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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, inviting rampant speculation here but why not.

Waitlists for the schools we lotteried for are definitely shorter than last year (looking at K for a bunch of schools on the Hill and some charters in Edgewood/Brookland). But we obviously got a very bad lottery number as we are dead last or almost last on literally every single list.

Normally I think our lottery number would lock us out of most of these schools (places like Ludlow, Maury, Brent, Lee Montessori, ITS) but given that the waitlists are shorter overall, do you think that might speak to an overall lower demand for spots at schools and thus mean some of these schools might actually clear waitlists even if in previous years they hadn't? I guess I'm just looking for a sliver of hope, feel free to dash them. Just trying to think of some way in which maybe we still stand a chance at any of these schools as OOB, no sibling applicants with a bad lotto number.[/quote]

This isn't your year.  But maybe next year.

I do think there's less demand post-COVID because a lot of people moved to places with yards.[/quote]

I think it's partly less demand, but partly that people are more satisfied with Ward 5 elementaries lately and aren't lotterying as proactively in the area. The total population of the school district isn't down that much for elementary, not enough to make a difference for PP. If you're only going to lottery for high-demand schools then this is the likely outcome. But we can help you look for other options. Have you considered Seaton? It really is a lovely school.[/quote]

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