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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree, the transition from Wilson is not relevant.  You need to take a close look at the schools and decide if either are a good fit for your kid.  My kid went to Banneker so i can speak a little on that school.  Extremely heavy workload, focus is on academics only - sports and other non academic extracurriculars and things like school fun/pride are not important nor a focus for the school administration, their focus is to make sure that when your child goes to college they find the work and the workload easier than what they had at Banneker - basically they are overly prepared and do not have any adjustment issues freshman year. And it's true, that does happen, you can ask a Banneker grad.   Keep in  mind, Banneker will put you out if you can not keep up, the number of kids that come in freshman year versus the number that make it to graduation is a bit concerning - there's not a lot of support for anyone that struggles to keep up.  You kid has to be very self motivated and academically focused without oversight.  Much harder for boys, the number of boys compared to girls is very small.   I think both Wilson and Banneker are good schools for the right kid.  If not a good fit it will not work out well.[/quote]

Is it heavily girls?[/quote]

In 2015-16 Banneker was 74% girls, and the senior class that year was half the size of the freshman class.

SWW has significant attrition too - about 20% from 9th to 12th. In 15-16 its student body was 61% girls and 39% boys.

You can find that information, and the number of students per grade for all DC schools, at learndc.org[/quote]

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