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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Love all the advice that  says "you should just buy WOTP, the schools and neighborhoods are better". Everyone on here knows that. People asking about Brightwood almost certainly cannot afford a house that meets their needs or preferences WOTP, otherwise they wouldn't be asking. [/quote]

Maybe, but Brightwood/Takoma isn't cheap anymore either. If OP has a $1m+ budget, she may be hoping for a 4 bedroom SFH with a yard EOTP, but could also afford a 3 bedroom attached house WOTP. She knows her budget, and is the only one that can decide whether her preference for a walkable IB neighborhood outweighs her housing preferences. I think she was (reasonably) hoping she could find both EOTP, but aside from Shepherd Park and Mount Pleasant (which is much more dense than Brightwood), she's learning that it's just not really possible.

OP, I personally think it's good odds that Bancroft gets re-zoned to MacFarland and Roosevelt as the designated bilingual middle/high schools for DCPS. IMO it's highly unlikely for political reasons that Shepherd loses it's JR feed. This thread seems to have devolved into snark, but there may be some helpful insights amongst the bickering. https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1158035.page  I think it's unlikely they tweak certain boundary zones by a block or two, particularly those that aren't overcrowded and already feed into the same middle school (like Brightwood, Takoma, and Whittier). But Takoma, Brightwood, and Whittier start clearing their waitlists in K, so if you prefer one, then you can do pre-K anywhere and switch for elementary. Many of us are happy at our EOTP elementaries while still being nervous about middle school. But do think about what you'd do if you bought your forever house with the plan to use the elementary, then don't win the middle school lottery. Maybe that's Wells or maybe that's private or moving, but it does happen and is something to think about before you buy the house.[/quote]

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