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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I just want to be completely honest with you and let you know that the chances of you getting into a Spanish immersion school are very, very slim. You may have better luck in the 2017-18 lottery when your other child enters the lottery and you'll have more chances of them pulling each other up. However, your boy will be in 1st grade. You are in a pretty good location for many schools (many that are also harder to get into), but if you cast a wider net and lower expectations (Spanish and walkable to metro), you may have some luck next month.

My advise to you is (feel free to reverse order):
DCB (great Spanish charter)
Stokes Spanish (great Spanish charter)
MV (great Spanish charter)
Sela (Hebrew, if language is very important otherwise, I'd move this down a little) 
ITS (great non language charter with strong teachers and Spanish as "special")
CMI (great non language charter with small classes and Spanish/Chinese as "specials")
Bridges (solid charter next door to DBC and even closer to metro)
Bancroft (reverse commute, may sub Shining Stars)
Cleveland (solid DCPS with solid scores, reverse commute for you)
Tyler Spanish (solid DCPS in Cap Hill)
Lee (new but super-loved Montessori next door it ITS for two years with promise to stay in same area)
Capital City (solid charter with solid history, feeds to middle/high and few blocks up N Capitol)

[b]There is a catholic private in mt pleasant area that is Spanish and very affordable ($6k +$1800 aftercare) and could buy you another year in the lottery http://sacredheartschooldc.org/tuition[/b] We have a friend there that is pretty happy. If this is out of your price range, I would probably add bigger safety (Breakthrough maybe?, Burroughs) in the list somewhere or give it a college try at your IB (LaSalle?). Maybe add Stokes French as an option (not as popular as Spanish).

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Another Catholic private option is St. Anthony in Brookland--tuition is about the same ($6K + $1800 aftercare). 
And I have heard current parents raving about SELA--they love it, as do their children. [/quote]

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