lottery into Yu Ying at 5th?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone ever get a lottery spot at YY for 5th grade? Do they even accept 5th graders with no Chinese?


Wanting to keep options open as I'm expecting an exodus at my 4th grader's charter looking for greener pastures at Basis and Latin for 5th. And would prefer DCI over current charter's middle school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone ever get a lottery spot at YY for 5th grade? Do they even accept 5th graders with no Chinese?


Wanting to keep options open as I'm expecting an exodus at my 4th grader's charter looking for greener pastures at Basis and Latin for 5th. And would prefer DCI over current charter's middle school.

No. THey only accept students from Pk3-2nd. http://www.myschooldc.org/schools/profile/230

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone ever get a lottery spot at YY for 5th grade? Do they even accept 5th graders with no Chinese?


Wanting to keep options open as I'm expecting an exodus at my 4th grader's charter looking for greener pastures at Basis and Latin for 5th. And would prefer DCI over current charter's middle school.

How is this a good move for your kid? Ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone ever get a lottery spot at YY for 5th grade? Do they even accept 5th graders with no Chinese?


Wanting to keep options open as I'm expecting an exodus at my 4th grader's charter looking for greener pastures at Basis and Latin for 5th. And would prefer DCI over current charter's middle school.

Honestly, I’ve been there done that. Most people stay at your current charter. Only about 6 kids will leave for Latin/Basis. You should give your current school a shot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone ever get a lottery spot at YY for 5th grade? Do they even accept 5th graders with no Chinese?


Wanting to keep options open as I'm expecting an exodus at my 4th grader's charter looking for greener pastures at Basis and Latin for 5th. And would prefer DCI over current charter's middle school.

Honestly, I’ve been there done that. Most people stay at your current charter. Only about 6 kids will leave for Latin/Basis. You should give your current school a shot.

Alas, not in my experience. At our school, there are always 44 kids (two classrooms) in 4th grade and fewer than 20 in 5th. More kids leave than stay. That said, I've heard 5th grade is a great experience at our school--it's just an underenrolled one!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone ever get a lottery spot at YY for 5th grade? Do they even accept 5th graders with no Chinese?


Wanting to keep options open as I'm expecting an exodus at my 4th grader's charter looking for greener pastures at Basis and Latin for 5th. And would prefer DCI over current charter's middle school.

Honestly, I’ve been there done that. Most people stay at your current charter. Only about 6 kids will leave for Latin/Basis. You should give your current school a shot.

Alas, not in my experience. At our school, there are always 44 kids (two classrooms) in 4th grade and fewer than 20 in 5th. More kids leave than stay. That said, I've heard 5th grade is a great experience at our school--it's just an underenrolled one!

I’m in 5th at a similar charter (maybe the same one since we also have two classes per grade but I think 25 each class). Last year, we lost 4 to Latin, 2 to Basis (two were sibling preference), and 1 to private. My kid got into Basis but we declined. I am so glad we did as this year has been amazing. I am now no longer worried about middle or even high for threat matter because the school has really figured it out. I just think it would be really hard to lottery into an immersion for one year and move again for 6th.