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[quote=Anonymous]Hey Thomson mom here! At the risk of being a booster...which I guess I am, definitely check out the school. It flies under the radar but is awesome in every way, except the facilities. (Which frankly, need work).

Worth dealing with that though, for the great principal who's been in the job for 12 years, amazing teachers, warm atmosphere. Plus it's got DC's first IB (International Baccalaureate) program at an elementary school. I work in education and checked with my friends in DCPS before I choose it, they called Thomson a "hidden gem."

We are undecided about staying in DC longterm, but if we do, we plan to be at Thomson through grade 5, and then go to the feeder middle, which is also great, School Without Walls at Francis-Stephens.

We are out-of-boundary and lotteried into Thomson, which is easy to do these days. Lots of families used to choose it because it was near work and that's slowed down a lot with the rise of WFH. That's hurt the school's enrollment numbers some. That's why I'm bothering to booster here, I want the school to stay full so it doesn't lose any of the great staff. They have good enrollment this year but struggled some in 2022-23.

This isn't to disparage the other schools you listed. I don't know as much about them as I do about Thomson, but many have really good reputations and I have friends who are happy with them.

This video the staff made to introduce themselves to parents give you an idea of the really special school culture: https://youtu.be/Nw3N-vBkPhU
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