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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]no,  i didnt mean what is EOTP---  i see how it reads like that

i just asked, if you live EOTP, what is best MS ?  [/quote]

Personally I think it's Inspired Teaching, but if you're looking for a bigger school check out Stuart-Hobson.  And some of the Friendship charter schools are solid.[/quote]

ITS is too small, doesn’t offer large variety classes, and lacking in sports and extracurriculars.

What exactly is your definition of best overall to say ITS?[/quote]

I think the extracurriculars are reasonable given the size of the school, and there are plenty of other opportunities to do sports.  In pre-pandemic times, my kids did pottery, Lego robotics, choir, dance, and various other things.

Best overall doesn't mean best for every child.  If your DC would enjoy a larger school and wants to do sports through the school system, by all means choose a bigger school.  If you like a small, nurturing, progressive school and get your extracurriculars elsewhere, I believe ITS is the best one in the DC public system.  My DCs' passion activities are not things they would be able to do at really any big middle school anyway.

Here's what I find impressive about ITS:

*Personalized approach where every child is well-known to the faculty.  No kid can slide by or fall through the cracks.  Things like portfolio defense in 8th grade are really valuable experiences.  Opportunity to pursue more individualized projects.

*Friendly to special needs and non-NT kids.  Progressive approach makes it a welcoming place for LGBTQIA+ kids as well.

*Strong elementary academics produces a well-prepared cohort for middle school.  To be sure, some of the incoming kids are from lovely schools like Seaton and Ludlow-Taylor, others have not been well-served by their elementary schools.

*ITS middle school has pretty good test scores overall DESPITE taking a lot of new kids in 5th and 6th and being more economically diverse in the middle school.  Schools such as Latin and DCI have good scores too, but they don't take on very many new kids after the entry year-- in the case of Latin almost zero.  To have good results while also folding in new students who may be less prepared is impressive.

*Behavior isn't perfect, but it's not as bad as at some schools.

*Admissions to selective high schools have been strong-- I believe 7 to Walls this year out of 40-ish kids total.

*Other perks: Nice rec center adjacent, building is pretty good, the ability to have your preschool, elementary, and middle school children together in one school.

*If the goal is to identify a middle school *where your child might actually be admitted*, ITS is a strong contender.  Latin and DCI are very good schools, to be sure, but they (like ITS) are not a good fit for every child and if you're looking to place a 7th or 8th grader or have a bad lottery number, it's simply not going to happen.  [/quote]

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