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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are your experiences there?  I have heard from multiple people that it's the best public (by far) in DC.  Do you agree?  I am debating a move at the moment.[/quote]

Definitely not one of the best bay far. It's definitely top 5 in my opinion. Test scores wise it's top 5 but not #1. The thing it has going for it over other schools that score higher is that it feeds to Deal. If you compare subgroups, Hearst does better and also feeds to Deal but smaller and more diverse community. It's a great school. Personally, I wouldn't choose it if I had the choice. It's a little too crowded and not as diverse as I'd like. [/quote]

Not "diverse" ???

Janney is very diverse.  There are all types and many languages spoken there.

White, black, European, Indian, Asian, Hispanic ,and mixed race kids, how much more diverse do you want it ???[/quote]

New PP. Yes, not diverse neither racially or socioeconomically.[/quote]

Agree. Diverse means a good amount of everything not 75% of one thing and a smattering of others.

Deal, Wilson, and Walls are diverse -- no majority population at any of them. Hearst mirrors the city demographics almost to a kid -- also no majority population. Ross is 51% white, but still diverse. Interesting note, only Murch has someone in every category, no 0% categories (but still 62% white - very international, but still majority white). [/quote]

Hardy is way diverse, and how many Janney parents would trade their right to send their kids to Deal for Hardy.  Come on, raise your hands.   We can't see them.   :lol:  :lol:  :lol: [/quote]

Good point. Hardy also has someone in every category, no 0%s; but, like Ross, it has a majority population (57% black), so it is not as diverse as Deal, Wilson, and Walls. Tiny too! I'd expect more families to be interested if they prefer small schools. It seems like everything people love about Hearst exists at Hardy.[/quote]

Last I checked, this thread was about Janney.  And while Hearst seems to be a nice, up-and-coming school, the fact is that there's no one in the Janney district who would choose Hearst over Janney.  And it's certainly the case that no one with a right to go to Deal would give that up for Hardy.   The qualitative difference there just can't be overlooked.[/quote]

If by up and coming you mean [b]superior sub group test scores[/b], then you are correct.  [/quote]

Explain, in plain English.[/quote]

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