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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a heads up, the raw lottery results data is available at the bottom of this page. The dashboard hasn't been updated yet.

https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/node/61[/quote]

The difference between the number of applications and total waitlisted is interesting. If a school had 60 applications, 5 matches, and 40 waitlisted, that means that 15 applicants didn't get waitlisted because they were matched somewhere else that they ranked higher? Is there any other reason they wouldn't be on the initial waitlist? Looking at Lafayette for third grade, for example, there were 83 applications, 0 matches, and 63 waitlisted. It seems surprising that there were 20 kids that listed Lafayette and were actually matched somewhere else...[/quote]

Yes, that's what it means, but why would that be surprising? Lots of folks throw in a list of random NW schools to fill out their lists... I assume that happens w/ Lafayette a lot.

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I'm just trying to think through what those lottery lists would look like. By mid-elementary, you're presumably trying to figure out a middle school pathway, so listing all of the long shot JR feeders. Or maybe you are having a terrible year and looking for an exit option from your current school? If the former, I'd assume you'd be waitlisted everywhere and/or not THAT many people would have a top application option that was actually making results day offers to those grades. If the latter, then I guess you'd put any mix of schools that would get you out of your current situation. It just seems like a high percent of applications to be in the latter category.[/quote]

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