Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We will live in DC for the foreseeable future (10+ years). Thank you for the recommendations to check out apartment/condo buildings inn Connecticut Avenue.

-OP

So you need middle school. I would focus on Deal feeder elementaries only, maybe Hardy. Currently Deal is the only DC middle school that people are eager to get into.

I think s/he means "most people" or "many people". I am IB for Deal and am playing lottery for a Hardy feeder.

Yes, that's what this phrasing usually means. If I had meant without exceptions, I would have said "anyone". I suppose a small minority of people may prefer Hardy due to its smaller size. My main concern with a Hardy feeder would be how many kids leave for private in the upper grades and if they don't leave early how many will choose private over Hardy, both because of Hardy itself and because of the general wealth of those neighborhoods. That means less friends come along for middle school.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We will live in DC for the foreseeable future (10+ years). Thank you for the recommendations to check out apartment/condo buildings inn Connecticut Avenue.

-OP

So you need middle school. I would focus on Deal feeder elementaries only, maybe Hardy. Currently Deal is the only DC middle school that people are eager to get into.

I think s/he means "most people" or "many people". I am IB for Deal and am playing lottery for a Hardy feeder.

OK, everyone except you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ward 3: Janney, with Mann as a close second.

I would disagree with this.

My opinion (in order):
ward 1: Bancroft, Tubman
ward 2: Ross, Hyde
ward 3: Mann, Stoddert, Murch, Eaton, Oyster, Janney, Key, Hearst (can't go wrong in this ward)
ward 4: Lafayette, Shepherd
ward 5: slim pickings as this is charter central but I'd say Burroughs
ward 6: Brent, Maury
wards 7&8 are pretty tough as they are also areas where good charters attract a lot of the high achievers

Agree.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We will live in DC for the foreseeable future (10+ years). Thank you for the recommendations to check out apartment/condo buildings inn Connecticut Avenue.

-OP

So you need middle school. I would focus on Deal feeder elementaries only, maybe Hardy. Currently Deal is the only DC middle school that people are eager to get into.

I think s/he means "most people" or "many people". I am IB for Deal and am playing lottery for a Hardy feeder.

Anonymous wrote:We will live in DC for the foreseeable future (10+ years). Thank you for the recommendations to check out apartment/condo buildings inn Connecticut Avenue.

-OP

So you need middle school. I would focus on Deal feeder elementaries only, maybe Hardy. Currently Deal is the only DC middle school that people are eager to get into.

Anonymous wrote:Ward 3: Janney, with Mann as a close second.

I would disagree with this.

My opinion (in order):
ward 1: Bancroft, Tubman
ward 2: Ross, Hyde
ward 3: Mann, Stoddert, Murch, Eaton, Oyster, Janney, Key, Hearst (can't go wrong in this ward)
ward 4: Lafayette, Shepherd
ward 5: slim pickings as this is charter central but I'd say Burroughs
ward 6: Brent, Maury
wards 7&8 are pretty tough as they are also areas where good charters attract a lot of the high achievers

Anonymous wrote:For Ward 4 I would try Shepard.

Spelled Shepherd if you're looking online/MCDC

For Ward 4 I would try Shepard.

Ward 3: Janney, with Mann as a close second.

We will live in DC for the foreseeable future (10+ years). Thank you for the recommendations to check out apartment/condo buildings inn Connecticut Avenue.

-OP

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top Ward 6 Elementary Schools

1. Brent
2. Maury
3. Van Ness
4. Ludlow-Taylor

FFS.

Same Van Ness booster from every thread tangentially related to Van Ness. It's bizarre.

More accurate ranking IME:

1. Brent / Maury / SWS
2. LT / Watkins / CHML
3. Van Ness / JO Wilson / Tyler Spanish
4. Miner / Tyler English
5. Payne

Anonymous wrote:Top Ward 6 Elementary Schools

1. Brent
2. Maury
3. Van Ness
4. Ludlow-Taylor

FFS.

Anonymous wrote:If you don't mind being cramped, look at the apartments on Connecticut Ave. We rent a 900 sq ft one bedroom for 1750. We're in bounds for Murch.

This. OP, most of the great elementary schools, where kids from middle/upper middle class families actually stay beyond K, are in Ward 3. All the Ward 3 elementaries are good. There are a lot of condo and apartment options along Connecticut Avenue, and that's where I would look with your budget. Really anywhere in Ward 3 is a safe bet for elementary. If you stay for middle school, you might favor elementaries that feed to Deal.

If you don't mind being cramped, look at the apartments on Connecticut Ave. We rent a 900 sq ft one bedroom for 1750. We're in bounds for Murch.

Anonymous wrote:Top Ward 6 Elementary Schools

1. Brent
2. Maury
3. Van Ness
4. Ludlow-Taylor

Van Ness is not even top 5.