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[quote=Anonymous]OP, we live in DC.  Our (now-shuttered) DCPS elementary educated students from all over the District, largely AA.  Academic results were not terrific, but school did have a committed parent body.  Our former chancellor merged the school with a middle school with a difficult security record, and many of those committed parents fled.  For us, this option was a non starter -- we could have dealt with not-so-great academics; but we were not going to send our child to school where we were not confident that he would be safe.  And if he managed to survive unscathed, some of the older children at that school would not have served as positive role models.  We tried the OOB process, and that did not work for us...but if you live in the District it could work for you!  There are some good DCPS schools that are diverse.  Though you have a better shot if you apply for PK, rather than K, I think.

Anyway, we are sending DS to a low-key independent school; when we toured, it did not seem particularly diverse, but 15-20 percent of the children in DC's class have at least 1 AA parent, and there are some children who are of Latino heritage as well.  We will probably send younger sibling as well.  (Based on our experience, it is preferable that our child not be the only AA child in his class...but with goodwill all around, that's worked, too.  Depends on the child, to a certain extent.)  DC also seems to thrive in traditional, structured -- yet warm and cozy -- environment.  Your children are still young; we found that there are many factors to consider in choosing a school, particularly as learning preferences emerge.

Anyway, you asked how we made our decision; for us, ambiance and safety were more important than academics.  DC seems happy in the school we ultimately chose; actually, he chose the school...which probably contributes to his current sense of satisfaction, it now occurs to me.
But DC is still too young for us to assess "results" of our decision.[/quote]

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