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[quote=Anonymous]Lets bring some data to the discussion, yes? I'll present the schools as if they follow a feeder pattern. This is for two reasons: it is a much simpler way to present what is at present a very complicated process; it is in line with the recent boundary proposal. While the presentation below is not exact, you cannot go wrong if you follow it as if it were exact. That is, nothing below is misrepresented. Rather, some additional paths are left out.

NW Elementary Schools
School -- Internal DC Rating (higher is better) -- Neighborhood

Mann -- 94.75 -- Spring Valley, Wesley Heights
Janney -- 94.55 -- Tenleytown, AU Park
Ross -- 93 -- Dupont Circle
Lafayette -- 92.92 -- Chevy Chase, Barnaby Woods
Key -- 92.05 -- Palisades, Berkley
Stoddert -- 91.94 -- Glover Park
Eaton -- 90.23 -- Cleveland Park
Murch -- 89.24 -- Friendship Heights, Van Ness
Hyde -- 79.18 -- Georgetown, Burleith
Hearst -- 77.1 -- Forest Hills, N. Clevelend Park

(Capitol Hill folks will object that I've left them out. It's true. There are a couple of elementary schools in Capitol Hill with scores in the low-80s / high-70s.)

Middle School
School -- Rating -- Feeder Elementary Schools (get neighborhoods from above)

Deal -- 91.89 -- Janney, Lafayette, Murch, Hearst, Eaton (maybe)
Hardy -- 71.13 -- Mann, Key, Stoddert, Hyde, Eaton (maybe)

High School
School -- Rating -- Feeder Middle Schools

Wilson -- 72.75 -- Deal, Hardy

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Generally, the above sets are the schools among which you should feel comfortable choosing. I would have no hesitation sending my children to any of the schools listed above.

As for the poster mentioning the DC school system is the worst in the country. They're probably right. That being said, if your child comes from an educated, motivated household that cares about learning, your child should thrive in DCPS. How do we know this? Well, white test scores (which, in DC, is a proxy for high-income and all of its correlates) are the highest in the country. I repeat, in the country. [/quote]

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