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[quote=Anonymous]I live in AU Park, my kids have gone to Janney, then Deal and then application high schools.  One in college, one still in DCPS.

When we moved here 19 years ago we thought we were buying a house for elementary school and that we would move by 4th/5th grade (because back then elementary school ended in 6th).  Somewhere along the way Deal became very desirable.  When my kids were in elementary school I was watching and kept expecting Hardy to become desirable, but it took longer than expected.

Although Wilson/ Jackson Reed was mostly acceptable along the way I sent my kids to application high schools because they were a better fit.

Here is what I have learned.

1) a solid elementary school will still be solid when your 2 year old is ready.

2) middle school is the worst and the hardest to transition into an acceptable one.

3) there are more high school options than you realize in DC.  None of them are perfect, many of them are acceptable.

4)  the most important decision in real estate is an acceptable middle school, after that it is about where you want to live and your means of commute.

Do you want charm and being able to walk to good restaurants and close to metro.  Cleveland Park.

Do you want a neighborhood where your kids can bike to their friend’s houses and it is metro accessible, but the restaurant choices are mediocre, AU Park.

Do you want a neighborhood that is bike friendly but no metro or restaurants but you can walk your dog in rock creek park, Chevy chase.

Bike friendly, no metro but Millie’s, Spring Valley.

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