Reply to PK4 in the Hill

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "PK4 in the Hill"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=abarem123]OP here - thanks this is all super helpful. If I'm understanding the replies correctly, it sounds like we will very likely get a PK4 spot *somewhere* within a mile or so of where we would live (on the Hill). It doesn't have to be a PK spot at the IB elementary school - I am just most concerned about odds to get a spot at a school period. I'm hopeful from reading the comments that we'd land a spot somewhere (Miner, Appletree, JO Wilson, Peabody, etc.).

I agree with posters stating that we should move IB for where we'd like to be long-term. Are there any big differences between the elementary schools on the Hill? e.g., why would I want L-T vs. Maury vs. Brent vs. other options? Would the odds for getting my younger child a PK3 spot at L-T (inbound) be better than Maury (inbound)? [/quote]

PP here - a lot of the Hill schools are great. Even those that don't get a lot of love here punch way above their weight and are fantastic public schools where kids can thrive. Rankings wise you'll typically see people go Maury, Brent (though there's one year left on the bus), LT for a top three, and people will rearrange based on several different personal factors.

I'd ask first and foremost if location is important to you. Capitol Hill looks small on a map versus Hoboken but it's an extra 15+ minutes on a driving commute downtown some days if you live in the far part of the Maury zone versus the most NE part of Brent. Do you need to be walkable to a Metro/Hill offices? LT and Brent have that, not all of the Maury does (you'd want to be close to Eastern Market if you do intend to Metro regularly). Need quick exit out 295 or desire something a little further out from the Capitol itself? Maury is likely better for your family. All three have great parks and pocket parks/playgrounds walkable. One note, depending on where you're looking at in Maury's zone, there's about to be a multi-year construction project on the RFK site for a new NFL stadium, and I expect that will be quite disruptive at times. Brent is going to be highly sought after when the building reopens in 2026. If you didn't want to do the bus, you could do AppleTree, Peabody, etc. for a year. But for your rental dollar, you'll probably get more space and more updated housing stock in the other two.

Sibling preference should pull your PK3 kid in at any of the three (though Maury is getting pretty tight). How long are you planning to stay in DC? The 5th grade and feeder school conversation comes into play fast. I'm a parent for a high achiever at one of those aforementioned top three and honestly think he'd be doing great at any of them - but logistics matter for us and our work / commutes so we planned accordingly.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics