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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on these waitlist numbers for middle high schools (Latin, Basis, Truth, Benneker McKinley), what is the trajectory looking like as far as a solid middle/high school option a few years into the future?  It seems to be looking less and less likely of being able to get into some of these schools when the IB school doesn’t seem like a great option either at this point.  I’m starting to feel slightly anxious about it all even though we’re still 3 years away, but we’ve never done great in the lottery and been generally satisfied with our DCPS IB elementary.[/quote]

You should be making plans to consider potentially moving.  3 years is nothing and going to fly by.  Your chance in 3 years is going to be significantly less than now.

Don’t be in the position that many current families are in now.  Basically there are now only 2 acceptable middle schools if you take out DCI and if your kid doesn’t fit the right characteristics for Basis then it’s down to 1 middle school EOTP[/quote]

+1. We're in the exact same situation as PP and know we'll likely end up having to move either IB for Hardy or Deal, or to MCPS. We lottery for Deal feeders every year (the commute to Hardy feeders is just too far for an elementary commute), and will lottery for Latin and maybe Basis for fifth. We are Spanish speakers and could lottery into Stokes or MV in fifth since both seem to clear their fifth grade waitlists consistently, but are not sold on DCI and REALLY don't want to risk a bad lottery draw in sixth and not getting into DCI after moving a fifth grader for the feed. If DCI were stronger and/or it was still a guarantee, maybe, but ehhhh, doesn't seem worth the risk at this point.

But we're assuming the lottery won't work out and we'll need to rent and rent for middle and high school. Which would be an enormous pain, but not the end of the world. And ultimately would provide a better experience for DC to live in their school community instead of taking on a lengthy commute.[/quote]

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