Thompson elementary
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Anonymous
| Quite possibly no one here has their kid in Thompson, but I noticed it because it is convenient for my commute, offers an IB program, and is classified as a "reward" school. Also, it's named after a guy called "Strong John Thompson," which is pretty memorable. Anyone have more detailed information, especially WRT the early years? |
Anonymous
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Historically lots of MD plates at drop off. An indication that people were using it b/c it was easy for work.
3 years ago a student took Cocaine to school and shared it with a friend. |
Anonymous
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You could start by spelling the school's name correctly. There's no P in it.
They are an IB school. They do not have aftercare for early childhood. That's pretty much all I know. |
Anonymous
I had a decent lottery number last year and a WL number in the teens and never got called (OOB). I think for lower grades they are 95% inboundary. |
Anonymous
| Get out of this viper pit and call the school. Ask to be put in touch with parents from the PTA. One officer is a sensible former teacher who just negotiated with a developer to get playground upgrades. Meet with Principal Carmen Shepherd who is smart, capable and eager to get the word out about her school. |
Anonymous
| Bump |
Anonymous
| We have our IB child attending PS3/PK4 and we love it. Our child loves attending the school. It is a hidden gem. It has a great learning environment with dedicated staff and a wonderful mix of nationalities. Scores are on their way up: 71% proficiency in mathematics and 60% proficiency in reading on the last DC-CAS. Go for a visit at the next open house, call the principal, and speak to other parents. |
Anonymous
| Thomson is very difficult to get into OOB in the younger grades. Check the data, but I don't think they've gone more than 10-20 down the wait list for the past several years. |
Anonymous
| You might want to ask in Penn Quarter parents or Kids in the Triangle where actual parents have kids in the school. |