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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People are not answering OP’s question about what happens if you strike out in the lottery for 6th grade.  She is not asking about earlier.

You move OP.  That is the answer.

You can get into EH, Jefferson, Wells, any of the very poorly performing middle schools in 6th.  SH very good chance in 6th, definitely in 7th.  You also can get into ITS.

You move so you are set for 6-12th.  Don’t settle for poorly performing schools or schools with limited options to go thru this all over again for high school and lose again.

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The answer was (and still is) that it's irresponsible to wait until 6th. OP appears not to know that, and also seems not to have known that the sought after charter middles start in 5th, which means if you wait until 6th you will have already "struck out." OP also didn't seem to understand that DCI is virtually unavailable to kids who aren't at feeder schools.

I say this as someone who also lives IB for Wheatley -- it's nuts to sit around waiting for MS and hope a single lottery (whether in 5th or 6th) will solve your problem. You need to be thinking about this much earlier and setting your kids up for more options.[/quote]

PP above.  You don’t need to think earlier if you are willing to accept poorly performing middle schools.  If your kid is happy at current school, you can get into these schools 6th, 7th whatever.

IMO it is crazy to get into Deal feeders.  Some may be willing to do a 40 minute commute minimum one way for 6 years but most people are not. Then what, do it again in high school?  As to Hardy, you are going to McArthur and doing that horrendous commute for a school not much different than EH or Jefferson.

There are no real good options for middle school if you struck out with the charter immersion schools for ECE/K.  In 5th, you have a shot at Latin, although very small.  Better shot at Basis although it’s not a good fit for many kids.  In 6th, small shot at DCI French That’s it for EOTP.

Move is the answer for good 6-12th pyramid just outside the city.  If you want to haphazard put together something else and move your kid around in elementary to end up in suboptimal poorly performing schools to stay in the city, thats your prerogative.

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