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[quote=Anonymous][quote=esevdali]I'm in-bounds for Brent and think that both of the schools are both fine, but since Haynes offers a viable middle school feed that many a middle-class family is comfortable with and Brent doesn't, it's a no brainer.  I see no viable neighborhood middle school option emerging on the Hill in the forseeable future.  In the absence of lottery luck at Latin, Brent in-bounds parents almost always leave DCPS for middle school.  As you may know, Brent feeds into two middle schools that middle class families won't touch for now (Jefferson in SW and EH on the Hill), and probably won't touch in great numbers for a decade or longer.   Talk to in-bounds Brent parents of 3rd-5th graders and you will be hard pressed to find a single one planning to enroll their kid(s) in either of these schools.  Furthermore, no city-wide middle school academic magnets/exam schools are planned for the time being and the existing charter middle schools have no admission standards beyond lottery luck.  So, if you enroll your kid at Brent for first grade, and your kid is ahead of the curve academically by 5th grade by DCPS standards, you run a high risk of being pushed to the burbs later, or left scrambling to find the funds for parochial or independent school tuition.  It's a shame that Brent PTA parents have, to some extent, allowed this situation to develop by letting Rhee and Tommy Wells divide and conquer on the middle school feeder issue.  As you may know, the Brent PTA tried to get DCPS to sanction a Brent-only middle school a couple years ago but the movement fell apart.   Accusations of racism were hurled all too freely and many parents threw their hands in the air as a result.  I'd go with Haynes if you want to continue to live in the District past 5th grade.  Alternatively, get creative: if you live near a Red Line stop, stay where you are, save to buy a condo in Tacoma Park, pay taxes there and send your kid to wonderful Tacoma Park Middle School and Blair High School in Mo Co.

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