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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shepherd Park is nice but of course it's not as nice as Capitol Hill. There's nothing there. [/quote]

I live in SP and I've only been to Capitol Hill a few times (relatively new to area).  Nice area, and great walkability to stuff--something I admittedly miss in SP.  However, the Hill is nowhere near where we worked, so we didn't look here at all when looking to buy.  We also wanted access to green space--we do trail running, walk our dog, etc. in Rock Creek Park, and where we live in SP allows easy access for outdoorsy types.

I recall going to the Eastern Market area with a friend who lived there at the time, and being struck by how lily-white it was.  The only AAs I saw appeared to be either homeless or street vendors.  Also, the same friend's child was the only AA in her PK3 class at a Hill DCPS school a few years ago.  As a black family, I didn't want our kid to be the "only"--so for this and other reasons, SP was a better fit for us.  Also, my friend has since pulled her kids out of the Hill school for an HRCS which happens to be much more diverse.

In general, I think the two neighborhoods and their respective schools are apples and oranges--but again, nice to have options outside of JKLMMs.[/quote]

I don't live in either. Personally, I agree. I also think Eastern Market is extremely overpriced (but hey they can charge what they want and get away with it).

Anyway, I don't understand how this became turf war because ONE person said they would rank Shepherd higher than Brent due to IB and Deal/Wilson.[/quote]

No- I pointed out that there is a lot more to deciding on a school than just test scores. For example- the neighborhood. I wanted somewhere walkable, close to my job and the Smithsonian. I don't like Maryland and i wouldn't want to live in a silver spring suburb. So we chose Capitol Hill. I'm glad that shepherd is a great (better than good in my opinion) school, but it's not for us simply because I just don't care for SP (which is nice enough). And yes I wish that CH had been cheaper when we bought,  but I loved being a renter here too. To each his own!  [/quote]

The topic is on schools. Can we keep it that way? I agree with some PPs. Actually, I would only put Ross, Shepherd, and Brent in that answer. I also would put Shepherd first (even above Ross) due to IB and Deal/Wilson.[/quote]

You'd be a fool not to include at least Maury and Peabody. [/quote]

Peabody is PK3-K. OP clearly asked "PAST K".[/quote]

Oh sorry, you must be new here. Peabody is A part of the cluster school, which is Peabody, Watkins, and Stuart-Hobson. Strange how you knew Peabody only went until K, but couldn't figure out what the poster meant by Peabody.  Glad I could help you out![/quote]

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