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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Go ahead and rank Lafayette and Shepherd first, but you truly wont get into either for PreK4.  One option is stay nearby, have an easy commute, meet some kids and families who live near you and move later.  Yes go visit the IB and other nearby schools to see if there are meaningful differences.  [b]School quality does not really start to mostly track socioeconomics until later.[/b][/quote]

I have a middle schooler at now and came from a Title 1 DCPS elementary. In early-mid elementary I would have said it was amazing, but the experience did slip in later elementary (chaos in the classroom, less differentiation, less teaching time due to behavior issues.). But -- my kid is doing great at a much more rigorous middle, as are friends who came from similar Title 1 elementaries. Kids can catch up. So, I'm not sure if you need to optimize elementary school if there are a lot of other perks (commute, neighborhood friends).

I do think all parents should send them kids to the best middle school that they can, because the classes offered varies, curriculum within the classes varies, the homework load varies, and how prepared the kids are for high school will end up varying.

In an ideal world, every DCPS middle school would offer classes that meet the needs of all students, at both ends of ability. But unfortunately, they don't. [/quote]

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