Let's see those lottery lists!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:for 5th grade:

Two Rivers
Inspired Teaching
SWS
Bridges
Shining Stars
Hyde-Addison
Brent
Ross
Creative Minds
Cap City
Latin
SWW at F-S

We're at an EOTP school now that our kid really dislikes, but we aren't able to move out of DC for one more year. After that, we'd be happy to stay in the District or to move to the suburbs depending on the lottery. She has some special needs, and is on the immature side. She's a pretty average student and BASIS would not be a good fit.

This list seems random too. Montessori or Latin? Middle only versus HS track? Try to look more long term if you can. Time flies by.

We're willing to move for middle school, so going through 8th or 12th is a plus but not a requirement. We're balancing some competing things that we/our kid would like: convenient commute to either our house or jobs, path past 5th grade, no uniform, decent academics, outdoor space and time, racial diversity within the upper grades, small school/classes, special ed services, having friends there, and more. No one school has all of that. So it is a pretty unusual list, but one where each school has something better than our kid's current school and we are optimistic about getting in someplace.

Personally I would choose schools that had a HS track over ones that don't. Because Latin has such a small number of kids admitted each year for 5th (90) and almost half those go to siblings with preference usually, I would put that as my number one. That way if I didn't get it I would at least be waitlisted. Putting it so low will get you knocked out immediately if you don't get placed there initially. Just a thought.

I don't think you really understand how the lottery works. If you don't get placed there immediately it doesn't knock you out per se, there are other things that have to line up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:for 5th grade:

Two Rivers
Inspired Teaching
SWS
Bridges
Shining Stars
Hyde-Addison
Brent
Ross
Creative Minds
Cap City
Latin
SWW at F-S

We're at an EOTP school now that our kid really dislikes, but we aren't able to move out of DC for one more year. After that, we'd be happy to stay in the District or to move to the suburbs depending on the lottery. She has some special needs, and is on the immature side. She's a pretty average student and BASIS would not be a good fit.

This list seems random too. Montessori or Latin? Middle only versus HS track? Try to look more long term if you can. Time flies by.

We're willing to move for middle school, so going through 8th or 12th is a plus but not a requirement. We're balancing some competing things that we/our kid would like: convenient commute to either our house or jobs, path past 5th grade, no uniform, decent academics, outdoor space and time, racial diversity within the upper grades, small school/classes, special ed services, having friends there, and more. No one school has all of that. So it is a pretty unusual list, but one where each school has something better than our kid's current school and we are optimistic about getting in someplace.

Personally I would choose schools that had a HS track over ones that don't. Because Latin has such a small number of kids admitted each year for 5th (90) and almost half those go to siblings with preference usually, I would put that as my number one. That way if I didn't get it I would at least be waitlisted. Putting it so low will get you knocked out immediately if you don't get placed there initially. Just a thought.

I don't think you really understand how the lottery works. If you don't get placed there immediately it doesn't knock you out per se, there are other things that have to line up.

I think PP was saying that the family of the rising 5th grader would be matched at a school they ranked higher than Latin, so they wouldn't end up with a waitlist spot at Latin. Which of course is not a problem, since it means they got matched with a school that they prefer.

[Anonymous]

So if OP doesn't really want a school like Latin, don't bother listing it. You take a place from someone who wants it. Zero in on what you really want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So if OP doesn't really want a school like Latin, don't bother listing it. You take a place from someone who wants it. Zero in on what you really want.

It's not taking a place of anyone. If PP really decides they don't want Latin, they will not enroll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So if OP doesn't really want a school like Latin, don't bother listing it. You take a place from someone who wants it. Zero in on what you really want.

It's not taking a place of anyone. If PP really decides they don't want Latin, they will not enroll.

It's not that we don't want it, necessarily. It's probably better than our current option, and if we happened to get in (unlikely, since if we got a good enough draw to get in we would get into a school we ranked higher) we'd seriously consider it. But we don't want it more than the schools we ranked above it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So if OP doesn't really want a school like Latin, don't bother listing it. You take a place from someone who wants it. Zero in on what you really want.

It's not taking a place of anyone. If PP really decides they don't want Latin, they will not enroll.

It's not that we don't want it, necessarily. It's probably better than our current option, and if we happened to get in (unlikely, since if we got a good enough draw to get in we would get into a school we ranked higher) we'd seriously consider it. But we don't want it more than the schools we ranked above it.

And that's fine. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

PK4

Currently at charter that we like, but considering Spanish bi-lingual/immersion (DH native Spanish speaker).

1. Mundo Verde
2. Oyster
3. Stokes
4. DC Bilingual
5. Marie Reed, Spanish (IB)
+LAMB

I guess I'd need a pretty fab # to get into MV, and Oyster likely won't take any OOB kids. Not sure if I'd make the switch for others ... Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

PK4

Currently at charter that we like but considering Spanish bi-lingual/immersion (DH native Spanish speaker).

1. Mundo Verde
2. Oyster
3. Stokes
4. DC Bilingual
5. Marie Reed, Spanish (IB)
+LAMB

I guess MV unlikely, and Oyster likely won't take any OOB kids. Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PK4

Currently at charter that we like, but considering Spanish bi-lingual/immersion (DH native Spanish speaker).

1. Mundo Verde
2. Oyster
3. Stokes
4. DC Bilingual
5. Marie Reed, Spanish (IB)
+LAMB

I guess I'd need a pretty fab # to get into MV, and Oyster likely won't take any OOB kids. Not sure if I'd make the switch for others ... Thoughts?

MV is adding spots at PK4 next year, so if you have a top 10% number maybe. Are you spanish dominant for Oyster?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PK4

Currently at charter that we like, but considering Spanish bi-lingual/immersion (DH native Spanish speaker).

1. Mundo Verde
2. Oyster
3. Stokes
4. DC Bilingual
5. Marie Reed, Spanish (IB)
+LAMB

I guess I'd need a pretty fab # to get into MV, and Oyster likely won't take any OOB kids. Not sure if I'd make the switch for others ... Thoughts?

Hard to give thoughts without knowing your current school.

[Anonymous]

22:33

unfortunately not spanish dominant but would like her to be, hence why we're shopping

[Anonymous]

22:35

op here - current school is CMI, which we like/love for so many reasons: arts, exposure to language, lots of outdoor time, great school setting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PK4

Currently at charter that we like, but considering Spanish bi-lingual/immersion (DH native Spanish speaker).

1. Mundo Verde
2. Oyster
3. Stokes
4. DC Bilingual
5. Marie Reed, Spanish (IB)
+LAMB

I guess I'd need a pretty fab # to get into MV, and Oyster likely won't take any OOB kids. Not sure if I'd make the switch for others ... Thoughts?

MV is adding spots at PK4 next year, so if you have a top 10% number maybe. Are you spanish dominant for Oyster?

Wow, is this true? How does that work with their multi-age model?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PK3
Brent (IB)
Van Ness
SWS
Appletree LP
Tyler Spanish
Appletree SW

Unless you have an older sibling at Brent, you might consider adding Tyler Traditional too. Maybe Capitol Hill Montessori too? And if you really need public preschool, the Appletree near RFK and Friendship Chamberlain. There aren't many sure things on Capitol Hill these days though.

No sibling. And yes, we will likely add those and others to round out our 12 choices. However we will probably stay in private daycare if we don't get one of our top picks.

Van Ness will be difficult for out of bound students to get into for PK3. Van Ness did away with the Early Action PK3 (Guaranteed Access for inbound students) program since they don't believe that they will have enough seats to accommodate all of the in-bound students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PK3
Brent (IB)
Van Ness
SWS
Appletree LP
Tyler Spanish
Appletree SW

Unless you have an older sibling at Brent, you might consider adding Tyler Traditional too. Maybe Capitol Hill Montessori too? And if you really need public preschool, the Appletree near RFK and Friendship Chamberlain. There aren't many sure things on Capitol Hill these days though.

No sibling. And yes, we will likely add those and others to round out our 12 choices. However we will probably stay in private daycare if we don't get one of our top picks.

Van Ness will be difficult for out of bound students to get into for PK3. Van Ness did away with the Early Action PK3 (Guaranteed Access for inbound students) program since they don't believe that they will have enough seats to accommodate all of the in-bound students.

No, they did away with it because the school isn't Title 1. Not because of demand.