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[quote=Anonymous]Go to the open houses & see which community you feel most comfortable with for whatever reason.  They are all very good schools.  As of now, Hearst is probably the only one you are likely to get into for PreK4 without concern - the others it's more of a coin toss with large IB #s and end up with waiting lists.  Each has decent aftercare - but you do have to get on waiting lists for most but eventually pan out.  Mann & Stoddert have higher scores now, but Eaton & Hearst also have strong academics and opportunities for students but also more socioeconomic diversity.  Stoddert & Mann & increasingly Hearst have strong neighborhood feels - where families often walk to school, see each other on the playgrounds and around the community etc regularly - not as sure about the experience at Eaton.  Stoddert & Mann (& most likely Eaton will still) feed to Hardy - which doesn't have as strong scores but is much smaller & is likely to be at 60% feeder enrollment (vs. 30% or so this year) (who came from the feeder schools - although maybe half aren't 'IB' but have come up through top elementaries) next year.  I went to and know many who went Montgomery County elementaries - anyone who discounts them hasn't really been exposed to them and seems to be self rationalizing living in the district.  Between specials and aides and other things - the class size issue for lower grades is pretty much moot & has become a DCUM boogeyman-- and they consistently have top national scores & MUCH higher college placement than NWDC and remain among the top publics in the country, along with many of the NW elems.   [/quote]

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