Best public school in DC itself (not DMV)
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Anonymous
+1. This is roughly our plan. Maybe Adams for middle school to continue Spanish if it seems like a better fit than Deal when the time comes. Maybe Wilson if SWW doesn’t come through. |
Anonymous
| Shepherd! Fabulous school with great kids. |
Anonymous
| OP, I'm assuming you're looking to move in bounds for guaranteed enrollment. If I had it to do over again, I would buy in bounds for Murch, somewhere walkable to Murch, Deal, and Wilson/J-R. You could do this with Janney too. |
Anonymous
If you look at how OA treats children with special needs and learning disorders, it is probably the worst school in the region. No thank you. |
Anonymous
Agree. Love our school community. |
Anonymous
| Bancroft/Deal/J-R is a great pathway, particularly if you want to get early dual language learning and a bit more of a diverse learning environment. |
Anonymous
| Janney is objectively the best |
Anonymous
| Dunbar! |
Anonymous
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Stoddert. They have Russian and Chinese kids who need more time to learn English. They are pretty good at math.
My kids are at Mann. |
Anonymous
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If we're talking about regular neighborhood DCPS schools I'd say:
ES: Mann Middle: no idea High: Jackson-Reed - but only because there is no real competition. #1 in DC but wouldn't even be ranked in a Massachusetts or Connecticut for example. |
Anonymous
By what measure? |
Anonymous
I work in DCPS and pre-COVID visited many schools regularly. I have never heard anyone say this nor did I feel that way when I visited. Yes, it's a good school but it has never been considered "the best". |
Anonymous
I agree. I lived inbounds and didn’t send my kids. |
Anonymous
Before the pandemic, maybe, but their math scores were going down over the last PARCC years. |
Anonymous
| It's interesting to me that Eaton didn't make anyone's list |