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Anonymous wrote:Rising 2nd at Key has highest class sizes in years - would be surprised if any OOB spaces will be open. I would agree with trying Hearst... or Hyde-Addison which will be in swing space & lots of vacancies.

Wow - I know 3 OOB in the current 1st grade class at Key. Interesting strategy by the Principal.

There are 10-12 OOB in each grade at Key. That's their 'strategy' - to date, this has been regardless of the IB enrollment (which has been growing). [It seems to be a commitment they made to DCPS central] They did not let in any OOB above first this year. IB has grown in every grade - and significantly more in the younger grades. The school has traditionally had a set of kids that go private, starting more heavily in 3rd and 4th (which is part of the reason for them taking in the OOB in the early grades to bolster the classes over time). But that is getting less and less as more and more are interested in staying and going through Hardy. (for real, there is a cohort of families who are all-in for Hardy)

FWIW, Shepherd seems to have smaller class sizes than some of the other schools, although I'm not sure about 2nd and 3rd in particular. This year, K has 16-18 students per class among three classes, and I believe the three 1st grade classrooms are also pretty small. The principal intentionally tries to keep the class sizes small--and of course, it's an easier task since Shepherd has a lower IB % than the other schools.

Yeah, everyone is giving you good advice. You get 12 slots and you're going to need luck, so fill up those 12 slots with additional good schools. Just add every school in NW.

I'd prioritize those that feed into Deal -Lafayette, Janney, Hearst, Shepherd, Murch, etc.

then the schools that feed into Hardy - Key, Mann, Eaton, Stoddert, etc etc.

If you have that all figured out, then add in any charters.

Anonymous wrote:Janney current 2nd grade is the 2nd largest grade - after the current 4th grade. My guess is there will not be any spots for OOB at 3rd grade next year.

I think the current 2nd grade is actually the largest grade. Bigger than the current 4th grade by a few kids.
They won't take any OOB for 3rd grade next year.

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Anonymous wrote:If you look at the tableau data, off all the upper NW schools, Mann is the school with the best chance to get a OOB lottery spot.

For all of the Hearst fans - check the data - they are not taking any OOB students.

Mann was the best chance to get an OOB spot the last two years. But each year things shift just a little and conventional wisdom can be wrong.

Even Deal -- it made 4 offers off its wait list for 6th and 1 for 8th in 2016.

Yes - it will be interesting to see as they move Eaton to Hardy how things settle down.

Janney current 2nd grade is the 2nd largest grade - after the current 4th grade. My guess is there will not be any spots for OOB at 3rd grade next year.

Anonymous wrote:If you look at the tableau data, off all the upper NW schools, Mann is the school with the best chance to get a OOB lottery spot.

For all of the Hearst fans - check the data - they are not taking any OOB students.

Mann was the best chance to get an OOB spot the last two years. But each year things shift just a little and conventional wisdom can be wrong.

Even Deal -- it made 4 offers off its wait list for 6th and 1 for 8th in 2016.

If you look at the tableau data, off all the upper NW schools, Mann is the school with the best chance to get a OOB lottery spot.

For all of the Hearst fans - check the data - they are not taking any OOB students.

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Anonymous wrote:Janney rising second grade is highly unlikely to take any OOB kids. Current 1st grade classes have 24//25.

My kid's first grade class has 22 at Janney.

Interesting. Mine has 24.

Anonymous wrote:Janney rising second grade is highly unlikely to take any OOB kids. Current 1st grade classes have 24//25.

My kid's first grade class has 22 at Janney.

Janney rising second grade is highly unlikely to take any OOB kids. Current 1st grade classes have 24//25.

You can see OOB for upper grades by school via this link. https://public.tableau.com/profile/aaron2446#!/vizhome/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData/MSDCPublicDisplay

Keep in mind that the number listed in the wait list section doesn't mean how many seats were offered -- it is how far into the wait list they went to fill the seat.

You can call MySchoolDC for help.

You either need to include some safeties on your list or think about getting a job so you can pay to rent a place inboundary for the school you really want. I don't mean that to sound glib but the schools you list above are not likely to take any OOB students, even in the older grades where there has traditionally been more availability. Families are staying longer at their local schools and not freeing up spots.