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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Superiorwitt][quote=Anonymous]Ok, stop using Greatschools and Niche. Those websites do not understand how the DC school system operates and are often out of date. For example, you should definitely look at JO Wilson, which is near Union Market and is in a temporary space. They will be moving back into a newly remodeled building in 2026. Having to use a swing space sometimes causes a school's scores to dip because people leave, but I think JO Wilson will be a great pick and do really well once the renovation is over. This is an example of why you shouldn't just rely on Great schools.

If you want to look at test score data, you can look here: https://osse.dc.gov/dccape

Each school has a page on https://schoolreportcard.dc.gov/home and you can look up each school and review the topics most of interest to you.

There's a lot of data here https://www.empowerk12.org/dcdatahub although it's a little bit of work to understand how to use the dashboard. This will help you to review schools in the context of their demographics-- and this is important because DCPS has many lovely preschool and early elementary programs that don't have great test scores, either because of a high proportion of special needs students or people leaving the elementary school due to a lack of a middle school feeder.

You need to decide whether you're interested in language programs and whether you're interested in Montessori. Start by determining that. Then look geographically and decide how much you care about what the middle school option is.[/quote]

Thank you soo much for this context! I'll start checking into this links to create a more refined list.  Are there any sites, specific tips or recommendations to follow when using the school lottery as well?[/quote]

I don't understand your question. Those are the sites. MySchoolDC explains the lottery. You should review all of this and then come back with more informed questions.[/quote]

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