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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Obviously, they have very different kids attending, are in different locations, have different feeders, and have very different test scores, all of which matter and all of which you can figure out easily online.

Outside of those very googleable facts - how much do schools really differ? Are they all:

Using the same curriculum?
Providing the same amount of recess?
Have roughly the same technology policies (1:1 for devices in the classroom after 3rd grade)?

For context: I'm starting the process of looking for a new school for my K student - I don't think their current school will work well for upper elementary school. I've created a long list of potential options based on commute times and eliminating those without a cohort of on/above grade level performers. My list is too long to go to that many open houses - 24 schools. I'm wondering if it makes sense to just eliminate any DCPS school that's in, let's say, the bottom 50% for commute of the schools on my list, assuming I've got other DCPS schools on my list with similar test scores, similar lottery chances, and a similarly crappy feeder. It's unlikely that one of them is a diamond in the rough for some weird reason I wouldn't be able to figure out without getting inside the building?

Or if people have another suggestion on ways to get this list down without visiting, I'm open to it. That's too many to even visit tables for at EdFest. [/quote]

Might be helpful to post the schools you're most curious about in this thread and ask for only people with direct experience to weigh in. [/quote]

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