Highly regarded charter schools - name them?

[Anonymous]

Very green question from someone who is just getting to know the DC education landscape.

What are the highly regarded charter schools in DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very green question from someone who is just getting to know the DC education landscape.

What are the highly regarded charter schools in DC?

Still can't believe that the phrase (and acronym) has become standard on this board, when it was first used in the title of a post that was a parody.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/359865.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very green question from someone who is just getting to know the DC education landscape.

What are the highly regarded charter schools in DC?

Still can't believe that the phrase (and acronym) has become standard on this board, when it was first used in the title of a post that was a parody.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/359865.page

THANK YOU. I did not know that and it makes my day.

[Anonymous]

OP here, that thread is hilarious! (Still want to know what the favorites are - any help?)

[Anonymous]

That was one of the best threads ever.

[Anonymous]

Before the popularity contest gets going in earnest, here are the most recent quality reports from the DC Public Charter School Board.

Factors including test scores (PARCC where applicable and school-selected assessments for ECE), teacher support, student retention are combined and schools are given a Tier ratings of 1 to 3.

Brand new schools are not eligible to be rated. http://www.dcpcsb.org/report/school-quality-reports-pmf

Another good resource is the Qualitative Site Review reports -- each school is up for a QSR every few years (involves multiple visits to a school and things like classroom management and teacher-student engagement is assessed). http://www.dcpcsb.org/report/qualitative-school-reviews

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, that thread is hilarious! (Still want to know what the favorites are - any help?)

Perennial favorites seem to be:

LAMB
YY
MV
Stokes
Lee Montessori
Inspired Teaching
Two Rivers - both campuses
Washington Latin

However, each of these has a cadre of detractors and the favorites shift from year to year. With a couple of exceptions, these are the schools with the highest percentage of white students / lowest percentage of at-risk kids.

[Anonymous]

These popularity lists tend to tell you where more affluent students are attending, not necessarily where your kid will learn the most. If that's what you're looking for, that's one thing. But if you're really looking for where kids learn the most there's other data out there that's far more nuanced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These popularity lists tend to tell you where more affluent students are attending, not necessarily where your kid will learn the most. If that's what you're looking for, that's one thing. But if you're really looking for where kids learn the most there's other data out there that's far more nuanced.

That was mentioned above.

There are exceptions -- Stokes and MV have a large number of minority and economically disadvantaged students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, that thread is hilarious! (Still want to know what the favorites are - any help?)

Perennial favorites seem to be:

LAMB
YY
MV
Stokes
Lee Montessori
Inspired Teaching
Two Rivers - both campuses
Washington Latin

However, each of these has a cadre of detractors and the favorites shift from year to year. With a couple of exceptions, these are the schools with the highest percentage of white students / lowest percentage of at-risk kids.

I would add Creative Minds.

signed,
CMI parent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, that thread is hilarious! (Still want to know what the favorites are - any help?)

Perennial favorites seem to be:

LAMB
YY
MV
Stokes
Lee Montessori
Inspired Teaching
Two Rivers - both campuses
Washington Latin

However, each of these has a cadre of detractors and the favorites shift from year to year. With a couple of exceptions, these are the schools with the highest percentage of white students / lowest percentage of at-risk kids.

Add Creative Minds
DCB
and Shining Stars.

[Anonymous]

But none of them have high test scores, so it's unclear what the term is based on.

[Anonymous]

Is the Hebrew immersion charter still around?
SELA?
I guess I could google.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the Hebrew immersion charter still around?
SELA?
I guess I could google.

Yup. It got good marks from the charter board FWIW

[Anonymous]

As a previous poster said, DCUM people favor schools that are as white as possible and with as few low-income students as possible. Look for those demographics and you will have your list of schools that DCUM considers the best. DCUMers sticks to this even when it becomes clear that the school is all smoke and mirrors.