Is the School Lottery System Transparent??

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Anonymous wrote:Eckington rocks. Go Langley Tigers!

OP, tell us the minimum size property you are willing to buy. Eckington has gone up a lot, but if you're willing to branch out to Edgewood and Brookland, a 2BR condo or half-townhouse might be doable. Brookland has a new Middle School that is very promising-- their principal comes from one of the best elementaries in DC.

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/330-Rhode-Island-Ave-NE-20002/unit-202/home/21647459 Here's a 2BR condo in Eckington for a mere $309K.

760 sq. ft is too small. The smallest we'd go is 1,000 sq. ft. Just started researching Eckington and the row houses look nice. We'd likely try to buy one of those instead of a condo. I would hate to go above our budget but if we find something great, we may have to.

Most people aren't comfortable with the public school pyramid in Eckington. Do your research and know what you find acceptable before you get excited about it.

It seems foolish to buy here immediately without knowing anything about the city.

[Anonymous]

Langley Elementary in Eckington is 1% caucasian and 60+% Free/Reduced lunch. With a rating of 4 on Great Schools. Just FYI OP.

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Anonymous wrote:May be moving to DC and am worried about the school situation. I have heard some of the lotteries are not truly blind. What is the deal with the school lotteries? So scary to move to a place where you're literally gambling with your child's education.

This is pretty insulting OP.

OP. You should stick with looking at the suburbs. Your attitude won't be welcome. Plus, you are too poor to be looking down your nose at us.

Geez, I thought city folk were supposed to be thick skinned... Why are you taking this question so personally? It's not about you sweetie. Just trying to get input from people in the know.

only a veteran dcum would use this phrase, I call Troll.

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PP, all of the schools where OP can afford to buy a townhouse have a bad feeder pattern, bad test scores, a low-income demographic, and a low Great Schools rating. And low test scores. OP can't even really afford Eckington! I'm trying to be helpful by pointing out that it is adequate for preschool and has proximity to many good charters.

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What about Garrison Elementary? Is it considered a good school in the area? It has a 7 GS rating.

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Anonymous wrote:Langley Elementary in Eckington is 1% caucasian and 60+% Free/Reduced lunch. With a rating of 4 on Great Schools. Just FYI OP.

What makes you think this matters to OP?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eckington rocks. Go Langley Tigers!

OP, tell us the minimum size property you are willing to buy. Eckington has gone up a lot, but if you're willing to branch out to Edgewood and Brookland, a 2BR condo or half-townhouse might be doable. Brookland has a new Middle School that is very promising-- their principal comes from one of the best elementaries in DC.

https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/330-Rhode-Island-Ave-NE-20002/unit-202/home/21647459 Here's a 2BR condo in Eckington for a mere $309K.

760 sq. ft is too small. The smallest we'd go is 1,000 sq. ft. Just started researching Eckington and the row houses look nice. We'd likely try to buy one of those instead of a condo. I would hate to go above our budget but if we find something great, we may have to.

Most people aren't comfortable with the public school pyramid in Eckington. Do your research and know what you find acceptable before you get excited about it.

It seems foolish to buy here immediately without knowing anything about the city.

We will do research before we ultimately buy. But we'd prefer to buy vs rent. The reason I asked about the lottery system is because I had heard from a few people there was a way to game the system and if that is so, I wouldn't want to take that risk. The feedback here suggests there may be a couple schools that do their own independent lotteries but for the most part it's a centralized, blind process.

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Anonymous wrote:What about Garrison Elementary? Is it considered a good school in the area? It has a 7 GS rating.

Waaaay outside OP's price range for a townhouse. For a petite condo, maybe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love how some people are wearing the lottery system as a badge of pride. You must be one of the people who got into a good school or didn't have your boundary changed from a rising school to an absolute POS.

Our boundary changed and we went from Powell (rising and then some) to Raymond (POS). It sucks.

[Anonymous]

OP, the ways to game the system do not involve the lottery, but instead residency fraud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, the ways to game the system do not involve the lottery, but instead residency fraud.

This.

[Anonymous]

How is Petworth?

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Anonymous wrote:How is Petworth?

Expensive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How is Petworth?

Expensive.

You might be able to swing it if you bought in the Bruce Monroe part rather than the Powell part, and compromised significantly on square footage.

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OP, this is a condo in your price range. Zoned for Raymond EC, which has ok test scores: https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/3619-14th-St-NW-20010/unit-1/home/82099072