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[quote=Anonymous]You're getting a lot of sound advice here, OP. I agree with the posters that urge you to consider what you would want for a third grader, knowing you don't yet know what third grader YOU'LL have, and understand that preschool is a small blip and often policies that work well in pre-K are actually detrimental in elementary.

In general, DC schools are more similar than they are different. There are Ward 3 schools with Ward 3 demographics, poorly performing DCPS and charters that stick out like a sore thumb, and a lot of very similar DCPS and charters that provide 90% the same education but may have different looking test scores depending on demographics. Your child is going to have a very similar education at Powell vs. DC Bilingual, or Seaton vs. Inspired Teaching. The fact is that so much choice in DC makes people come to very different decisions based on very subjective reasons. You may prioritize the feeder pattern, commute, or Montessori/language immersion. Once you think through what factors YOU prioritize, then take some time reading through DCUM with a huge grain of salt, and more importantly talking to parents of elementary students (NOT pre-K parents, they just don't know yet). Then go to open houses and ask about class sizes, screen time, etc. [/quote]

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