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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now that October WL data is out, I am heartened to see that people do get into some HRCS later.  Not the highest of the high, but plenty of respectable schools.  Does anyone know why this is?[/quote]

It's easier to get into the better DCPS's in the higher grades, too.  Partly it's attrition to privates, and otherwise moving to MoCo or FFX.

Free PS/PK is a big draw for a lot of families.  The school may not be worth pursuing long term, but it's better than paying for daycare.  However once you're in K, and making friends in 1st & 2nd, you'll start to get the trickle down from testing grades.  DC is a small town with high expectations and most schools don't make the cut.[/quote]

I have observed this too.  Part of it is just normal attrition or the many DC state/military families moving.  There are a lot of people making it work in  smallish condo or half townhouse, and that gets pretty old.  A few years of free preschool, a little further along in their careers, and they can afford a house, so naturally they'll choose the burbs or a Wilson feeder.  Also, families move for their oldest child, and when they do, they take younger sibs with them.[/quote]

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