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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ward 5 parent here. Moving forward, more schools in Ward 5 will close. We do not have the enrollment to support the schools we have - - because so many Ward 5 families choose other options (including Ward 6). At the elementary level, less than 60% of DCPS Ward 5  families attend Ward 5 schools. At middle school grades, it's even lower (50% I think). And this doesn't include those who choose charters, privates, homeschooling, moving out of the District etc.

Many people have been making noise to create a middle school. But we used to have a middle school and it was a failure. Right now a lot of Ward 5 parents take their kids to Ward 6 schools. While recognizing that there's not a 1 for 1 line between schools and wards, i think it might make sense for there to be a large school serving many of  the elementary schools in Ward 6 and Ward 5 (once they close some and the rest revert to elementaries). I am thinking this might provide the greatest chance for there to be the numbers of proficient students (inboundary for Ward 5 and 6 residents) within a big middle school with a rich academic and extracurricular offering.

Agree with PP that Metro access would be great. [/quote]
How far is the trek from Ward 5 schools to Eliot Hine?  Would Ward 5 really be interested in Eliot Hine?  Despite the reported failure of middle school in Ward 5, will Ward 5 be angry with any solution short of a new middle school program in Ward 5?[/quote]

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