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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem OP is this board skews wealthy and white so they only talk about Ward 3 or Capitol Hill area, which is not zoned for the Ward 3 high school. They have a deep fear of minorities and judge everything solely on test scores. You don’t get a very good picture of DC schools here. [/quote]

Not even worth discussing other schools bc they’ll just get shouted down. This is the last place I’d go for advice[/quote]

Are there non-application DCPS high schools other than JR that have more than 20% of kids on grade level (based on test scores)?   Honest question. [/quote]

No. But students who don’t go to Jackson Reed go to charters or application HSs. And there are acceptable DCPS middle school options outside the JR triangle— Stuart-Hobson, Jefferson, CHEC, Brookland, Wells. These schools have more low SES and at risk kids than Hardy or Deal, and their test scores reflect that. But there are plenty of MC parents who send kids here who have good experiences.

So it’s really a question of whether you feel comfortable figuring out HS as you go. That stresses many people out, and if it’s going to be a huge source of stress, I’d look at suburbs for peace of mind. But plenty of people are okay just figuring it out. It’s the same thing in other large cities where schools rely on a mix of charters and application schools to address the absence of many good, traditional public HSs.

DC has more and better options than Baltimore, where there are almost know good options outside a handful of elementaries, and even MC families go private or move rather than try the MSs or HSs, which only worsens the existing issues.[/quote]

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