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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even though UP is 70% white, most of those people are past child rearing years.  The younger residence are more diverse.  Most people in UP send their kids to UP, not to private.[/quote]

A lot of people in UP and other neighborhoods with higher SES send their kids to specialty schools like French Immersion, Montessori and Performing Arts.  It is a shame that the neighborhood schools are losing these families since they could really contribute.  Many choose specialty programs because they are K-8 so they don't have to worry about middle school.  
I know that they are popular but the specialty programs are really a detriment to local neighborhood schools.

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OP here. Interesting insight, thanks to all! I didn't think about that point about specialty programs being K-8. Is Hyattsville Middle that bad? Even with the many young families moving into that area as well? And are the specialty programs that great?

I always assumed the draw for young families to live in UP (which is pricey for PG) is the ability to send children to the neighborhood elementary school. So I guess I'm just trying to understand why parents decide against UPES. [/quote]

I have to say we just made this calculation ourselves.  Our oldest is 3, and we decided not to enter him into the lottery for Montessori, which would have been PK3-8.  We loved the idea of having middle school covered--not to mention PK3 and PK4--but we ultimately decided to stick with UPES because it's the reason we moved here, and we like the idea of a neighborhood elementary with the sense of community it implies.  Right now, we are banking on the College Park Academy continuing to improve and our kids getting spots there for middle school (and then either CPA or ER magnet for high school).  [/quote]

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