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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, another neighborhood family jumping in to add one more point. Odds are that you WILL get into all of Takoma, Whittier, and JL - if not this year, then by K or 1st at the latest. Lafayette and Shepherd overwhelmingly likely not. So I would urge you to think about your ranking order in terms of where you see your 10 year old thriving, not your 5 year old. What school has best retention in the higher graders? What school would have friends in a walkable radius? What school has the extra programming (activities and clubs, sports, musical, instrumental program, etc.) you think would be the best fit for your child when older?

I have to say, Ward 4 is in the unique and unfortunate position of having a bounty of strong DCPS elementary schools that don't have a "strong" feeder pattern. All three of your options are more similar than different, and I don't think you can go wrong at any. I'd probably just choose the school that your child could walk to on their own starting in third or fourth grade. Even if not your IB, a walkable neighborhood school is huge.[/quote]

OP here: thanks for this insight. This is why we ultimately led with Takoma. [/quote]

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