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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Francis is on the rise and when I looked it wasn't so clear why[b] Hardy vs Francis would be a significant difference.[/b] Deal has enormous size so it has more classes, more extracurriculars, etc. but also you have to be in a huge school that can be intimidating for kids. But the curriculum is pretty much the same at all DCPS MS, for better or worse.

A growing number of Ross families are going to Francis and that's going to keep growing, I think. They then deal with HS when it comes, including having the ability to apply to Walls, Banneker, etc. Or if people are going to move, they can always wait until HS to move.

The class sizes can be big, though, as someone noted. It's been a problem for some kids in certain grades. If people decide not to go because of the class sizes that will reduce the class sizes, haha[/quote]

Have you been to both schools? They feel very different to me. I looked into 3 classes at each open house -- the most notable difference was that the Hardy kids were engaged (asking questions, writing, standing, talking) and the Francis students were all looking at devices, in every class.

I also think Hardy accelerates up in math by one additional level compared to Francis. And Hardy had science labs, and I didn't see them at Francis (though this could be different in the new building.)

"All DCPS schools use the same curriculum" is a unfortunately a fiction that parents are the worse DCPS schools tell themselves.[/quote]

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