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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with pp - move within the boundaries of Oyster. The area itself is incredibly walkable, and you wouldn't need a car because it is well served by a subway stop and cabs. Visually it feels a little like parts of Brooklyn (all "brownstones" (row homes ) and apartments. ).

As well, oyster is just a much stronger school than all other dual language schools that you can attend as a matter of right (ie, not charter). Much higher test scores, engaged parent body, etc.   It is bilingual by design, and not out of default  due to the super high ESL population of the neighborhood

You might like living in the petworth neighborhood too as a NYer, as the pp mentioned upthread.  However the school mentioned, Powell, is 99% poor children and only 45% of the kids can read (while 55% cannot).   Same for Bancroft -- Brooklyn-looking neighborhood, and a school that is 77% poor students who really really struggle to do math or read at grade level (42% can read; the rest couldn't pass a simple standardized test).

Families try the preschool in both schools, but that is storytime and the alphabet so the stakes are low and it is ok to roll the dice. your kids are older and you may not wish to use them as guinea pigs in a struggling urban school. [/quote]

My child attends a school whose test scores aren't that great but me as a parent high SES will ensure that my child does well.[/quote]

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