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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are 5500 5th graders in DCPS and charters.

The number of seats at schools which start at 5th represent a tiny percentage of the total. No need for your to attend one of them if you don't want. Chances are you won't get in anyway. [/quote]

Taking this a step further --

9 charters start middle school at 5th (BASIS, Cap City, EL Haynes, Wash Latin, KIPP AIM, KIPP Key, KIPP Northeast Academy, KIPP Valor and KIPP Will).

Combined they offered 428 seats in the 17-18 lottery -- out of 5500. A drop in the proverbial bucket.

BASIS - 120 
Cap City - 55
EL Haynes - 6
Wash Latin - 90
KIPP AIM - 1
KIPP Key - 1
KIPP NE Academy - 125
KIPP Valor - 25
KIPP Will - 5

Everythign isn't a conspiracy to gut traditional schools. In fact, these schools could achieve that end more easily if they were PK3-8 or 12. 
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NP. Thanks for the stats. Of the ~5K left do you know what the breakdown is between schools at/near capacity ( I'll need help there but guesssing deal, hardy, Stuart-Hobson, ???) and those that are far below capacity? [/quote]

None of the schools you list have 5th grade.
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The PP is trying to prove that these 428 would fit in the under capacity middle schools. Which is probably true, but if people wanted their children to attend those schools, they would and if that were their only choice they would move, or play the DCPS lottery for a marginally better option.

You can't put the choice genie back in the bottle. It's deeply ingrained - well over 20+ years.[/quote]

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