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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's better than most DC charters, but there are some Lafayette families who get into some of the more desirable ones (YY and LAMB) that choose those instead.

Lafayette is a great school.  Honestly, what's holding it back is PreK.  If the PreK classrooms could be closed (it's not as if everyone IB gets in anyway), there would be more classrooms for upper grades and the class sizes wouldn't have to be so large.

To be fair, this isn't just a problem at Lafayette.  Most of the best DCPS elementaries have this dilemma, because of the inability to limit class sizes.  That is one of the advantages the charters have.[/quote]

Huh? What are you talking about? They could fill up the PK with 100% IB families (indeed, many IB families didn't get off the waitlist this year, even with a 5th class) but they include OOB students on purpose, not just to fill empty seats. The class sizes are never above 24, and usually below. I think you may be confusing Lafayette with some other school.[/quote]

24 children per classroom is ginormous!   :shock: [/quote]

Where? You're looking at 28-30 in MPCS and FCPS.
Meanwhile, PK is under 20 with 2 teachers, K also has 2 teachers.[/quote]

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