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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again.

Ugh. Talked to my husband and sort of changed everything based on what I keep hearing about MS/HS.

Why can’t EOTP get that figured out?

We could still try and lottery every year while at Brightwood (or Takoma, Whittier), into DCB or try for Latin 5th grade.

Talk about a risk. We wanted to stay in DC but this one came online today:

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OP- If you want to stay in DC I truly believe that Ida B Wells is already and will continue to be a perfectly decent middle school option and there are various charter options as well.  For HS choices open up more due to application high schools.  If your student is a very strong student Walls and Banneker become strong options.  There is also an early college application program that just started at Coolidge that may be an option.  If your student is an average to above average student (B student in middle school) with any interest in science, engineering, digital media or computer science then McKinley Tech is an option that is not too hard to get into.  Ellington is an option for talented arts loving students.  I know you will hear a lot of people advising you to run to to the suburbs now but if you like the idea of staying in DC please know it is not all bad.  [/quote]

+1. DCUM is full of Ward 3 parents that have lots of opinions and no experience with EOTP schools. Our middle is MacFarland, which is not on as promising of a trajectory as Wells, but we’re watching Wells closely and may consider it when the time comes. We’re very happy in our Title 1 EOTP elementary, and don’t plan on moving. Middle school will work out somehow, and high school has many more options for strong students.

That said, if you’re going to stress every year about the lottery or let other people’s opinions (and there are opinions IRL!) get to you, then yes, I’d look to MD. It’s really not as different as it seems when you’re at your stage of home buying/parenting. There are a lot of pros to MCPS and you don’t even need BCC to get a good education. [/quote]

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