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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No long term plans. We move to a different city/country every 2-3 years with my job, so I’m really only focused on the next 2 years at this point. We may buy a house in DC at some point before our next move, so I would research middle/high school options before doing that, but to be honest, I’d be too overwhelmed to think through all of that now. [/quote]

If you're only looking at pre-K through 2nd or 3rd, many of the DCPS bilingual schools would work well for you, depending on your preferences. The less in-demand ones would likely have a spot for your pre-K kid as well, once your first grader enrolls and sibling preference kicks in. You say you want "very diverse" - but would you feel comfortable in a mixed SES Title 1? This is relevant because DCPS bilingual schools have a preference for Spanish dominant kids, and high SES Spanish dominant families cluster at certain schools and avoid others. Oyster, Bancroft, and Marie Reed will give you a larger cohort of high SES Spanish dominant families. Powell and Bruce Monroe will give you a cohort of more relaxed high SES English dominant families, and a mix of high and lower SES Spanish dominant families. Powell and Bruce Monroe have almost identical demographics, but Bruce Monroe has better test scores, even post-pandemic (where ELA scores really dropped for kids from actual Spanish only households). Families don't tend to stay at Cleveland or Houston once they get a lottery seat at a better performing bilingual school. Tyler is transitioning to a fully bilingual program (instead of separate tracks within the school), so I bet there will be an uptick in neighborhood buy-in as a result.

If you can afford Mount Pleasant, Bancroft gets you a bilingual program in a lovely neighborhood. That's personally what I would choose if I was looking for a 2 year rental. 
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