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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again - just checking back in. We will definitely check out all three schools and visit the various open houses etc. We plan on staying in the district long term and so are looking for good public options through elementary and preferably middle school. We are prepared (or will be) to pay for private for highschool. My husband and I both originate from Africa and grew up all over the world (parents job had is both traveling and being raised in the international school system in Africa and Europe). We have a son and are looking to send him to a diverse solid elementary school. While we would love for him to have the same international school experience as we did - we realize that we cannot swing $30k a year per child ( one on the way) from elementary school. While we are not lawyers or doctors, financially we would be considered middle/higher SES on the $200-$250k range. From what folks have shared on this thread so far, it seems all three schools might be in the running. I think "fit" and "feel" obviously will be the determine factor. [/quote]

Check out away, but the effort won't take you long.  JO Wilson is obviously fine for PreK3 and PreK4, and maybe K, and that's it.  Diverse and solid elementary school it's certainly because almost all the kids are AA, and poor.

LT works for some in-boundary past PreK4, but not for most.  Brent works for most in-boundary, while some parents still choose privates and language immersion charters.

The irony is that JO Wilson has the strongest principal of the three, LT the second best, and Brent the weakest (official) leadership.  That said, the capacity of Brent's PTA is a hundred miles ahead of the other two.

Hint: the chief determinant will be what you can afford in housing.  If you can afford Brent, I'd wager that you'll be there, committment to fit and feel not withstanding.  
[/quote] I think that if you visit the school you will see for yourself that this poster had no idea what they are talking about. Decide for yourself. [/quote]

This poster lived a couple blocks from JO Wilson for a decade.   She relocated to the Brent District after a good year in PreK3 at JO Wilson.  But, yea, decide for yourself.  [/quote]

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