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[quote=Anonymous][quote=abarem123]OP here - thanks this is all super helpful. If I'm understanding the replies correctly, it sounds like we will very likely get a PK4 spot *somewhere* within a mile or so of where we would live (on the Hill). It doesn't have to be a PK spot at the IB elementary school - I am just most concerned about odds to get a spot at a school period. I'm hopeful from reading the comments that we'd land a spot somewhere (Miner, Appletree, JO Wilson, Peabody, etc.).

I agree with posters stating that we should move IB for where we'd like to be long-term. Are there any big differences between the elementary schools on the Hill? e.g., why would I want L-T vs. Maury vs. Brent vs. other options? Would the odds for getting my younger child a PK3 spot at L-T (inbound) be better than Maury (inbound)? [/quote]

PP again - Yes you'll be able to get a spot somewhere for PK4 within a mile, and if you're willing to wait out the lottery, you may get more than one offer by October. (Movement tends to stop on Oct. 5, which is called Count Day - basically the school will get funding for every child in a seat that day. So they have motivation to have as many slots filled as possible that day, but not really after.) DC does ECE very well, so some schools that don't rank highly for upper elementary have great PK programs - Miner comes to mind. Just make sure to rank your schools in order of ACTUAL preference. You don't get assigned a waitlist number for anything AFTER a school you get into. So you want to put the lower hanging fruit at the bottom. (Example: If you put AppleTree Oklahoma first because you know it's easier to get into, and then you actually do get in on lottery day, you wouldn't even get put on the waitlist at all for LT and others if they're below it.)[/quote]

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