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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are some Ward 4 families currently doing/planning for elementary and middle school?

Trying to lottery repeatedly into charters that feed to DCI?

Doing elementary at one of the public neighborhood schools and then trying to get into BASIS or Latin?

What about other middle school options like Cap City?

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We’re in a bilingual MacFarland feeder going into second. Only lotterying for Bancroft and OA for now. Not interested in DCI feeders when we’re happy where we are. Around fourth (unless we have a bad year and our feelings change), we’ll start lotterying for Wilson feeders. Don’t want to lose the language until upper elementary at the earliest. In fifth we’ll try for Basis and Latin, or move IB for a Wilson feeder, depending on what will be the best fit at that time. If DCI improves, we could offer DC the choice of starting a third language and lotterying for there. French would be easy with the amount of Spanish they have and some limited French at home, Mandarin would be only if they’re interested. For us, I’m not sold on so-so middle school options, including DCI at this point, so it will probably be a choice between a Wilson feeder or private.

A lot of it hinges on whether you see DCI as a viable option. If so, there are MV seats for everyone. That gives you a preference though, so you may pass on Latin/Basis only to be left with a bad lottery draw in sixth. Then what?[/quote]

What are MV seats for everyone?

What do you not like about DCI?[/quote]

Sorry. I meant that MV starts clearing its waitlist in kindergarten, so if you wanted a seat at MV, you could get in by kindergarten if not earlier. DCI is new and improving, but seems to be in the same rut of low standards and “good enough” as many DC schools. I have a child that does very well when pushed by peers, but needs more rigor than DCI offers right now. Maybe Deal/Hardy/Latin will be a good fit, maybe we’ll go private. Maybe DCI will be what we need by the time we get there. Not saying it’s impossible, just saying that elementary school is one thing, but middle/high school is a different can of worms. It really depends on your child and their individual strengths and weaknesses. [/quote]

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