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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you are misjudging Ellington.

There are a wide range of students there and opportunities both academically, and obviously artistically.

If your child intends (as much as any kid that young knows) to pursue arts in college then Ellington has strong relationships and networks. Colleges at all levels seek out Ellington kids.

It is also the most affordable option, even considering that you'd have to pay tuition.

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OP here.  Thank you, that is good to know.  I only started looking today have called to ask for a tour, so I guess I will find out more soon, but a couple of things that I found seem bizarre to me.  For example, US News, thttps://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/district-of-columbia/districts/district-of-columbia-public-schools/ellington-school-of-the-arts-4638, which seems to suggest that there are only 5 full time teachers.  Which must mean that others are adjunct?  And I couldn't find anything on the school website about any specific teachers.  Just raises some questions in my head...

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Ellington is actually managed by a Foundation, that is chaired by the head of the Kennedy Center, leaders at GWU and others. The foundation runs the school, hires the Head of School (although DCPS signs off) and is in charge of the arts program. The academic program adheres to DCPS rules (x many history, x many math credits to graduate, etc).

But all of the arts teachers, and some academic teachers are NOT DCPS employees. What you are likely seeing on US News (and DCPS is not great at keeping their data up to date) are some of the bona fide DCPS teachers there. It's a majority minority school, and many of the students are from economically disadvantaged homes, which shows up in the PARCC scores.

The website isn't the greatest but don't let that scare you. They will have open houses/info sessions in the next couple of months that give more details on the program and the application and audition process. I'd also try to attend some of the performances of the students in the discipline your child is interested in.

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