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[quote=Anonymous]We’re also in the neighborhood at Powell OOB and never “won” the lottery. Though to be clear for others, we had good enough lottery numbers to get into more than one DCI feeder in lower elementary, we just didn’t want to switch at that point for a variety of reasons.

Most families get into a DCI feeder if they want it. Particularly since MV and Stokes clear waitlists, there are pathways available if you want them. Inspired Teaching, EL Haynes, and Cap City are also middle school pathways some families choose.

Other families keep lotterying for certain schools (Deal feeders, O-A, etc) and get increasingly worried as time goes on. Or commute to Hyde-Addison every day.

Fewer families plan to move for middle school once their oldest reaches sixth. I hear about this with DCI feeder families too, so not exclusive to DCPS lottery losers.

Still fewer try out their IB middle school, usually MacFarland or Wells. Many switch after sixth grade. My kids aren’t in middle school yet (middle and upper elementary, so it’s friends’ older siblings I hear about), so less clear on how or where they go after trying their IB.

Truly though, there are enough DCI feeder seats for everyone if you can hold out until K-2nd grade. But without a DCI guarantee anymore, I’m guessing you’ll see fewer 4th and 5th grade moves specifically for the feed. [/quote]

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