Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. If (white) families aren’t going to Wilson, they are either moving or going private. That’s the reality. If you get into a school that feeds to Wilson, you are all set.

fixed it for you!

Well your fix is wrong.

Anonymous wrote:Contrarian here: I've worked in Baltimore (community engagement/politics) and yes, it has issues, and even more charm than just its tagline. I can see wanting to move to DC instead. When I took a fellow organizer from Baltimore on a tour of DC a few years back, she commented "it's amazing what a solid tax base can do." It's true. DC certainly has its own issues but the city services are a step above Baltimore and I've always had wonderful neighbors across 20 years and four homes here.

Yes, Jackson Reed is "the good high school" but we've been very happy at our neighborhood Ward 4 (top of the District, east of Rock Creek Park) public elementary and middle schools, and I know lots of other people who are too. And some people get those lottery spots at charters.

Please look at myschooldc.org to understand how the lottery works. There will be lots of informal parent-led info sessions over the next few months that you can join to ask more detailed questions--sign up for their newsletter for those updates.

I'd love to talk with you--let me figure out how to do that respects the anonymity of this board

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible to rent a place in DC send kids to public elementary and not be crazy rich? I am considering moving to DC. I am tired of living in Baltimore City the cost of living went up so much but nothing else has improved. My employer is also DC based.

I am also interested in the universal prek at age 3 that dcps offers. I know very little about DCPS. Can someone please give me a brief run down or just tell me if I am wasting my time even considering moving to DC.

Are all the good schools charters and do.you need to be a resident before entering the lotteries? Are there any zone schools that are good with at or under 3k a month for a 3 bedroom? I am assuming buying anything affordable is out of the question.

You're wasting your time for considering of moving to DC for the schools. No one, absolutely no one does that, ever.

I know someone who moved to the DC area for work and chose DC (rather than VA) because of the schools. The family wanted a diverse language immersion school and that's what they got.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible to rent a place in DC send kids to public elementary and not be crazy rich? I am considering moving to DC. I am tired of living in Baltimore City the cost of living went up so much but nothing else has improved. My employer is also DC based.

I am also interested in the universal prek at age 3 that dcps offers. I know very little about DCPS. Can someone please give me a brief run down or just tell me if I am wasting my time even considering moving to DC.

Are all the good schools charters and do.you need to be a resident before entering the lotteries? Are there any zone schools that are good with at or under 3k a month for a 3 bedroom? I am assuming buying anything affordable is out of the question.

You're wasting your time for considering of moving to DC for the schools. No one, absolutely no one does that, ever.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible to rent a place in DC send kids to public elementary and not be crazy rich? I am considering moving to DC. I am tired of living in Baltimore City the cost of living went up so much but nothing else has improved. My employer is also DC based.

I am also interested in the universal prek at age 3 that dcps offers. I know very little about DCPS. Can someone please give me a brief run down or just tell me if I am wasting my time even considering moving to DC.

Are all the good schools charters and do.you need to be a resident before entering the lotteries? Are there any zone schools that are good with at or under 3k a month for a 3 bedroom? I am assuming buying anything affordable is out of the question.

You're wasting your time for considering of moving to DC for the schools. No one, absolutely no one does that, ever.

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible to rent a place in DC send kids to public elementary and not be crazy rich? I am considering moving to DC. I am tired of living in Baltimore City the cost of living went up so much but nothing else has improved. My employer is also DC based.

I am also interested in the universal prek at age 3 that dcps offers. I know very little about DCPS. Can someone please give me a brief run down or just tell me if I am wasting my time even considering moving to DC.

Are all the good schools charters and do.you need to be a resident before entering the lotteries? Are there any zone schools that are good with at or under 3k a month for a 3 bedroom? I am assuming buying anything affordable is out of the question.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Kids are between 8 and 3. Could squeeze in a 2bedroom. What areas would you recommend that are zoned to a solid elementary? Do most families flee the city for middle and high school? That is what happens where I live now.

This will cause an argument, I'm sure, but really the only decent non-charter HS in DC is Jackson Reed (fka Wilson). So whatever the elementaries are that feed to that. They are in Ward 3. Can you get a 3-bedroom for $3K in Ward 3? I don't think so, but maybe a 2br.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Kids are between 8 and 3. Could squeeze in a 2bedroom. What areas would you recommend that are zoned to a solid elementary? Do most families flee the city for middle and high school? That is what happens where I live now.

Look at apartments in ward 3. there are great buildings up and down wisconsin and connecticut, Mass and Cathedral (even if GGW claims otherwise -- the local densifying lobbying group). These are family friendly neighborhoods, walk to shop etc. You'll love it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Exactly. If (white) families aren’t going to Wilson, they are either moving or going private. That’s the reality. If you get into a school that feeds to Wilson, you are all set.

fixed it for you!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: Kids are between 8 and 3. Could squeeze in a 2bedroom. What areas would you recommend that are zoned to a solid elementary? Do most families flee the city for middle and high school? That is what happens where I live now.

Look at apartments in ward 3. there are great buildings up and down wisconsin and connecticut, Mass and Cathedral (even if GGW claims otherwise -- the local densifying lobbying group). These are family friendly neighborhoods, walk to shop etc. You'll love it.

If you do this, you will not have in-bounds PreK3, and you may not get in for PreK4 either, though with older siblings enrolling your odds are good.

Anonymous wrote:Is it possible to rent a place in DC send kids to public elementary and not be crazy rich? I am considering moving to DC. I am tired of living in Baltimore City the cost of living went up so much but nothing else has improved. My employer is also DC based.

I am also interested in the universal prek at age 3 that dcps offers. I know very little about DCPS. Can someone please give me a brief run down or just tell me if I am wasting my time even considering moving to DC.

Are all the good schools charters and do.you need to be a resident before entering the lotteries? Are there any zone schools that are good with at or under 3k a month for a 3 bedroom? I am assuming buying anything affordable is out of the question.