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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What? Every DCPS school has a MS [/quote]
Good catch PP! I left out the word viable. So, do you have any insight on TR? [/quote]

What I will tell you, OP, is that a small charter middle school may seem appealing to you as a preschool parent, but you might like it a lot less as you come to realize the tradeoffs.  This isn't to knock Two Rivers, because I don't know how big a middle school they would have by the time your child were in middle school.  But personally, I prefer a larger middle school that can offer more programming and has a larger absolute number of high-performing kids to fill out advanced classes.  Also, a small middle school can place a lot of pressure on social relationships.

A lot of charters add middle school because they want to serve those grades and because yes, a lot of middle schools in DCPS (charter and neighborhood both) are unappealing.  But sometimes the small, cozy feel that seems appealing many years in advance doesn't actually have the things your child happens to want.  I think overall Two Rivers is a very solid school and I would have no qualms about enrolling.  Just don't make the mistake preschool parents sometimes do, of assuming you'll love the middle school just because you like the elementary school.  [/quote]

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