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Reply to "If you "lost" in the lottery at 6th grade, where did your kid end up?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just wondering how that worked out? We are not excited for our in-bound (Wheatley) and we know our lottery options, but the odds of getting in anywhere OOB decrease each year. So what happens if you "lose"? Its really late in the year to move if you own a house.[/quote] They ended up in Montgomery County schools - we "lost" and private wasn't an option. Never thought we'd move out of our beloved DC neighborhood, but here we are - actually love the new neighborhood, the change, and the kids are doing great - we really worried about how prepared they'd be coming from their charter school, but they are on pace with other kids and to our relief, have made new friends. Other bonus is that those kids live in the neighborhood, many are at their ES/MS bus stops, and our kids can walk and bike to their friends' homes unlike the charter experience, when their friends were from all over the city and no one was walkable.[/quote] Above is the answer and not all these poorly performing schools other posters are trying to convince you to try. Then [b]what about high school? [/b] We were lucky in the lottery but if we were not, moving was going to be the plan. [/quote] High school has more options in DC so if they can make it through middle school, it's another opportunity to lottery, apply to private, or move.[/quote] If you are talking decent high schools then no in my book. Walls is no longer guarantee, Latin, Basis, DCI next to impossible. I’m not even talking great either but decent.[/quote]
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