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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, try to ignore all the vitriol you're getting -- you're not alone in considering demographics in choosing the best school environment for your kid.  This forum loves to anonymously and baselessly throw the racism assertion around.

I feel like we faced a similar decision to you three years ago when our oldest was in PK3 at a DCPS close to our house and we got into Cap City.  We just couldn't pass up the chance at a decent K-12 solution for our kids.  EL Haynes is one of the most well-established charters in the city.  As such, most of its families are content and so it doesn't have a lot of new slots for folks to argue the virtues of on DCUM.

I know the dual language aspect is appealing and am not really in a position to advise on how real that benefit will end up being for you, although for our family I never really considered it to be a compelling reason to choose my child's entire school experience.

Also keep in mind that once you're in a charter, you're free to move elsewhere at any point if you decide you need a better middle school than ELH ends up offering.  For example, Crestwood and 16th Street Heights are grandfathered into Deal for any kid who reaches middle school age by 2022.[/quote]

How do you figure? OP is stating that a near 90% Hispanic is a pro for Powell, but a great balance of 1/3 Hispanic 1/3 Black is a Con for Haynes! On paper, the Haynes diversity should be the one that's a pro. More than 1/3 Hispanic at Haynes is more than enough to allow her half Hispanic child have kids to relate to. Scores are similar, so it's not like the 40% black kids are going to damage her kid's education. There is no way you can make that statement ok. I was hoping OP made a mistake and meant to have the demo a pro for Haynes and con for Powell but clearly she meant it the way she wrote it.[/quote]

I agree.  That's why the OP deserves her two not-so-great school options.  She can also move to Bethesda and get less house for the money.  Oh, there will also be way fewer Hispanic kids in her children's classes in Bethesda.  Decisions, decisions, decisions...[/quote]

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