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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=fieldertannenbaum]Currently at MV for kindergarten and have been less than satisfied.

Thoughts about the following for 1st+?

-Marie Reed - Dual (English Dominant): Offered
-Stokes Spanish: #2
-Oyster: #9
-Bancroft: #8[/quote]

It’s very likely to get an offer for Stokes in the upper grades. Also, if you are English dominant you won’t get into Oyster or Bancroft. [/quote]

+1. We're settled at a bilingual DCPS and not lotterying for DCI feeders anymore, but even with our okay to terrible lottery numbers, we would have gotten Stokes Spanish a few times in elementary. If we had gotten an offer in K we probably would have taken it, and I know a good number of families that switched from MV to Stokes. IMO, MR is a better school than Stokes by a lot, but if you're in Brookland and the commute is significant (traffic around MR is terrible), and you are interested in the DCI feed, then I would consider Stokes.[/quote]

Why would you say MR is better?   Stokes has better test scores and by significant margin in math.[/quote]

Because I work in education policy in DC, plus have first hand experience with kids from both schools and see what their ability levels are in ELA, SLA, and math in middle elementary. A well run school that has a lot of SES diversity only needs a cohort of high performing kids to provide appropriate differentiation to the kids way above the school test scores. Specifically, MR is unique in that it attracts high SES Latino and Asian families that have high expectations and are satisfied with how the school meets those expectations. Plus the DCPS curriculum is stronger than Stokes, IMO.

Test scores are averages and are really of limited utility at schools like MR and some others in DC. My kids aren’t at MR, but I would have no qualms sending them there. Stokes is fine and better than some of the alternatives, but it’s one of many schools that underperform for their demographics.[/quote]

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