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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's a great problem to have. Both schools are exceptional. My son started at CMIT North and is currently enrolled at Dora Kennedy French Immersion (DKFI) so my apologies in advance if my response sounds biased. 
I didn’t know if my son would gravitate to STEM subjects and didn’t want to force it. The fact that DKFI curriculum is taught in French was intriguing but it also offered my son a balanced learning environment. Now that he’s older (10 years old; rising 5th grader) he’s showing interest in STEM subjects. For the summer, he’s in STEM camps that’s offered through PG Parks and Recreation and at local colleges in the DMV. He’s involved in Destination Imagination, an after-school activity in which students work in teams to solve STEM challenges and present their solutions at tournaments across the DMV and the country.  [b]Many of DKFI students end up being admitted to Eleanor Roosevelt’s highly regarded Science and Technology program[/b]. Central High School is not an option (I will get to that part later).

What also helped me decide to choose DKFI was the Maryland Public School Report Card. Oftentimes parents rely on GreatSchools.com, Niche.com and other similar sites. Those sites are sometimes based on some type of emotion (positive, negative and in between). The Maryland Public School Report Card takes subjectivity out of the equation and shows the school’s test scores, absenteeism rates, graduation rate, college readiness, and student growth just to name a few performance indicators. Based on these performance indicators, the state will give each school a percentile rank, a total earned points percent and a star rating on a scale of 1 to 5 stars. DKFI was recently rated a 5 star school in the 92nd percentile for MD elementary schools and CMIT North was rated a 4 star school in the 66th percentile for MD elementary schools. I mentioned earlier Central High School was not an option because it was rated a 2 star school in the 17th percentile for MD high schools.

As parents you want to make the best choice for your child, I hope you arm yourself with as much information to make that choice. Lastly, DKFI PTA will be hosting a kindergarten meet up Saturday July 27th from 10:30am to 12:30pm at the Greenbelt Playground (it’s behind the Greenbelt Library). Good Luck! 
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Some 8th graders are accepted to Roosevelt's S&T program- maybe a bigger cohort than some schools, but not necessarily "many" either.  Typically between 10 and 15 students (out of 60-65) in an eighth grade class at DKFI get in.  Just thought I'd point this out, as the post makes it sound like this is a natural trajectory for many students at DKFI.  In fact, most students attend their zoned HS and a small number go private.  Central HS is not really an immersion program (most classes are not taught in French), and most DKFI students do not go there.

~DKFI parent for the last 12 years[/quote]

NP here.
Do many students go to the IB program at Parkdale? [/quote]

Haven't heard of many.  I do have a friend whose child (not DKFI) went there and was happy with it, though.[/quote]

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