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[quote=Anonymous]You don't have time to stress about it and most schools are fine for preK. Your list is fine, except you should know that School Within School will be in a temporary location that is out of the way for you for part of next year, so unless you really love the school I'd put it lower on your list.

Last year about half the in-bound kids without siblings who applied to Ludlow-Taylor and didn't match somewhere higher up on their list got a spot in the initial lottery drawing. Some more likely got in off the waitlist as the spring and summer went on.

If your lottery results aren't good enough for Ludlow-Taylor, they probably aren't going to get you into the other schools on your list (except maybe Stevens...it's new and nobody really knows, but since it's downtown I think a lot of people will apply and few will get in).

So you need to decide if there are any other schools you'd prefer to keeping your kid where he is, and if so list them below the schools you already listed. Appletree Lincoln Park is an obvious choice. Appletree Southwest is on your way to work (it's near L'Enfant Plaza) and it's reopening this year so your odds of getting in are better. Other possibilities if the commutes would work for you: Payne, Center City Capitol Hill, Friendship Chamberlain, Amidon-Bowen, Digital Pioneers Academy.

It sounds like your kid will do fine anywhere. Curriculum matters, but it doesn't matter more than having a less-stressed parent.

PARCC scores matter a little, but they mostly reflect the racial and economic demographics of a school. You can look at the subtest scores to see how kids of your kid's sex/race/non-at-risk status fare at given schools but know the scores can change a lot year to year. And if you are planning to go to Ludlow-Taylor as soon as you get in, then I wouldn't worry about PARCC scores at other schools at all because you won't be there in testing grades.

CBO schools are nice but none are on your way to work. If commute and reduced stress are important to you and you can afford to keep paying for daycare if you don't get in anywhere close to your home or office, I'd do that. [/quote]

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