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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who cares about waitlists?  If you want immersion go for it.  The great news for many of us who were stuck for years on waitlists is you can now have your school of choice.  I remember dreaming of the day that MV #2 would open.  Now, there are more MV seats AND many DCPS have gotten better too.  This is a really good thing.  (FWiW my kids go to a different charter, nothing around here is “perfect,” not even overcrowded upper NW).[/quote]

Agree completely.

Also, not all DCPS schools are created equal.  I'm very pleased that so many DCPS schools are improving and attract more in bound (and out of bound) schools.  Perhaps more HRCS spots can go to kids whose inbounds schools are still pretty low-performing.[/quote]

People take notice when a school's waitlist isn't as long as it used to be because it indicates that there might be problems, poor retention, dissatisfied parents, etc.  I think with MV opening a second campus not very far away, a shorter waitlist is to be expected.  But for Lee and Two Rivers and ITS, what could be the reason?  This year so many people I know have moved out of the DMV entirely, so I'm sure part of it is pandemic driven.  But for some schools to be struggling for enrollment and others not, can indicate trouble.[/quote]

From what I can gather, enrollment is down throughout the city. We know a number of people that moved out of DC (we have mid-elementary age kids). Then there are some that decided to home school or moved to private when they were open throughout last year and decided to stay. Our kids go to one of the schools mentioned above, and the folks we know that left did not leave because they were dissatisfied. Mostly heading out of the city or moved to another part of DC and decided to go somewhere closer to the new house. [/quote]

+1.  I have lower elementary kids at a HRCS and every family we know that left moved out of DC or went private.  Parents are pretty happy with reopening last spring and COVID protocols thus far.  [/quote]

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