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[quote=Anonymous]I really think Jefferson is a hidden gem.  The test scores are as good or better than any DCPS middle school except Hardy and Deal, and the median growth percentiles show that kids make a lot of progress while they're there.  It's small, which a lot of parents want, but they have sports teams and a lot of other extracurriculars than most K-8 schools.  Close to metro and a lot of bus lines, too.  They are an IB candidate school that does some differentiated learning (I've heard the principal talk about it at neighborhood events and school fundraisers, but don't have a kid there so don't know details).  The staff I've met seem nice and I like that they put a lot of their assignments and syllabi online so I can see what kids in different classes are working on.  There are not a lot of academically advanced kids at this point, but I get the sense that kids are met where they're at. So advanced kids get challenged individually, and if more started attending the school, there would be opportunities for them to be grouped together.[/quote]

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