Anonymous wrote:What are some Ward 4 families currently doing/planning for elementary and middle school?

Trying to lottery repeatedly into charters that feed to DCI?

Doing elementary at one of the public neighborhood schools and then trying to get into BASIS or Latin?

What about other middle school options like Cap City?

For elementary, more and more are attending their IB. Check out the participation rates at the schools. Many upward of 70% of neighborhoods kids are attending their IB.

Anonymous wrote:What are some Ward 4 families currently doing/planning for elementary and middle school?

Trying to lottery repeatedly into charters that feed to DCI?

Doing elementary at one of the public neighborhood schools and then trying to get into BASIS or Latin?

What about other middle school options like Cap City?

Some go there. EL Haynes is an option. There are some 6th grade spots at DCI for non-feeder kids right now, not sure how long that will continue to be an option. Some go to ITS but it's a bit of a drive. Sojourner Truth too. Some switch into a Wilson feeder for 4th or 5th grade to have the pathway. I'm personally optimistic about Wells and MacFarland, but I'm not sure how many people are choosing those schools at the moment.

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Anonymous wrote:Shepherd

Shepherd isn’t title one

It’s hilarious that PP thought that because Shepherd has black students that they have to be Title 1. Shepherd is 19% economically disadvantaged and 60% black, imagine that…non poor black folk. Even rich black folk (again imagine that). And every single disadvantaged kid is welcome at Shepherd. There is no us vs them.

This! My black neighbors are highly successful and probably out earn me. Black =|= Poor.

What are some Ward 4 families currently doing/planning for elementary and middle school?

Trying to lottery repeatedly into charters that feed to DCI?

Doing elementary at one of the public neighborhood schools and then trying to get into BASIS or Latin?

What about other middle school options like Cap City?

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Anonymous wrote:Seaton.

I do know a middle class kid who graduated Langley and went on to Inspired Teaching, and I think that's a reasonable plan.

I suggest West and Whittier if you like that area.

+1

I live in Ward 4 and know lots of PK3 parents who really want to stay at Whittier and West longer term. I recognize that things change and this might not play out but both of those schools are gaining families I know who are by no means wealthy and would really like to stay in the neighborhood long term.

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Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with being in West or Whittier until 4th grade and then doing the lottery for Basis / Latin, etc?

It still gets you many good years at solid elementary schools that are getting a lot of neighborhood buy-in and likely have less issues than overcrowded elem schools in VA or MD for families with similar budgets.

Why aren't the students that are good enough for elementary, good enough for middle and beyond?

Because the students who were good enough have all gone to Latin and BASIS.

Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with being in West or Whittier until 4th grade and then doing the lottery for Basis / Latin, etc?

It still gets you many good years at solid elementary schools that are getting a lot of neighborhood buy-in and likely have less issues than overcrowded elem schools in VA or MD for families with similar budgets.

Why aren't the students that are good enough for elementary, good enough for middle and beyond?

Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard good things about Whittier and West (the new West campus… wow!), hopefully more families will choose to stay there.

There is no West school anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:Seaton.

I do know a middle class kid who graduated Langley and went on to Inspired Teaching, and I think that's a reasonable plan.

I suggest West and Whittier if you like that area.

Seaton is ward 2.

It's actually in the NW dogleg of ward 6.

No, it's Ward 2. https://ward2edcouncil.org/ward-2-dc-public-schools

Don’t you love how people are so loud and wrong?!

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Anonymous wrote:Seaton.

I do know a middle class kid who graduated Langley and went on to Inspired Teaching, and I think that's a reasonable plan.

I suggest West and Whittier if you like that area.

Seaton is ward 2.

It's actually in the NW dogleg of ward 6.

No, it's Ward 2. https://ward2edcouncil.org/ward-2-dc-public-schools

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Anonymous wrote:Seaton.

I do know a middle class kid who graduated Langley and went on to Inspired Teaching, and I think that's a reasonable plan.

I suggest West and Whittier if you like that area.

Seaton is ward 2.

It's actually in the NW dogleg of ward 6.

Anonymous wrote:What's wrong with being in West or Whittier until 4th grade and then doing the lottery for Basis / Latin, etc?

It still gets you many good years at solid elementary schools that are getting a lot of neighborhood buy-in and likely have less issues than overcrowded elem schools in VA or MD for families with similar budgets.

Not everyone likes BASIS and most people don't get in to Latin. And it's kind of a schlepp from there to other appealing options.

What's wrong with being in West or Whittier until 4th grade and then doing the lottery for Basis / Latin, etc?

It still gets you many good years at solid elementary schools that are getting a lot of neighborhood buy-in and likely have less issues than overcrowded elem schools in VA or MD for families with similar budgets.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seaton.

I do know a middle class kid who graduated Langley and went on to Inspired Teaching, and I think that's a reasonable plan.

I suggest West and Whittier if you like that area.

+1

I live in Ward 4 and know lots of PK3 parents who really want to stay at Whittier and West longer term. I recognize that things change and this might not play out but both of those schools are gaining families I know who are by no means wealthy and would really like to stay in the neighborhood long term.

Everything will change around 3rd/4rth grade; families will bail around 5th/6th grade for Basis , Latin, privates.

We’ll see. The families I know (including ours) cannot afford private. Latin is more likely since it’s close to our neighborhood but lotterying in is not a sure thing. I think Whittier is shifting.

Whittier for sure (parent of a recent "grad"). We/they are seeing families enroll there from OOB to gain access to Wells. And a new building coming in a few years (finally).

Also agree with West.