If you are at a "HRCS" or "JKLM", would you/will you send your child to Wilson

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Anonymous wrote:I probably would not if my kids were old enough today. But they have a while until high school age and I'm hoping I'm sold on the school by then.

By then you will know many people, as we do today, whose children have graduated from Wilson (after working very hard and developing excellent writing skills, BTW), and gone on to their top choice colleges and grad schools, and who have great careers. Don't listen to stereotypes; talk to real people when you get there.

Why is Wilson's classification Focused and not Reward? Their reading and math scores are good.

Could be due to the gap?

What gap?

The well documented achievement gap between white and minority Wilson students.

The proficiency math and reading levels indicate are 8% and 10% below basic and the school is 75% combined minorities. The school is in Ward 3 and the schools that feed into them from elementary and middle schools are great schools. So I'm confused why the school is classed as focused. I'm new to DC.

This touches on some of the concerns. http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/25162/wilsons-principal-gets-the-axe-even-though-test-scores-are-up-heres-a-likely-explanation/

Got it. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

We didn't. Went private after JKLM.

[Anonymous]

Fenty didn't graduate from Wilson.

[Anonymous]

Our current plan is to switch over to private high school, but we'll see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fenty didn't graduate from Wilson.

Reading skills are so important. She didn't say he did. The list includes those who attended and/or graduated from Wilson. He attended Wilson.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I probably would not if my kids were old enough today. But they have a while until high school age and I'm hoping I'm sold on the school by then.

By then you will know many people, as we do today, whose children have graduated from Wilson (after working very hard and developing excellent writing skills, BTW), and gone on to their top choice colleges and grad schools, and who have great careers. Don't listen to stereotypes; talk to real people when you get there.

Really? I have never met a Wilson grad, ever, in my professional life (all of which has been here in DC)

My fave Wilson grad is my son's pediatric opathalmologist. He did surgery on his eyes when he was about 2 years old. Practices in Montgomery County; does his surgeries at Children's.

[dcmom]

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Anonymous wrote:I probably would not if my kids were old enough today. But they have a while until high school age and I'm hoping I'm sold on the school by then.

By then you will know many people, as we do today, whose children have graduated from Wilson (after working very hard and developing excellent writing skills, BTW), and gone on to their top choice colleges and grad schools, and who have great careers. Don't listen to stereotypes; talk to real people when you get there.

Why is Wilson's classification Focused and not Reward? Their reading and math scores are good.

You are automatically a focus school regardless of test scores when there is a big difference among different subgroups.

"Focus School: A school needing targeted support to address large achievement gaps between students." See http://www.learndc.org/schoolprofiles/about/glossary/esea-accountability

[Anonymous]

I would send my kid to Wilson, but it's a ways off and I'm sure we will also explore other options, including the charters and the selective high schools, when the time comes. I think Wilson is fine as a school, but I would want to try to find the best fit for my kid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I probably would not if my kids were old enough today. But they have a while until high school age and I'm hoping I'm sold on the school by then.

By then you will know many people, as we do today, whose children have graduated from Wilson (after working very hard and developing excellent writing skills, BTW), and gone on to their top choice colleges and grad schools, and who have great careers. Don't listen to stereotypes; talk to real people when you get there.

Really? I have never met a Wilson grad, ever, in my professional life (all of which has been here in DC)

This is true for me as well, but the vast majority of my friends either came here from other cities or went to suburban schools eg Bethesda, Fairfax...

[Anonymous]

I would not send my kids to Wilson, but they are preK and 1st now, so who knows, but I plan to do private for hs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I probably would not if my kids were old enough today. But they have a while until high school age and I'm hoping I'm sold on the school by then.

By then you will know many people, as we do today, whose children have graduated from Wilson (after working very hard and developing excellent writing skills, BTW), and gone on to their top choice colleges and grad schools, and who have great careers. Don't listen to stereotypes; talk to real people when you get there.

Really? I have never met a Wilson grad, ever, in my professional life (all of which has been here in DC)

This is true for me as well, but the vast majority of my friends either came here from other cities or went to suburban schools eg Bethesda, Fairfax...

Then is your comment really pertinent?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I probably would not if my kids were old enough today. But they have a while until high school age and I'm hoping I'm sold on the school by then.

By then you will know many people, as we do today, whose children have graduated from Wilson (after working very hard and developing excellent writing skills, BTW), and gone on to their top choice colleges and grad schools, and who have great careers. Don't listen to stereotypes; talk to real people when you get there.

Really? I have never met a Wilson grad, ever, in my professional life (all of which has been here in DC)

This is true for me as well, but the vast majority of my friends either came here from other cities or went to suburban schools eg Bethesda, Fairfax...

Then is your comment really pertinent?

I think it is as a response to the prior post. I don't know many people may age who lived in the area for high school either, so not knowing anyone who went to Wilson is a big old "duh!" in my world.

[Anonymous]

No. Will do private schools after elementary.

[Anonymous]

I am struggling with this. Do we stay in the city knowing we would want to at least consider private for MS/HS? Or cut and run to goid suburban schools now...

[Anonymous]

Good not goid