Any recent feedback about Watkins?

[Anonymous]

We have a preschooler and are trying to decide whether or not to stay in-boundary. Stuart-Hobson seems promising.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a preschooler and are trying to decide whether or not to stay in-boundary. Stuart-Hobson seems promising.

Watkins team just won DCPS Battle of the Books fwiw

https://twitter.com/amcroft/status/1101527012118798337

[Anonymous]

You have a preschooler and you are asking about Watkins now? Ask when you are at Peabody in K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have a preschooler and you are asking about Watkins now? Ask when you are at Peabody in K.

That's a totally appropriate question if OP is weighing Peabody/Watkins vs another ES where enrollment begins in PK

[Anonymous]

Peabody is amazing. Watkins is a decent school. Stuart-Hobson is the best thing (middle school) going for East of 7th Street.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have a preschooler and you are asking about Watkins now? Ask when you are at Peabody in K.

That's a totally appropriate question if OP is weighing Peabody/Watkins vs another ES where enrollment begins in PK

Well now is when it makes sense for us to move, so trying to think where to. We like the Hill and will look inbound for Maury, too. Thanks for the feedback, all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a preschooler and are trying to decide whether or not to stay in-boundary. Stuart-Hobson seems promising.

Watkins team just won DCPS Battle of the Books fwiw

https://twitter.com/amcroft/status/1101527012118798337

Woohoo!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have a preschooler and you are asking about Watkins now? Ask when you are at Peabody in K.

That's a totally appropriate question if OP is weighing Peabody/Watkins vs another ES where enrollment begins in PK

Well now is when it makes sense for us to move, so trying to think where to. We like the Hill and will look inbound for Maury, too. Thanks for the feedback, all.

Former Watkins parent here. I don't think that the school quality is that different between Maury and Watkins for UMC students, especially UMC white students in terms of performance. IIRC while Maury overall has higher aggregate PARCC scores, by subgroup they are closely in line but there are more lower SES kids/at-risk at Watkins than Maury (mostly AA). The proportions are just flipped. There are differences in the community and feel, and one may suit you more than the other.

If middle school is a real concern - if you want DCPS over charter or private, then Watkins is a better bet with the feed to Stuart Hobson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have a preschooler and you are asking about Watkins now? Ask when you are at Peabody in K.

That's a totally appropriate question if OP is weighing Peabody/Watkins vs another ES where enrollment begins in PK

Well now is when it makes sense for us to move, so trying to think where to. We like the Hill and will look inbound for Maury, too. Thanks for the feedback, all.

Former Watkins parent here. I don't think that the school quality is that different between Maury and Watkins for UMC students, especially UMC white students in terms of performance. IIRC while Maury overall has higher aggregate PARCC scores, by subgroup they are closely in line but there are more lower SES kids/at-risk at Watkins than Maury (mostly AA). The proportions are just flipped. There are differences in the community and feel, and one may suit you more than the other.

If middle school is a real concern - if you want DCPS over charter or private, then Watkins is a better bet with the feed to Stuart Hobson.

Maury is a fantastic school with its only real weakness being its MS feeder. PP is right that Watkins/Cluster has a better MS option if by right MS is a priority. Then again, if MS and HS feed is really a priority you'd probably want to consider Deal or even Hardy feeders

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have a preschooler and are trying to decide whether or not to stay in-boundary. Stuart-Hobson seems promising.

Watkins team just won DCPS Battle of the Books fwiw

https://twitter.com/amcroft/status/1101527012118798337

Woohoo!

They also won the DC elementary school boys basketball championship:
https://mobile.twitter.com/WatkinsDCPS/status/1103811243138260999

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have a preschooler and you are asking about Watkins now? Ask when you are at Peabody in K.

That's a totally appropriate question if OP is weighing Peabody/Watkins vs another ES where enrollment begins in PK

Well now is when it makes sense for us to move, so trying to think where to. We like the Hill and will look inbound for Maury, too. Thanks for the feedback, all.

Former Watkins parent here. I don't think that the school quality is that different between Maury and Watkins for UMC students, especially UMC white students in terms of performance. IIRC while Maury overall has higher aggregate PARCC scores, by subgroup they are closely in line but there are more lower SES kids/at-risk at Watkins than Maury (mostly AA). The proportions are just flipped. There are differences in the community and feel, and one may suit you more than the other.

If middle school is a real concern - if you want DCPS over charter or private, then Watkins is a better bet with the feed to Stuart Hobson.

Uhm, there’s a pretty significant difference between harmonious Maury and parent factions-at-war Watkins in terms of feel. Watkins is more like L-T in terms of overall performance, but I’d choose L-T in a heartbeat (and still get the SH feed). Talk to current parents of both schools, not former ones.

[Anonymous]

Maury is very low drama, which I appreciate. We have been Maury parents for 7 years now, with two kids and really appreciate the community feeling. Only one bad teacher experience in that long run and a lot of really excellent ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have a preschooler and you are asking about Watkins now? Ask when you are at Peabody in K.

That's a totally appropriate question if OP is weighing Peabody/Watkins vs another ES where enrollment begins in PK

Well now is when it makes sense for us to move, so trying to think where to. We like the Hill and will look inbound for Maury, too. Thanks for the feedback, all.

Former Watkins parent here. I don't think that the school quality is that different between Maury and Watkins for UMC students, especially UMC white students in terms of performance. IIRC while Maury overall has higher aggregate PARCC scores, by subgroup they are closely in line but there are more lower SES kids/at-risk at Watkins than Maury (mostly AA). The proportions are just flipped. There are differences in the community and feel, and one may suit you more than the other.

If middle school is a real concern - if you want DCPS over charter or private, then Watkins is a better bet with the feed to Stuart Hobson.

Uhm, there’s a pretty significant difference between harmonious Maury and parent factions-at-war Watkins in terms of feel. Watkins is more like L-T in terms of overall performance, but I’d choose L-T in a heartbeat (and still get the SH feed). Talk to current parents of both schools, not former ones.

There's been discord at Maury as well - the possible clustering with Miner, the possible name change . . . all schools have their discord.