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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thread is ridiculous. Vanishingly few Hill parents would tell you that they are satisfied with their middle school options. That doesn't mean that SH is a failing school that produces only mediocre students who could never succeed at Walls or college or life.

SH has about one class of kids per grade who test above grade level on PARCC ELA. That's enough of a cohort for many parents when paired with excellent performing arts, more flexibility than other schools/admins (e.g., for language self-study, PTO involvement, student-initiated afterschool activities), convenient location, good extracurricular offerings & enough cash/time to supplement.

Lots of these kids come out of SH and get into Walls (and yes, DCPS does seem to prefer its own grads) or Banneker or go private and end up doing well.

SH may not be your cup of tea. It may have serious issues. But to call it a failing school is ludicrous. [/quote]

+1. We are IB for SH and plan to move out of DC for middle school. But that's largely because of the poor high school options and wanting a larger school that can offer more (in pretty much every way -- more academic offerings, more extra-curriculars, more sports, more arts, etc.). But SH seems like a perfectly acceptable school. If DCPS had more viable high school options, especially on the east side of town, we'd absolutely consider SH a reasonable option. Not perfect, but acceptable.[/quote]

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