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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here- thanks to everyone who has chimed in so far. This is all really helpful. I definitely should have included Hearst on the list. DH really wants to preserve our closeness to a metro stop, and I know it's a great option for trying to do that between Van Ness and Tenleytown metros being near the zone. We currently live in Brookland and have a big lot and are very close to a metro, so it's hard to swallow giving that up, but having certainty in the school pathway tops our list of priorities (also for sanity reasons). [/quote]

Lafayette parent here, who looked at houses zoned for all of the schools you mentioned. There are houses zoned for all of the schools mentioned that are close to metro stops, even Lafayette (the houses just west of Connecticut, east of 41st are all less than a 10 min walk to Friendship Heights metro). But a lot of them aren't - there are huge swaths of AU park that are far from both Janney and the metro, even though Janney itself is right by the metro. Unfortunately, there isn't a ton of inventory of SFHs at any given time in the area, so you may not end up having your pick of houses that are close to metros. I'd look at proximity to major bus lines too if public transit accessibility is important to you.[/quote]

Also following up just to note that we love Lafayette and disagree that the parents are unfriendly. I think some people may get that impression because a lot of the parents that are super involved in the school have multiple kids at the school and have been part of the community for 5, 10, or more years, and have established friend groups over that time. But as a new parent in the community beginning 2 years ago I found that there were plenty of other families who were new to the school and all have been friendly.[/quote]

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