How many freshman at Wilson this fall?

[Anonymous]

I don’t know if the exact number of freshmen is at 700 or not but this class is definitely a lot bigger than last year’s. Wilson has been scrambling to offer enough sections of the core classes (math, history, English, science) for the 9th graders. It should be an interesting year. Expect big classes on average.

[Anonymous]

Deal's 8th grade class was big and a lot of them are going to Wilson. Hardy is coming on. Don't expect enrollment to shrink anytime soon.

[Anonymous]

Let's just wait and see what the official enrollment number is. I personally don't believe the 700 number.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's just wait and see what the official enrollment number is. I personally don't believe the 700 number.

Agree. There may be 700ish "on the books" but that is because it takes them forever to remove kids from the books who did not continue from a feeder school to Wilson due to a move or private school. Even if a student doesn't register at Wilson, they are still moved through the system from the feeder school until the correct paperwork is filed to officially remove them. If that paperwork is never filed and the kid never shows up (say moved to China and didn't bother with the paperwork), they get counted in the drop out numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's just wait and see what the official enrollment number is. I personally don't believe the 700 number.

Agree. There may be 700ish "on the books" but that is because it takes them forever to remove kids from the books who did not continue from a feeder school to Wilson due to a move or private school. Even if a student doesn't register at Wilson, they are still moved through the system from the feeder school until the correct paperwork is filed to officially remove them. If that paperwork is never filed and the kid never shows up (say moved to China and didn't bother with the paperwork), they get counted in the drop out numbers.

True but don’t forget to counterbalance with the number of kids who show up the first week to enroll. Last year 50 kids showed up that first week to enroll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's just wait and see what the official enrollment number is. I personally don't believe the 700 number.

Agree. There may be 700ish "on the books" but that is because it takes them forever to remove kids from the books who did not continue from a feeder school to Wilson due to a move or private school. Even if a student doesn't register at Wilson, they are still moved through the system from the feeder school until the correct paperwork is filed to officially remove them. If that paperwork is never filed and the kid never shows up (say moved to China and didn't bother with the paperwork), they get counted in the drop out numbers.

True but don’t forget to counterbalance with the number of kids who show up the first week to enroll. Last year 50 kids showed up that first week to enroll.

And this exacerbates the scheduling issues that always happen the first week at Wilson (being discussed on another active thread).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Deal's 8th grade class was big and a lot of them are going to Wilson. Hardy is coming on. Don't expect enrollment to shrink anytime soon.

Deal's incoming 6th graders are the smallest # they've had in a while. 475 I believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Deal's 8th grade class was big and a lot of them are going to Wilson. Hardy is coming on. Don't expect enrollment to shrink anytime soon.

Deal's incoming 6th graders are the smallest # they've had in a while. 475 I believe.

Yes, but it’s anomaly. Expected to bounce back up the following year, according to Ms Neal. Anticipating total enrollment of 2000 by 2023, I believe.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do you want to know - so you can complain about it?

Not the OP but I am also interested. DC's political class seems to have zero interest in talking on the coming enrollment crises at Wilson. It would be good to learn that the freshman class size is down from last year because at this point we know there is no chance the DC Council will ever take this up.

Let me ask you a real question. If DC’s political class made a move that meant you’d be zoned out of Wilson, would that be ok with you?

LMAO at the crickets this got. PP, don't you understand it's *those people* who need to be zoned out, not PP??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you want to know - so you can complain about it?

Not the OP but I am also interested. DC's political class seems to have zero interest in talking on the coming enrollment crises at Wilson. It would be good to learn that the freshman class size is down from last year because at this point we know there is no chance the DC Council will ever take this up.

Let me ask you a real question. If DC’s political class made a move that meant you’d be zoned out of Wilson, would that be ok with you?

LMAO at the crickets this got. PP, don't you understand it's *those people* who need to be zoned out, not PP??

This sort of side-show diversion to the issue is why it never gets resolved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you want to know - so you can complain about it?

Not the OP but I am also interested. DC's political class seems to have zero interest in talking on the coming enrollment crises at Wilson. It would be good to learn that the freshman class size is down from last year because at this point we know there is no chance the DC Council will ever take this up.

Let me ask you a real question. If DC’s political class made a move that meant you’d be zoned out of Wilson, would that be ok with you?

LMAO at the crickets this got. PP, don't you understand it's *those people* who need to be zoned out, not PP??

This sort of side-show diversion to the issue is why it never gets resolved.

It isn't a sideshow. Who keeps access and who loses access IS the issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you want to know - so you can complain about it?

Not the OP but I am also interested. DC's political class seems to have zero interest in talking on the coming enrollment crises at Wilson. It would be good to learn that the freshman class size is down from last year because at this point we know there is no chance the DC Council will ever take this up.

Let me ask you a real question. If DC’s political class made a move that meant you’d be zoned out of Wilson, would that be ok with you?

LMAO at the crickets this got. PP, don't you understand it's *those people* who need to be zoned out, not PP??

This sort of side-show diversion to the issue is why it never gets resolved.

That OP here. Exactly my point. People want “political will” as long is it doesn’t negatively impact them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Deal's 8th grade class was big and a lot of them are going to Wilson. Hardy is coming on. Don't expect enrollment to shrink anytime soon.

Deal's incoming 6th graders are the smallest # they've had in a while. 475 I believe.

Yes, but it’s anomaly. Expected to bounce back up the following year, according to Ms Neal. Anticipating total enrollment of 2000 by 2023, I believe.

Your statement and this fact still counterpoints PP’s statement.

[Anonymous]

Brace yourself for a chaotic first month and then hopefully things will settle down. There is no learning the first two weeks since everyone is moving around.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do you want to know - so you can complain about it?

Not the OP but I am also interested. DC's political class seems to have zero interest in talking on the coming enrollment crises at Wilson. It would be good to learn that the freshman class size is down from last year because at this point we know there is no chance the DC Council will ever take this up.

Let me ask you a real question. If DC’s political class made a move that meant you’d be zoned out of Wilson, would that be ok with you?

LMAO at the crickets this got. PP, don't you understand it's *those people* who need to be zoned out, not PP??

This sort of side-show diversion to the issue is why it never gets resolved.

That OP here. Exactly my point. People want “political will” as long is it doesn’t negatively impact them.

People want neighborhood schools and logical geographic boundaries.