Class Size - 4th grade at Janney, Lafayette, and Murch

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Might think about Mann or Hearst for smaller classes.

Hearst 4th grade this year was 2 classes of fewer than 20 kids each. No partner teachers. Great 5th grade teachers.

If I was moving my kid into a new school, I would definitely recommend considering a smaller school.

Parent of Hearst student who just completed 4th grade. She reports 22 in her class and looking at her school photo there are 20 in the picture - either way - not “fewer than 20”. Not trying to quibble (and we are very happy at Hearst!) just trying to give accurate facts

Correct. Hearst third grade was fewer than 20 in each. But OP was clear she doesn’t want Hearst.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Might think about Mann or Hearst for smaller classes.

They have smaller grades, but not smaller classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Might think about Mann or Hearst for smaller classes.

They have smaller grades, but not smaller classes.

Agree with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Might think about Mann or Hearst for smaller classes.

Hearst 4th grade this year was 2 classes of fewer than 20 kids each. No partner teachers. Great 5th grade teachers.

If I was moving my kid into a new school, I would definitely recommend considering a smaller school.

Parent of Hearst student who just completed 4th grade. She reports 22 in her class and looking at her school photo there are 20 in the picture - either way - not “fewer than 20”. Not trying to quibble (and we are very happy at Hearst!) just trying to give accurate facts

Parent of a Hearst student who just completed 4th grade. They said that at the end of the school year there were 18 kids in the class. It fluctuates throughout the year. I was using the end of year number.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Might think about Mann or Hearst for smaller classes.

They have smaller grades, but not smaller classes.

Agree with this.

Do not agree with this based on what I have observed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Might think about Mann or Hearst for smaller classes.

They have smaller grades, but not smaller classes.

Agree with this.

Do not agree with this based on what I have observed.

What does that even mean? You have observed that smaller schools have smaller class sizes? Not the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Might think about Mann or Hearst for smaller classes.

They have smaller grades, but not smaller classes.

Agree with this.

Do not agree with this based on what I have observed.

What does that even mean? You have observed that smaller schools have smaller class sizes? Not the case.

I will rephrase. What I have heard from friends at all the mentioned schools indicates that Mann and Hearst have both smaller grades and smaller classes, i.e. 2 classes per grade with around 20 kids per class (sometimes less, sometimes a few more), for a total of low 40s per grade. At Janney and Lafayette there are both more classes and more kids per class. Murch seems to have more classes but around the same number per class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Might think about Mann or Hearst for smaller classes.

They have smaller grades, but not smaller classes.

Agree with this.

Do not agree with this based on what I have observed.

What does that even mean? You have observed that smaller schools have smaller class sizes? Not the case.

I will rephrase. What I have heard from friends at all the mentioned schools indicates that Mann and Hearst have both smaller grades and smaller classes, i.e. 2 classes per grade with around 20 kids per class (sometimes less, sometimes a few more), for a total of low 40s per grade. At Janney and Lafayette there are both more classes and more kids per class. Murch seems to have more classes but around the same number per class.

It depends on the grade- not the school. Some have more than others at ALL of these schools.

[Anonymous]

I would recommend looking at Eaton. Three classes per grade, which is the perfect number in my opinion. In the words of Goldilocks: Not too big, not too small, but just right.

[Anonymous]

Janney and Lafayette are huge, more than 700 kids. Murch is smaller, at around 550. Class sizes will vary by year, but there is a cap at 25 I believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Janney and Lafayette are huge, more than 700 kids. Murch is smaller, at around 550. Class sizes will vary by year, but there is a cap at 25 I believe.

No formal caps in DCPS but they try not to exceed mid-20s. Not just at Murch.

[Anonymous]

This is a dumb thread populated by dimwits.

Class sizes in JKLM in a particular grade are mainly driven by whether the grade is close to the tipping point for a new class. For example, a grade with four classes of 25 each in a school with average class size of 23 would get the next teacher if money becomes available. Then it would become the smallest average class size.

Get me out of here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a dumb thread populated by dimwits.

Class sizes in JKLM in a particular grade are mainly driven by whether the grade is close to the tipping point for a new class. For example, a grade with four classes of 25 each in a school with average class size of 23 would get the next teacher if money becomes available. Then it would become the smallest average class size.

Get me out of here!

Well, the principal’smanagement of OOB offers and school budget matters too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a dumb thread populated by dimwits.

Class sizes in JKLM in a particular grade are mainly driven by whether the grade is close to the tipping point for a new class. For example, a grade with four classes of 25 each in a school with average class size of 23 would get the next teacher if money becomes available. Then it would become the smallest average class size.

Get me out of here!

Well, the principal’smanagement of OOB offers and school budget matters too.

Secondary factors.