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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there a lot of flight in the upper grades? Is the school becoming more diverse (to match the neighborhood)?

We are thinking of buying a home in the neighborhood but our children are in 2nd and K right now, so we would be beginning in the middle of their offerings. The test scores aren't the best in the city, but overall they are quite strong.

Is the office friendly and open to tours if we were to call?[/quote]

We  bought relatively recently in the neighborhood.  I think SP is still predominantly AA--maybe 60%?--but I couldn't find exact statistics.  I did find some other demographic info--for example, almost 50% of Shepherd Park residents have graduate degrees:

http://www2.onboardnavigator.com/1.5/WebContent/OBWC_report.aspx?&AID=386-b385f004f6c7&CD_SID=CO001&RTID=14&RID=60584&Frame=0&Height=600&Width=650&AgentEmail=&AgentID=&SearchID=1&LSID=11&STEXT=SHEPHERD%20PARK&STYPE=6&STEXTOPT=&STYPEOPT=-1&STEXTOPT2=&STYPEOPT2=-1&ITID=-1&SITID=-1&PassBackValues=&NHood=SHEPHERD%20PARK&Market=WASHINGTON&TaxID=&County5=&PropertyType=-1&TransactionType=-1

So what you have is a mostly black & Jewish middle/upper SES neighborhood in upper NW DC.  A bit of a strange beast--[b]I've joked that our kids will grow up attending barbeques and bar mitzvahs.[/b] ;)  So yes, the school is a bit imbalanced racially relative to the neighborhood, but part of that is explained by some Jewish residents who send their kids to JPDS and similar, and some other parents who opt for private or HRCS, especially those that offer language immersion (SP kids go to YY, LAMB, MV, etc.).  Shepherd Elementary has a high proportion of out of boundary students, but that is changing, at the upper and lower grades but especially the lower.

Re: IB flight for upper grades--I have a kid in PK, but I do know some neighborhood families who have kids enrolled in the middle and upper grades--including the PTA president and other PTA officers.  I'm sure if you inquired either directly with them or through Principal Miles, they'd be happy to share their experiences.  I think any flight that occurred in the past is less prominent now (although this happens to some extent in 4th and 5th grade all over DC, even in Ward 3).

As for tours, the last scheduled tour of the season is next week, Thur. 2/19 at 9:30am.  If that doesn't work, I'd imagine if you called something else could be worked out.  Principal Miles is very responsive.

And as for the boundary revisions, Shepherd stays zoned for Deal and now officially becomes zoned for Wilson (instead of Coolidge), which means that your child can attend Wilson even if they didn't attend Deal for middle school.

Hope this helps.[/quote] How about eating watermelon and penny-pinching money. I mean why did you stop there? :evil:... Joke not so funny now, huh?[/quote]

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