Anonymous
04/22/2025 13:26
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It looks like neither campus attracts Hispanic families. Any thoughts on why that is?
Maybe 2nd Street did not, because they do not offer Spanish, but that's not true for Cooper. There is a fairly decent number of kids who self-identify as such.
The MySchool DC page says Cooper is only 8% Hispanic. Is that off somehow?
Does Cooper plan to offer anything for the native Spanish speakers in the school like Latin American history in Spanish?
Anonymous
04/22/2025 09:14
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The location of Cooper is terrible. We love between 2nd and Cooper so very familiar with the area and only lotteried for 2nd
Just because it is terrible for you does not mean it is terrible for others. We only listed Cooper because of the location but understand that not everyone has our commute so 2nd st would be better for them.
I am talking about the actual location. Not the commute. The lot and the intersection. They are objectively awful. If it’s the best option you have, then by all means go for it. But the location IS terrible.
Anonymous
04/22/2025 08:35
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
Anonymous wrote:It looks like neither campus attracts Hispanic families. Any thoughts on why that is?
Maybe 2nd Street did not, because they do not offer Spanish, but that's not true for Cooper. There is a fairly decent number of kids who self-identify as such.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 19:12
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
It looks like neither campus attracts Hispanic families. Any thoughts on why that is?
Anonymous
04/21/2025 16:51
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
Anonymous wrote:I would lean toward 2nd Street if you have the option of both because it has been around for longer. I think Cooper is still adding classes, or at any rate, they don't have many years under their belt with a full middle school. Adding new things (grades, sites) can be tough and I would opt for stability any day. Cooper will get there, but you have the choice now.
Most people don’t even have the option at all. There were only 37 no preference seats at Cooper and 52 at 2nd street. Cooper waitlist movement might be less with the move to the new building and more stability.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 16:39
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
I would lean toward 2nd Street if you have the option of both because it has been around for longer. I think Cooper is still adding classes, or at any rate, they don't have many years under their belt with a full middle school. Adding new things (grades, sites) can be tough and I would opt for stability any day. Cooper will get there, but you have the choice now.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 14:58
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
Neither.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 14:22
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
Anonymous wrote:The location of Cooper is terrible. We love between 2nd and Cooper so very familiar with the area and only lotteried for 2nd
Just because it is terrible for you does not mean it is terrible for others. We only listed Cooper because of the location but understand that not everyone has our commute so 2nd st would be better for them.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 12:19
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
Anonymous wrote:Cooper still won’t have any space for playing fields for PE or field sports if that is important to you. 2nd Street has more established activities and is closer to a metro station. The activities situation will change over time, but it will take a while. And the distance from the metro is likely to matter more for older students who won’t want to take a bus. I don’t think there is a big difference in the quality of the faculty and staff or the curriculum, so relative compute might be your biggest factor. But they’ll be pretty close together next year too.
Where are sports practices? Are all the sports combined with the two Latin campuses?
Anonymous
04/21/2025 11:48
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
The location of Cooper is terrible. We love between 2nd and Cooper so very familiar with the area and only lotteried for 2nd
Anonymous
04/21/2025 09:00
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cooper still won’t have any space for playing fields for PE or field sports if that is important to you. 2nd Street has more established activities and is closer to a metro station. The activities situation will change over time, but it will take a while. And the distance from the metro is likely to matter more for older students who won’t want to take a bus. I don’t think there is a big difference in the quality of the faculty and staff or the curriculum, so relative compute might be your biggest factor. But they’ll be pretty close together next year too.
I don’t think the metro/ bus thing is a big deal. Many kids don’t live close to a metro and the bus is more convenient.
Are there bus stops close to the new Cooper campus?
The H8 drops off a block or 2 away and passes by RIA and Brookland metros. It’s a pretty convenient option for families in Brookland that can get a spot.
And for students who are up for transferring from Metro to bus and vice versa.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 08:53
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cooper still won’t have any space for playing fields for PE or field sports if that is important to you. 2nd Street has more established activities and is closer to a metro station. The activities situation will change over time, but it will take a while. And the distance from the metro is likely to matter more for older students who won’t want to take a bus. I don’t think there is a big difference in the quality of the faculty and staff or the curriculum, so relative compute might be your biggest factor. But they’ll be pretty close together next year too.
I don’t think the metro/ bus thing is a big deal. Many kids don’t live close to a metro and the bus is more convenient.
Are there bus stops close to the new Cooper campus?
The H8 drops off a block or 2 away and passes by RIA and Brookland metros. It’s a pretty convenient option for families in Brookland that can get a spot.
Anonymous
04/21/2025 08:11
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:most people still chose second street (rank it higher) unless they are closer to cooper, have a sibling already at cooper, far prefer spanish to french. this could change over time. but you still have the more established faculty and no new building or other possible expansion-related issues at the 2nd street location.
Yes, most people we know ranked 2nd Street higher, it's just a more known quantity with college results, etc.
I think I did see that the Cooper campus has high science CAPE scores. They are actually quite high (BASIS is at the top, but Coopers science scores were better than any DCPS middle).
*Higher Science CAPE than 2nd Street
Anonymous
04/21/2025 08:08
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
Anonymous wrote:most people still chose second street (rank it higher) unless they are closer to cooper, have a sibling already at cooper, far prefer spanish to french. this could change over time. but you still have the more established faculty and no new building or other possible expansion-related issues at the 2nd street location.
Yes, most people we know ranked 2nd Street higher, it's just a more known quantity with college results, etc.
I think I did see that the Cooper campus has high science CAPE scores. They are actually quite high (BASIS is at the top, but Coopers science scores were better than any DCPS middle).
Anonymous
04/21/2025 08:05
Subject: Choosing between the Latins
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Cooper still won’t have any space for playing fields for PE or field sports if that is important to you. 2nd Street has more established activities and is closer to a metro station. The activities situation will change over time, but it will take a while. And the distance from the metro is likely to matter more for older students who won’t want to take a bus. I don’t think there is a big difference in the quality of the faculty and staff or the curriculum, so relative compute might be your biggest factor. But they’ll be pretty close together next year too.
I don’t think the metro/ bus thing is a big deal. Many kids don’t live close to a metro and the bus is more convenient.
Are there bus stops close to the new Cooper campus?