TBH, just pick the best living situation that’s IB for any of those schools. You’ll be fine at any of them. If you’re already looking ahead to middle and high school, pick Murch.

I work in education and could not say, at the aggregate level, any of the Hardy or Deal feeders are going to be remarkably different in outcomes for a given child. Boosters are gonna boost, but they are all good schools. They have subtly different vibes and some things that a child with specific preferences or needs might find more or less of, but stats wise I just can’t say one of those three is going to be better or worse. Things outside the school like commute, space/home features that your family needs, mortgage or rent — those will impact your family much more than the school itself.

If it were me and I was picking between these three, I'd go with Murch cause I'd rather feed Deal/JR than Hardy/McArthur. That only applies if you're planning to stick around DCPS through high school.

They're all very good.

They’re all good schools. They have different vibes, but not that different. Pick by real estate or rank by commute.

How would you advise a parent trying to evaluate between these three schools for a rising K student (and beyond)?