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My kids are in Watkins right now and all 4 of these points are greatly exaggerated.  If parents are interested, contact the principal and tour the school. Come multiple times so you can see what goes on for yourself. Don't rely on DCUM posters who are either reporting old stories, never had kids who attended, etc. [b]Is it the perfect school and does it work for everyone? Of course not.[/b] But it's not the place DCUM describes.[/quote]

+1  and same can be said for virtually every school - DCPS, PCS, independent, home schooling.  . . Every post on Hill MS devolves into the same inane trolling with little to no real firsthand knowledge.   But even if you go strictly by the numbers, Watkins has lowered its enrollment by ~100 students in the past 3-4 years. [b] It's IB rate was %30 last year, up from %21 two years ago.  [/b]The overall scores have plenty of room for improvement and a stubborn achievement gap not unique to Watkins persists, but  there are students performing at a high level so it's hard to argue they're being held back in some way.  There is real progress.  I'm sure if it was whiter and wealthier it would allay the concerns of the many in the DCUM chorus.[/quote]

That seems like a rapid pace of change to me, not too many DCPC elementary schools changing faster, are there?[/quote]

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