DC Public Schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want edgy and urban and close I'd shoot for Ross (Dupont/Logan Circle) if rich urban is more your speed Georgetown, if you want more diversity look near Logan Circle/Columbia Heights. There is a section of Kalorama Triangle that's really more Adams Morgan and you could send your kids to Oyster, a desirable bilingual Spanish school. We moved from that area to Petworth (15 min. walk to Green Line which is btw underground so open even on snowy days) and found a good home at Barnard but ended up schlepping our kids to a school with higher test scores in the JKLMM area a few years later (not one of those but a school that had some room for out of boundary students.)
You can NOT count on getting into ANY charter except ones you probably wouldn't want to send your kid to i.e. no waitlist. You might get lucky but you have to have a backup plan.

Dupont hasn't been edgy since at least 1992. Logan? 2000.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AU Park with Janney Elementary is the most sought after school in town. It is only draws from the neighborhood. Janney is the " private" public school. Red line metro is right there.

Janney has very little in common with the private schools near it, with the exception of the demographics of some of the students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want edgy and urban and close I'd shoot for Ross (Dupont/Logan Circle) if rich urban is more your speed Georgetown, if you want more diversity look near Logan Circle/Columbia Heights. There is a section of Kalorama Triangle that's really more Adams Morgan and you could send your kids to Oyster, a desirable bilingual Spanish school. We moved from that area to Petworth (15 min. walk to Green Line which is btw underground so open even on snowy days) and found a good home at Barnard but ended up schlepping our kids to a school with higher test scores in the JKLMM area a few years later (not one of those but a school that had some room for out of boundary students.)
You can NOT count on getting into ANY charter except ones you probably wouldn't want to send your kid to i.e. no waitlist. You might get lucky but you have to have a backup plan.

Dupont hasn't been edgy since at least 1992. Logan? 2000.

Nobody said edgy. Still very walkable to everything including metro.

[Anonymous]

PP said edgy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want edgy and urban and close I'd shoot for Ross (Dupont/Logan Circle) if rich urban is more your speed Georgetown, if you want more diversity look near Logan Circle/Columbia Heights. There is a section of Kalorama Triangle that's really more Adams Morgan and you could send your kids to Oyster, a desirable bilingual Spanish school. We moved from that area to Petworth (15 min. walk to Green Line which is btw underground so open even on snowy days) and found a good home at Barnard but ended up schlepping our kids to a school with higher test scores in the JKLMM area a few years later (not one of those but a school that had some room for out of boundary students.)
You can NOT count on getting into ANY charter except ones you probably wouldn't want to send your kid to i.e. no waitlist. You might get lucky but you have to have a backup plan.

Dupont hasn't been edgy since at least 1992. Logan? 2000.

Nobody said edgy. Still very walkable to everything including metro.

[Anonymous]

OP here- wow this escalated quickly beyond relevance ha! But to all those who said do your own research, this thread only goes to show how complicated the school system really is. Thanks!!

[Anonymous]

Capitol Hill Mom here: you also need to contact Capitol Hill based groups online. For example:
* Mothers on the Hill (although it is an invitation only list serv, the moderator might give you some leads
*The Hill is Home, a website that gives information about the Capitol Hill community
*CapitolCommunityNews.com, which publishes several local monthlies and websites like "The Hill Rag" and "East of the River"

Also, many moms like myself have switched our kids from one school to another based on different needs for different ages, from DCPS to charter, from public to private to homeschool and back again based on individual needs. This happens both east and west of the Potomac River.

Once you come to DC, you'll find a dozen different mothers' groups in each neighborhood now, all with moms just waiting for someone to hear their (and their kids' experiences with different schools.

Words like "rich" and "affluent" vary widely by poster. When you arrive, go to the neighborhood library and attend a story time, talk to a few moms and find a few congenial moms who can recommend the neighborhood mom's group and online group. The best way to find the right fit (unfortunately) is to visit in person, observe the facilities and classes and sort out fact from fiction.

My younger child attends a local DCPS elementary while an older sibling goes to a charter middle school. That happens often in D.C. Generally, you'll find many schools are better than DCUM/urban legend portrays them.

Good luck and welcome!

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Welcome and good luck as well.