Latin PCS

[Anonymous]

Strong writing instruction seems to be in short supply in public schools in this country, period. We've supplemented most for writing at our DCPS ES and at Latin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Strong writing instruction seems to be in short supply in public schools in this country, period. We've supplemented most for writing at our DCPS ES and at Latin.

I was super surprised to know that many schools in DC don't focus on the kids writing and I was so confused. I was super excited to know that my kid was writing in almost every class especially in English at WL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Strong writing instruction seems to be in short supply in public schools in this country, period. We've supplemented most for writing at our DCPS ES and at Latin.

How do you supplement writing? My kid is very weak in writing, and I would love ideas.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We love Latin. The teachers are mostly exceptional, kind and tight-knit group of students, not overly stressful but the kids are really held accountable. The only behavioral issues Ive heard of are some messy bathrooms.

I love the tutorial option after school for extra help, the classical education model, the small classes, the great teacher retention, the focus on academic skills, geography and theatre. Most importantly, my kid LOVES Latin.

+1000

+1000. My kids are now in high school which has an amazing community and top-notch teachers. My kids love it. And the college outcomes are impressive! MIT this year!

NP and another +1000. The lunchtime clubs are very appreciated by my introvert high schooler.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Strong writing instruction seems to be in short supply in public schools in this country, period. We've supplemented most for writing at our DCPS ES and at Latin.

How do you supplement writing? My kid is very weak in writing, and I would love ideas.

Outschool writing tutor, $60/weekly for 45-min sessions. We did two sessions a week in 8th grade, one a week in 9th. Excellent tutor assigns work and corrects it at my behest. Kid does rewrites. No complaints from the kid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Strong writing instruction seems to be in short supply in public schools in this country, period. We've supplemented most for writing at our DCPS ES and at Latin.

How do you supplement writing? My kid is very weak in writing, and I would love ideas.

My child is in 4th going to 2nd Street next year. Child struggles with writing. We did zoom tutoring using IEW (Institute for Excellence in Writing) Structure and Style program and it has been a game changer. It is heavily scaffolded for struggling writers. There are some people that do this through outschool but there are also independent tutors that use this program. We plan to continue next year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Impressive? Looks like they are only sending about 5 of 160 to Ivies.

Class size is 90-95 per grade

Love it when a statistics warrior comes on here with no real facts!!

+100. Not sure how many in class of 2025 but definitely less than 100. 5 Ivies seems pretty impressive for a citywide lottery school. And lots of kids are deciding on financial aid so perhaps more are getting in but can't attend. But regardless, the kids graduating from Latin are kind, compassionate, thoughtful human beings which is way more important than what college one attends.

The few Latin kids getting into T10 schools would have done fine at any school. There are outliers everywhere. Parents are certainly supplementing all the time.

All Latin kids are "kind, compassionate, thoughtful human beings"? You realize that Latin is a 100% lottery school, right?

The point is that Latin is just not that good. Here are some stats on Latin 2nd St:

-25% never take an AP exam
-43% never pass a single AP exam
-42% are not proficient in reading
-11% do not graduate

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/district-of-columbia/districts/washington-latin-public-school-system/washington-latin-public-charter-school-upper-school-91838

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Impressive? Looks like they are only sending about 5 of 160 to Ivies.

Class size is 90-95 per grade

Love it when a statistics warrior comes on here with no real facts!!

+100. Not sure how many in class of 2025 but definitely less than 100. 5 Ivies seems pretty impressive for a citywide lottery school. And lots of kids are deciding on financial aid so perhaps more are getting in but can't attend. But regardless, the kids graduating from Latin are kind, compassionate, thoughtful human beings which is way more important than what college one attends.

The few Latin kids getting into T10 schools would have done fine at any school. There are outliers everywhere. Parents are certainly supplementing all the time.

All Latin kids are "kind, compassionate, thoughtful human beings"? You realize that Latin is a 100% lottery school, right?

The point is that Latin is just not that good. Here are some stats on Latin 2nd St:

-25% never take an AP exam
-43% never pass a single AP exam
-42% are not proficient in reading
-11% do not graduate

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/district-of-columbia/districts/washington-latin-public-school-system/washington-latin-public-charter-school-upper-school-91838

I'm sorry you have a terrible waitlist number for Latin.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah the "class of" insta pages are usually where they post decisions right? I'm actually a current parent and have followed them for a few years, just haven't seen any this year.

The Instagram is

@2025wlpcsdecisions

One Cornell and one MIT (rowing).

Doesn't look like 5 Ivy admits.

[Anonymous]

I do hope families looking at Latin will seek out info from existing families, school tours/conversations, and shadow days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do hope families looking at Latin will seek out info from existing families, school tours/conversations, and shadow days.

We are a family matched with Latin and will likely enroll. We have found really positive feedback from real families with kids at the school and the school reached out about shadow days. Hard to tour a building that isn’t finished.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah the "class of" insta pages are usually where they post decisions right? I'm actually a current parent and have followed them for a few years, just haven't seen any this year.

The Instagram is

@2025wlpcsdecisions

One Cornell and one MIT (rowing).

Doesn't look like 5 Ivy admits.

You do know that college decisions are not done until May 1 right? And that not every kid/family wants their decision on the internet? Just making sure…..

[Anonymous]

If you have specific questions, the Latin parents are more than happy to respond. Basis and Latin are completely different- if you are focused on academics only - basis is your answer. If you want a more holistic classical education - with less stress for your child - Latin makes more sense. Neither focus on sports. Both operate like private schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Impressive? Looks like they are only sending about 5 of 160 to Ivies.

Class size is 90-95 per grade

Love it when a statistics warrior comes on here with no real facts!!

+100. Not sure how many in class of 2025 but definitely less than 100. 5 Ivies seems pretty impressive for a citywide lottery school. And lots of kids are deciding on financial aid so perhaps more are getting in but can't attend. But regardless, the kids graduating from Latin are kind, compassionate, thoughtful human beings which is way more important than what college one attends.

The few Latin kids getting into T10 schools would have done fine at any school. There are outliers everywhere. Parents are certainly supplementing all the time.

All Latin kids are "kind, compassionate, thoughtful human beings"? You realize that Latin is a 100% lottery school, right?

The point is that Latin is just not that good. Here are some stats on Latin 2nd St:

-25% never take an AP exam
-43% never pass a single AP exam
-42% are not proficient in reading
-11% do not graduate

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/district-of-columbia/districts/washington-latin-public-school-system/washington-latin-public-charter-school-upper-school-91838

I'm sorry you have a terrible waitlist number for Latin.

Didn’t list Latin at all—not with those numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Impressive? Looks like they are only sending about 5 of 160 to Ivies.

Class size is 90-95 per grade

Love it when a statistics warrior comes on here with no real facts!!

+100. Not sure how many in class of 2025 but definitely less than 100. 5 Ivies seems pretty impressive for a citywide lottery school. And lots of kids are deciding on financial aid so perhaps more are getting in but can't attend. But regardless, the kids graduating from Latin are kind, compassionate, thoughtful human beings which is way more important than what college one attends.

The few Latin kids getting into T10 schools would have done fine at any school. There are outliers everywhere. Parents are certainly supplementing all the time.

All Latin kids are "kind, compassionate, thoughtful human beings"? You realize that Latin is a 100% lottery school, right?

The point is that Latin is just not that good. Here are some stats on Latin 2nd St:

-25% never take an AP exam
-43% never pass a single AP exam
-42% are not proficient in reading
-11% do not graduate

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/district-of-columbia/districts/washington-latin-public-school-system/washington-latin-public-charter-school-upper-school-91838

I'm sorry you have a terrible waitlist number for Latin.

Didn’t list Latin at all—not with those numbers.

Did it occur to you that maybe this thread is not for you, then?