First year without lists to review..

[Anonymous]

I live in Bloomingdale and it's stunning how over 5 years or so, the "I must list 12 schools because I'm desperate to avoid my IB" vibe has disappeared. Now it's.more like you list a few others but the IB option is fine, or even pretty appealing. The fall of Mundo and TR has been eye-opening for sure.

[Anonymous]

I think there has been a drop in birth rates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think there has been a drop in birth rates.

Kids applying for PK3 this year will turn 3 10/1/23-9/30/24, so were born 10/1/20-9/30/21. I think there was a dip in births around this time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in Bloomingdale and it's stunning how over 5 years or so, the "I must list 12 schools because I'm desperate to avoid my IB" vibe has disappeared. Now it's.more like you list a few others but the IB option is fine, or even pretty appealing. The fall of Mundo and TR has been eye-opening for sure.

I'm in the neighborhood and agree. I have a 10 year old and remember the absolute frenzy 8 years ago to figure out how to get all the kids our of the IB school, including meetings with the "educational consultant" who really did kind of tell everyone to go for charters. Everyone who went to Mundo or TR has since left those school, but actually many of the people who chose Langely or Seaton at the time are still at their neighborhood schools. Of course both those schools are packed with IB gentrifiers now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there has been a drop in birth rates.

Kids applying for PK3 this year will turn 3 10/1/23-9/30/24, so were born 10/1/20-9/30/21. I think there was a dip in births around this time.

Nope - this should be a bump year. I think some families may be surprised if they are going off recent year waitlist numbers.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-caused-a-baby-bump-when-experts-expected-a-drop-heres-why/

[Anonymous]

I miss Swami or whatever the name was changed to

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Bloomingdale and it's stunning how over 5 years or so, the "I must list 12 schools because I'm desperate to avoid my IB" vibe has disappeared. Now it's.more like you list a few others but the IB option is fine, or even pretty appealing. The fall of Mundo and TR has been eye-opening for sure.

I'm in the neighborhood and agree. I have a 10 year old and remember the absolute frenzy 8 years ago to figure out how to get all the kids our of the IB school, including meetings with the "educational consultant" who really did kind of tell everyone to go for charters. Everyone who went to Mundo or TR has since left those school, but actually many of the people who chose Langely or Seaton at the time are still at their neighborhood schools. Of course both those schools are packed with IB gentrifiers now.

Well I wouldn't say Langley is "packed", other than in PK3. They need more than 100 additional elementary age kids just to reach building capacity.

I'll be very interested in how Shaw/Euclid middle works out and how that impacts Seaton and Garrison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there has been a drop in birth rates.

Kids applying for PK3 this year will turn 3 10/1/23-9/30/24, so were born 10/1/20-9/30/21. I think there was a dip in births around this time.

Nope - this should be a bump year. I think some families may be surprised if they are going off recent year waitlist numbers.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-caused-a-baby-bump-when-experts-expected-a-drop-heres-why/

DC specific birth data https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/DME_EdSight%20Birth%20Trends%20%28FINAL%29.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think there are less people here. And people have come to be able to predict what those participants are going to say. And usually it’s not encouraging. So why come?

Yes. I post my own questions here way less than I used to because some people - and I suspect it is not the majority, just a few avid posters - don't make engaging fun. If you're just lurking, the mean girl thing feels less personal.

[Anonymous]

What are Shaw/Bloomingdale families currently thinking about middle school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are Shaw/Bloomingdale families currently thinking about middle school?

It depends on the age of the kid. A lot of people attend DCI feeders so they don't necessarily think beyond that.

Current 3rd and 4th graders: Latin, BASIS, ITDS, Stuart-Hobson, and SWW@FS are appealing to many. There's some curiousity about Sojourner Truth but the test scores are underwhelming. Two Rivers families are looking to exit Two Rivers.

Families with younger kids: Not necessarily any specific plan. DCI feeder parents who don't have a guarantee are hoping to go to DCI anyway and don't necessarily have a specific backup plan yet. Parents who pay attention to this may be cautiously optimistic about the new Shaw middle school. Two Rivers parents are hoping their middle school improves in time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there has been a drop in birth rates.

Kids applying for PK3 this year will turn 3 10/1/23-9/30/24, so were born 10/1/20-9/30/21. I think there was a dip in births around this time.

Nope - this should be a bump year. I think some families may be surprised if they are going off recent year waitlist numbers.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-caused-a-baby-bump-when-experts-expected-a-drop-heres-why/

DC specific birth data https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/DME_EdSight%20Birth%20Trends%20%28FINAL%29.pdf

Here with 2021. The Ward specific data is interesting. Ward 6 plummets in 2021.
https://edscape.dc.gov/page/pop-and-students-number-births-and-birth-rates#:~:text=Number%20of%20Births%20by%20Ward%2C%202010%2D2021&text=The%20rate%20increased%20to%2015.22,12.95%20births%20per%201%2C000%20population.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there has been a drop in birth rates.

Kids applying for PK3 this year will turn 3 10/1/23-9/30/24, so were born 10/1/20-9/30/21. I think there was a dip in births around this time.

Nope - this should be a bump year. I think some families may be surprised if they are going off recent year waitlist numbers.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-caused-a-baby-bump-when-experts-expected-a-drop-heres-why/

DC specific birth data https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/DME_EdSight%20Birth%20Trends%20%28FINAL%29.pdf

Here with 2021. The Ward specific data is interesting. Ward 6 plummets in 2021.
https://edscape.dc.gov/page/pop-and-students-number-births-and-birth-rates#:~:text=Number%20of%20Births%20by%20Ward%2C%202010%2D2021&text=The%20rate%20increased%20to%2015.22,12.95%20births%20per%201%2C000%20population.

But Ward 2 seems to rise by the same amount. Were the Ward boundaries redrawn then?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there has been a drop in birth rates.

Kids applying for PK3 this year will turn 3 10/1/23-9/30/24, so were born 10/1/20-9/30/21. I think there was a dip in births around this time.

Nope - this should be a bump year. I think some families may be surprised if they are going off recent year waitlist numbers.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-caused-a-baby-bump-when-experts-expected-a-drop-heres-why/

DC specific birth data https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/DME_EdSight%20Birth%20Trends%20%28FINAL%29.pdf

Here with 2021. The Ward specific data is interesting. Ward 6 plummets in 2021.
https://edscape.dc.gov/page/pop-and-students-number-births-and-birth-rates#:~:text=Number%20of%20Births%20by%20Ward%2C%202010%2D2021&text=The%20rate%20increased%20to%2015.22,12.95%20births%20per%201%2C000%20population.

But Ward 2 seems to rise by the same amount. Were the Ward boundaries redrawn then?

They were.
-someone who lives in center city and underestimated how being situated here kneecaps the neighborhood's political power

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I miss Swami or whatever the name was changed to

Me too! That was so fun.

My opinion on all of this is that there are just many more good quality options for people now. Which is great.