1. Hearst (with proximity preference--still does exist for some)
2. Eaton (IB)

We are an EOTP family who attended Hearst years ago. It was a hidden gem for some years, but I guess not anymore. My 9th grader at Wilson had a great experience there and Deal.

1. Key (IB)
2. Hyde-Addison
3. Mann
4. Oyster
5. YY

Nice to see some love for JO Wilson in these threads. We've had a great first year there.

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Anonymous wrote:It's surprising to me how many people out Hearst up high! I thought last year they didn't get lots of love.

New renovation, it's 3 blocks from my house, I liked the outdoor space and it would get my child the Deal feed since we lost it in the boundary review.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Hearst open houses have been packed this year. Not clear how much of that is IB families or other OOB families, particularly Eaton families, at this stage.

I thought I'd have a shot.

Well, Eaton families no longer have proximity preference under the new system, so there is still hope.

Why did that change? There's no proximity preference if you aren't IB?

The definition of proximity changed. Unless Eaton families live more than a half mile from Eaton and are less than a half mile to Hearst, they don't qualify anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst open houses have been packed this year. Not clear how much of that is IB families or other OOB families, particularly Eaton families, at this stage.

I thought I'd have a shot.

Well, Eaton families no longer have proximity preference under the new system, so there is still hope.

Why did that change? There's no proximity preference if you aren't IB?

Anonymous wrote:Very happy at Lee, but entered the lottery for YY, Stokes and MV to have the possibility of a DCI feeder. I'm not sure we'd move for any. We live in NE.

Same here, mainly because we submitted our lottery application right when the lottery opened. The more that I think about it (and the more I think about the tech focus at DCI), the less likely we are to leave Lee. It's been great for my child so far.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's surprising to me how many people out Hearst up high! I thought last year they didn't get lots of love.

We are EOTP, and we thought the community was fantastic--our favorite school by far.

Hearst parent, and that's great to hear, thank you!

No one should give up hope. We are getting more IB each year but there are still usually several OOB spots, and we also usually see some shuffling in the first few weeks of school when the Janney/Murch/Stoddert IB kids who didn't get in to their schools initially get last-minute slots.

Thanks! We are considering trying to buy something on the Hearst side of McLean Gardens next year so we would have a guarantee for K. Loved, loved, LOVED the school!

Anonymous wrote:Cleveland ES Dual Language
Seaton Elementary School
J.O. Wilson Elementary School
Burroughs Elementary School
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS
Cleveland Elementary School
Washington Yu Ying PCS
Two Rivers PCS
Maury Elementary School
Bruce-Monroe Elementary School @ Park View
Barnard Elementary School
School-Within-School

Seaton parent here. Happy to see Seaton ranked high in your list. GL!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst open houses have been packed this year. Not clear how much of that is IB families or other OOB families, particularly Eaton families, at this stage.

I thought I'd have a shot.

Well, Eaton families no longer have proximity preference under the new system, so there is still hope.

Non-scientific sampling of data at Hearst Open Houses this year - a LOT of IB families including some who have previously ( w/ older child) been at privates. Last year about 60% of the PK 4 lottery spots went to combination of IB and proximity applicants. Based on what we've seen at open houses this year I'd be quite surprised if IB spots were less than 60/65% again this year. What's not to like right? great energetic principal, beautiful new facilities, active parent community, small school, secure path to Deal.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's surprising to me how many people out Hearst up high! I thought last year they didn't get lots of love.

We are EOTP, and we thought the community was fantastic--our favorite school by far.

Hearst parent, and that's great to hear, thank you!

No one should give up hope. We are getting more IB each year but there are still usually several OOB spots, and we also usually see some shuffling in the first few weeks of school when the Janney/Murch/Stoddert IB kids who didn't get in to their schools initially get last-minute slots.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hearst open houses have been packed this year. Not clear how much of that is IB families or other OOB families, particularly Eaton families, at this stage.

I thought I'd have a shot.

Well, Eaton families no longer have proximity preference under the new system, so there is still hope.

Anonymous wrote:Hearst open houses have been packed this year. Not clear how much of that is IB families or other OOB families, particularly Eaton families, at this stage.

I thought I'd have a shot.

Cleveland ES Dual Language
Seaton Elementary School
J.O. Wilson Elementary School
Burroughs Elementary School
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS
Cleveland Elementary School
Washington Yu Ying PCS
Two Rivers PCS
Maury Elementary School
Bruce-Monroe Elementary School @ Park View
Barnard Elementary School
School-Within-School