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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you can get on the waitlists now at myschooldc, but you will have to prove residency when you enroll. If you feel like you can move fast and sign a lease when a spot on a waitlist pops up, that's a good thing. You won't be able to claim you live in-bounds for a school until you have an address that you list.

The first thing you need to consider is how far you are willing to commute each day between home, school, and work. I would suggest getting on the waitlists now for any schools that are close enough to your job that you'd be willing to send your kid there. You are probably not going to get into the more popular PK programs but that is ok. All the teachers are licensed and all the schools are fine for little kids. The test scores of 3rd-5th graders should not be your primary concern when deciding on a place for your 3yo, especially when your pickings are limited.

I will put in a plug for my in-bound school, Amidon-Bowen. Families of various races/incomes/education levels seem happy with the early grades. There is an involved PTA and the principal seems friendly. It has a nice playground and library, too, and the art teacher is a gem. There is plenty of rental housing in the neighborhood and it is close to the metro. I don't know how long the wait-list is now for in-bound students but it is probably shorter than many DCPS schools and charters. Appletree Southwest is also nearby and because it only serves PK students, there are few people with sibling priority and it tends to go through the waitlist quickly.

The schools that have space at this point are not going to have good test scores. Many but not all are far from metro. Most are in Wards 7 and 8 and will have high poverty levels.

Look into Sela and Walker Jones. Savoy is close to the Anacostia metro. There are several schools in Anacostia that have a lot of PK classrooms and may have space now.

If you enroll someplace you can still stay on the waitlists for the schools you ranked higher. So there really isn't any harm in listing a ton of schools. [/quote]

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