Thanks a lot for your input everyone! Someone mentioned John Lewis ES that is on the other side of the park. I am looking into it but any advice is more than welcome!

Hello everyone,

We’re preparing to move to Washington, DC, and will be applying for the Pre-K3 lottery for our child. Since we don’t yet have a specific neighborhood locked down, we’re hoping to get some advice on where the best schools are and how that might influence where we choose to live.

We’re currently leaning toward Northwest DC since we have family and friends that live in that area but are open to other suggestions if it means better school options or a smoother lottery process.

We have also heard from Communikids and they mentioned if we register our child this semester then we can bypass the lottery for next year.

Any insights or tips on navigating the lottery system and selecting neighborhoods would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much for your help!