward 3 going to another ward 3 school. Practically, though, no one would do that -- the schools west of the park aren't different enough to justify the increased commute. So most people OOB at the WOTP schools are commuting from less affluent areas. So it's code for someone less well off and, often, a different race than the IB kids (i.e. black).

Is this just a bad joke?

I know OOB ward 3 resident in ward 3. Their kids got in Murch through the lottery and the family moved to Janney area after all, but decided to keep the kids at Murch.

There are also many Hyde-Addison IB families as OOB at Stoddert.

Um, no. There are H-A IB families attending Stoddert using addresses of properties (condos) they own or where kids' grandparents live, before they moved to bigger 4-story townhouses in Georgetown proper. They are not OOB at Stoddert as Stoddert takes very, very few OOB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is a student that lives in Ward 3 but chooses to go to another school in Ward 3 considered out of boundary? Is out of boundary a bad thing? Is there something unique about inboundary students? Is OOB code for something?

In the literal meaning of OOB, a student attending any DCPS other than their zoned school is OOB, even ward 3 going to another ward 3 school. Practically, though, no one would do that -- the schools west of the park aren't different enough to justify the increased commute. So most people OOB at the WOTP schools are commuting from less affluent areas. So it's code for someone less well off and, often, a different race than the IB kids (i.e. black).

Is this just a bad joke?

I know OOB ward 3 resident in ward 3. Their kids got in Murch through the lottery and the family moved to Janney area after all, but decided to keep the kids at Murch.

There are also many Hyde-Addison IB families as OOB at Stoddert.

Um, no. There are H-A IB families attending Stoddert using addresses of properties (condos) they own or where kids' grandparents live, before they moved to bigger 4-story townhouses in Georgetown proper. They are not OOB at Stoddert as Stoddert takes very, very few OOB.

You are wrong. They are OOB and got in thanks to the lottery.