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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate replying to these inane threads but I cannot help myself. No clue where you got the "22-25%". For at least 3 years running 4th grade at TR has retained [b]@80%[/b] of the rising class. That's not some angry parents' opinion, it's math.

5th grade at all elementary schools on the Hill is always a big departure year because Basis and Latin begin in 5th and if you match you solve the HS problem. That skews all rising 5th grade data and makes it hard to determine with any certainty whether that's a reflection of a school or the challenges for HS faced by DC parents who are not IB for Wilson HS. My kid did great at TR but when they matched in 5th to a school with a HS path I had no choice but to pull the trigger. I don't know whether the MS years are any better than what TR MS had to offer. But I know damn well that my IB HS is not an option so there's no option but to jump in 5th if you can. And that is true at almost every school in DC.

Some day someone is going to explain to me what DCUM posters get out of just making shit up. I don't get it. Here's some free advice for any parent looking to make an informed decision about any school issues.

Step 1: Ignore all of DCUM
Step 2: If you want to know about retention data, ask the school. Do not trust DCUM.
Step 3: If you want to know about a school find some families who will tell you about their experience, warts and all. Do not trust DCUM anymore than you would trust FaceBook for vaccine and COVID data.
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So TR4 [i]was [/i]a viable option through 4th grade for you (i.e., your "kid did great" there), as I imagine it would be for me. But my nearby DCPS in-bound is [i]not[/i] a viable for me beyond PreK 5, maybe K. Having a viable elementary option through 4th grade is nothing to sneeze at, notwithstanding the need to bounce at 5th if the opportunity/necessity arises.  I would love to have the 4 additional years of breathing room to remain in place before we had to move or go private. [/quote]

To be clear, TR was a viable option (and one about which I was excited) through 8th. The problem was HS. TR has a good track record of getting kids into application HS but I was not willing to take the risk. The truth of the matter is that School Without Walls seems like a better fit for what I think my kid is/will become in HS but I was not willing to take the risk. I don't know if we made the right choice; it sucks to have to make that decision after 4th grade but that's the reality. And I know HS is set, which is something most DC parents cannot confidently say. 
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