EOTP DCPS
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Anonymous
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Which EOTP DCPS schools are popular beyond preschool? I would like for my DS to attend a school we could realistically be at for the next 4-6 years (so through grades 1-3). Not sure we will still be in the DC area beyond that. I really dislike the idea of school hopping each year, so I am hoping to lottery into a school we can commit to for those years. I already have some charters in mind to include on our lottery list, so I am really looking for insider information/reviews/opinions for the EOTP DCPS schools.
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Anonymous
The DCPS schools that are popular beyond preschool are likely not going to have room for OOB applicants. |
Anonymous
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"Popular" and "a good fit for your child" are not necessarily the same thing.
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Anonymous
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Popular among DCUM
Oyster Shepherd Brent Maury Bancroft Van Ness Powell |
Anonymous
| OP here. I understand the OB issue, and am including our in-bound option as well. Also, I understand that all children are different and will respond better to different schools. Perhaps "popular" wasn't the right word. Basically, I am interested in your thoughts and opinions. Which I will consider, in conjunction with my own thoughts and opinions, those of DH, and those of other people I know and respect. Just trying to see if I am not thinking of something or if there is a school I have not considered. |
Anonymous
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How old is your child? PK3? It is very hard to get into any of the gentrifying EOTP DCPS schools for PK3, especially those that might meet your criteria.
This is the data you want to review: https://dcps.dc.gov/page/my-school-dc-lottery-results Look for schools that accepted students at PK3 with "no preference" and/or the length of the in-boundary waitlist. |
Anonymous
| EOTP is most of the city - maybe narrow it down to one of the quadrants so that others can provide more helpful thoughts? |
Anonymous
You realize Oyster isn't EOTP, right? |
Anonymous
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OP - sounds like you want student retention data.
Go to the DCPS profile page for whatever schools you are considering. Click on the "Scorecard" tab -- and then scroll down and open the section on Safe and Effective Schools. That is where you can find the percentages of students that re-enroll (aka student retention). |
Anonymous
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We would have loved to get into Shepherd or West and would have planned to stay in either, so long as our expectations weren't totally dashed.
We ended up in a charter that I'm happy with for now at least. |
Anonymous
| Seaton and JO Wilson might work. Ludlow-Taylor and Watkins if you get lucky. |
Anonymous
West |
Anonymous
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This NPR story has a table of how many 4th graders re-enrolled for 5th grade at various schools: https://wamu.org/story/16/03/02/5th_grade_dropoff/
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Anonymous
This is entirely related to the crumminess of the middle school feeder pattern, not to the quality of the elementary school, though. |
Anonymous
In some cases. But some people are unhappy in their current school, but don't have options to leave until 5th. More slots open then for a host of reasons. |