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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The test scores at EH are high for white students who aren't ell and don't have disabilities. But they are high for that population at any dcps that has enough of such kids to report. But getting a 4 or 5 on parcc isn't the same as having good language and arts classes, sports and other extracurriculars, and a group of classmates from stable and highly educated families. Some people are happy or ok without those things. Some see the economic diversity at a school like EH as a positive that outweighs any negatives, or at least something tolerable because it allows them to stay in their home on the Hill. Some kids will thrive and others will wish their parents moved to MoCo. There isn't one right answer.[/quote]

To come full circle to a comment posted earlier, this is an example of why before you pre-emptively decide 'I cannot go to 'x' school' you should ask parents that are there. There may be some schools in the city who are as dire and bleak as you assume, but there are other schools that may have more than people sharing negative opinions may provide. 
As somebody who is familiar with EH, I can say it has soccer, basketball, baseball, track, swimming, bowling, cross country, drama, debate, choir, band, Eliot Hine Network, and a wide range of other clubs I am not as familiar with because my kid is busy with the other activities listed above. The kids take spanish or french (one semester of each in 6th grade before deciding which to focus on), a track in math that can take you to algebra or geometry in 8th, and are reading novels in ELA (not just reading excerpts as some people speak of happening in some DCPS middle schools).

I know parents at Stuart Hobson who speak highly of all of the options and programs there, and same with Jefferson. Same with other schools in other wards in the city. Point being, just ask, go to an open house, and learn that way instead of solely on here. I realize this post will come across as an 'EH booster' - but really it is a 'go visit a school and learn about it before deciding' booster.[/quote]

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