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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you in advance for reading my long and complicated post!

We are a family of 6 (6 yo, 4 yo, twin babies) looking to move to DC next June from Australia. We are dual citizens.

Because my daughter will be 7yo when we arrive, we are looking to move to a neighborhood where we can attend in boundary elementary through high schools.

I will be working throughout DC, in wards 4,5,6, 7 and 8 via car. My main office will be between Georgetown and Downtown. My partner hasn't decided on a job, but he's flexible. It would be great to live near(ish) to work, but since I'll be travelling during the day anyway, that's not the main priority.

We are a bit stressed about this move- mainly because we don't want to uproot our children and then have them attend a school only to have us switch them out to a new school soon after. This is why we want to enrol in the in-boundary schools.

Could you please advise on your favorite elementary, middle and/or high schools and share why? We are looking for schools with a strong sense of community that are friendly and safe. We have been looking at neighborhoods in NW. Our housing budget is $1.25 million.

Thank you![/quote]

Have you considered living in Bethesda, MD, right on the DC/MD border by the river. Much better schools through middle and high school as well as zippy enough commutes all over DC, VC, MD. Esp in west bethesda I often go on GW parkway (in VA), Clara Barton, MacArthur, River Road, Massachusettrs or slug it out on Wisconsin or COnnecticut if I have to.   Whitman HS cluster or Bethesda Chevy Chase cluster. [/quote]

The high schools will be better, but the elementary schools (where OP's kids will be right now) will not. One big factor for our decision was class sizes - Westbrook has K classes with 29 students and one teacher, while Janney's K classes are around 22 students with two teachers. [/quote]

My 2nd graded has 23 in there class and my younger kid in K has 21 (woodacres). I live up the street from Janney and would chose woodacres over it every time.  And it isn’t 2 teachers. It is a teacher and an aid. Nice don’t get me wrong but [b]I can only imagine that the PTA funding that will either be outlawed soon or the OOB slots vastly increased as the disparity of the high value PTAs are brought to light over the EOTP schools [/b][/quote]

I doubt that will happen.[/quote]

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