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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another Capitol Hill family and totally agree. If I knew then what I knew now, I would have bought in upper NW or the burbs. We've been troubleshooting our school situation since our kids first entered PK because the schools here are so uneven (including MANY genuinely bad schools). We are now planning to move between elementary and MS (out of DC, and actually out of the area entirely) because we found an elementary school situation that is okay but we have no real path here other than playing the lottery and hoping it works out, which would also require us to commute far to school.

We bought here before kids and then were persuaded by friends and neighbors who told us the schools were good and "getting better" and there are so many other great things about living on the Hill with kids. Like 90% of those friends and neighbors have moved away when their kids hit MS. Not kidding. Only the die hards, or people who luck into charter spots and are willing to do the commute, stick around. It's all a big lie! It's my biggest parenting regret.[/quote]

1st Cap Hill poster here. So many people have moved and there's definitely stress from those who have stayed so you're dealing with uncertainty with the middle and high school lotteries. Our crosstown commute isn't great and I have a feeling we'll call it this year - either sell or rent in NW and keep our house (we can't afford to buy near the kids private school with interest rates and inventory right now). The Hill is awesome in so many ways but DCPS leadership and Charles Allen seem to think they'll solve the school problems by ignoring them. It's not working. [/quote]

New Poster. Another Cap Hill parent and I echo the sentiments above. We still don't know whether we will move and just deal with the commute to NW, or move (and hope interest rates go down soon!). Knowing what I know now, I would have moved to NW when the kids were in early elementary school.[/quote]

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