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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP,  I have lived in Upper NW my whole life...Murch and Eaton were never "unthinkable".  Hearst, maybe, but not Murch and Eaton.[/quote]

Per http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/ and the 2011-12 demographics - Murch had only 56% in-boundary kids; Eaton 32%. That's kids from PK up through fifth grade. So in the recent past, these schools couldn't fill up with just the in-boundary kids. But with the most recent lottery results, Murch only had in-boundary kids accepted, and Eaton had in-boundary + a few out-of-boundary w/ sibling kids accepted. So it seems to me that the PP was right - the in-boundary stats show that Murch and Eaton have trended from the "unthinkable" into the "thinkable" camp, at least among the in-boundary parents of means who previously would have sent their kids to private school or moved to the suburbs.

Will the trend continue into the east-of-the-park schools, as a rising tide lifts all boats? I don't think so. The Wilson HS boundary line is our version of the Berlin Wall, and if you're east of the park you think you're in East Germany. Except thankfully we have the charter-land option. Well, if you're lucky to be admitted, plus you have the means to drive your kids across town.[/quote]

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