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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My takeaways (from an EOTP and staying there perspective):

1) if you’re waiting until you’ve got a rising 5th grader to figure out middle school, you’re actually fine. I see two solid middle school feeder options on this list for 5th grade (Mondo Verde -&gt; DCI and Thompson -&gt; SWW@FS). So those loving their IB elementary school but not their middle school feed can breathe a bit easier. Even with a crap lotto number, you can make it work.

2) if you’re in a middle school you love with a bad feeder and are waiting to figure out 9th, that’s a bit rockier. Eastern or Roosevelt are probably your best lotto options if you don’t get into an application school and get a crap number. Even Soujourner Truth and Washington Leadership Academy didn’t make this list. [/quote]

5th grade at MV would be awfully hard for a kid that didn’t speak Spanish.

Also, I don’t think if SWW@FS as an upgrade from SH (do most?) and kids can walk right into an SH feeder easily.[/quote]

There are many, many families that either speak Spanish at home or are in DCPS immersion schools that could switch to MV without a hitch. [/quote]

Speaking Spanish at home is not sufficient to allow your kid in thrive in a truly bilingual environment. I def don’t think MV is truly bilingual, but how do you expect your 5th grader to learn math if every other day is in Spanish?  Huge mistake.

Also Stuart Hobson is a huge mistake for someone who is seeking academic rigor. If you prioritize a short commute over academic rigor it makes sense. [/quote]

If you prioritize academic rigor, you wouldn’t be sending your child to a DC public school in the first place.[/quote]

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