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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being that cap hill has no middle school option, I find that quite troubling.[/quote]

Capitol Hill has two middle schools: Eliot-Hine and Stuart-Hobson. You may choose not to send your children there, but that doesn't mean they are not options. We know numerous parents whose children are happy there, and my child is at Watkins and we plan to send him to Stuart-Hobson, as do many of his classmates' families.

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Stuart Hobson 15% IB rate is not numerous. Let me correct it (I thought it was implied, didn't literally mean there are no middle schools on the hill): [i]cap hill has no middle school option that Cap Hill residents are using [/i][/quote]

PP here: You're welcome to criticize the school. Yes, it's certainly not where I'd like it to be; yes, the bulk of Cap Hill kids go elsewhere; yes, if my kids go there, I expect that we will have to supplement academically at home.

But there were about 65 inbounds kids there last year; I expect that number is higher this year and is likely to continue to grow. I went to see the last few musicals (Annie, The Wiz) and was hugely impressed. Completely dismissing it as not an option is just inaccurate.[/quote]

It is not an option for those of us with standards. I suspect most of the parents of those 65 kids are primarily concerned about walkability of commute and supporting neighborhood schools.  Looking at the catchment area for SH-gentrified Capitol Hill-and the student demographics (from the 2015 Equity Report)

Enrollment 423 students

87% African American=368 students
9% White approximately=38 students
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Percentage of inbound was not listed on report... DCPS profile lists 20% inbound which would equal 84 students.
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