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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, if you don't want to live there anyway, seems like a gamble not worth taking.[/quote]

Yes, I love Shepherd Park because I love the neighborhood, access to Rock Creek trails, metro, and the families. Shepherd is a great elementary and I'm pretty sure if they ever got zoned out of Deal, it will be for a decent option. [/quote]

This.

Whatever the speculation about MacFarland/Roosevelt, Shepherd Park won't be zoned for ithem unless and until they're competitive with Deal/Wilson.  It's not about the demographics, it's about the money.  That's a huge swath of Ward 4 (along with Crestwood) and whether the residents are black or white doesn't matter when it comes to the taxes they pay and the support they can throw behind a candidate.

It does sound a bit like you wouldn't really like Shepherd Park/16th Street Heights for the reasons residents here do. The demographics aren't going to change as much or as fast as you like - most families keep their homes in the family.  What you should really keep an eye on is whether or not the number of white families keeps growing in neighborhoods to the south, and whether or not they choose and stay with DCPS.  People say it takes 10 years to make a school good. That timer started ticking down 2-3 years ago in Ward 4, so you may not want to trek across the park by the time your kid/s reach middle school.

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