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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If OP really is talking about Murch and Hearst then that is absolutely the epitome of 3rd ward problems. Is a child's life going to be negatively impacted by going from Hearst to Deal to Wilson instead of Murch to Deal to Wilson? Please someone make that argument to me because I'd love to hear it.

I am an OOB Hearst parent and what the previous poster described about the community at Hearst is absolutely true. I've only been at Hearst a short time and have found it incredibly welcoming. And kids manage to have playdates and class parties despite coming from all over the city. Before coming to Hearst I had read the negative comments on DCUM and from the moment we've been there I've been scratching my head trying to figure out what is so objectionable about the school. [/quote]

+1 The idea that kids have different long range outcomes from, for example, Murch compared to Hearst when all those kids go on to Deal and Wilson does not make a lot of sense. I agree with you completely PP. [/quote]

I would be interested in hearing about private school acceptance rates from Hearst. We are an international family and will likely have to go private for the upper grades because our child may need to move. How do Hearst families fare with private school acceptances?[/quote]

There isn't much data on this simply because up until approximately 4 years ago, Hearst was an early childhood center that only went through the 3rd grade. Honestly, I believe that the only reason Hearst now lags slightly behind other Ward 3 schools with regard to test scores (IMO everything else is even), is because we recently stretched from a PK-3 to a PK-5. Moreover, in the midst of that change we had principal turnover.  Dr. B provided us with three years of stability (test scores have been steadily rising) and our new principal is grounded in DC so I fully expect the stability to continue.

Out of the 35 kids that graduated this year, two are headed to Burke.  However, I don't think very many applied to private.  As another poster indicated Deal, Latin and Basis are where they are headed.  To be honest, because there are three pretty good middle school options in DC, these days, more and more parents are waiting until high school to apply for private (myself included).[/quote]

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