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I suspect you either have very young children or you don't live in the Deal school zone. Your information sounds gossipy and second-hand (i.e. the comment that no one raves about them makes me doubt you've actually spoken to a Deal parent). That you know parents thinking about leaving for the suburbs doesn't speak to true indicators of quality in these schools. I'd also like to see how many of those families actually pull the plug. Talking about leaving is a time-honored NWDC parlor game. I smile when I think about all of the preschool events I went to where there was so much hand-wringing about Lafayette, Murch or Janney. Admitting that you will be sending your child to DCPS can be hard for some parents, particularly when you have friends/family/colleagues who make pointed remarks about how you'll have to "move or go private." However, most families that take the plunge are pleasantly surprised. Similarly, many parents of young elementary school students see Deal as a deal-breaker. [b]However, as your children age you see older siblings go off and do well and you hear parents express their approval. Before you know it, your child is at Deal and you realize that the school is far from "borderline."[/b] In fact, Deal is a fabulous school that has my admiration for pulling off the difficult feat of addressing the academic needs of a very diverse student body. I have friends with kids at Westland and Pyle and I really don't see much of a difference in terms of academic press.

That brings me to my second point. I would argue that you are also incorrect when you say that there is nary a bad word to be said about the best MoCo schools. People love to tell you that academic nirvana lies in the suburbs. However, I was a k-12 lifer in the Wootton pyramid and I can articulate a myriad of reasons why my DC won't be following in my footsteps. I don't know what the future holds for my DC but I do know it will not include attendance at a W school.

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This is 100% true.  When my DD was in K I was not sending her to Deal and I was not alone.  Fast forward 8 years - we are very happy with Deal along with the other families that decided to take the plunge.  [/quote]

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