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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reposting from the DC forum:

Families whose kids did public ES in DC and then moved to the burbs for public MS and HS, please help my husband and me make a decision!

Our DC is 5 and matched into Eaton and has a very low WL number (3) at Mann. We liked both schools a LOT, and I struggle to think any suburban elementary will offer the same bells & whistles. We have to decide by May 1, the lottery deadline.

What we’re trying to evaluate now is:
- Do we stay in our home and send our kids to Eaton or Mann, knowing we’ll likely move to the burbs after elementary OR
- Do we move now, and have our kids start in public elementary in the same line-up, from day one?

Our top considerations:
- Strong public ES
- Lots of young families in neighborhood
- Building lifelong family friendships (and we know proximity and consistency are critical for this)

I guess the core question is: 
If you moved after your child graduated from ES, how hard was it for your kids to transition to middle school knowing no one in the class? And, how easy is it to hold onto neighborhood friends once we move?
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Research shows that students lose a few months of learning when they switch schools. This kind of bobble can happen when students switch schools for the next level to MS and HS. That is why HSs' have 9th grade academies, to help with adjustments. I would say that unless you can get into a Churchill HS or Whitman HS area, secondary school in MCPS is at best a mixed bag, with the superintendent rearranging high schools into regions and introducing 100 regional programs by Fall 2027. BCC HS area will probably be good too - that will have an excellent IB program in the upcoming region 1.

As ES students move to MS, they meet a lot of new students from the other ESs that feed into the MS. So, not a bad time to switch school systems. It will probably be a little difficult at first. Maybe try doing a summer program, like a sports camp, in your new chosen area. It's an opportunity to meet other kids in your new neighborhood.

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