Per flyer, kids are taught according to ability. Honors classes and advanced Spanish are offered. I want to know if that is the reality.

I saw one of their presentations before they opened. I think they had certain periods of the day where kids do computer programs customized to their ability levels.

Anonymous wrote:Advanced options?

no they do not offer advanced classes. Almost no school does. And the ones that did, Wilson, have now dumbed it down and are doing "Honors for all"

Yes they supposedly teach you according to your level.

Advanced options?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WG scored 8.9% below what would have been expected based on its percentage of at-risk kids; JA did better, but still scored
4.7% lower than the trendline.

Both did better than Elliot Hine and Stuart-Hobson on this metric.

https://ggwash.org/view/64796/want-the-best-dc-school-for-your-child-look-beyond-demographics

Ha, I (PP) see someone is saying exactly what I just did. What really counts, is what difference the school makes to any one student, including yours.
By the way, you'll find on those really interesting metrics that all middle schools do more poorly than "expected" (given their "input" = student demographics). Middle school is hard to get right, hard to make a difference at all. Good to hear these schools are having an impact.

Some middle schools do better than Jefferson on this metric: DC Prep, Friendship Blow-Pierce, Hart, Kelly Miller, etc. Some middle schools aren't ranked because they have so few kids or so few at-risk kids. Others it's hard to tell because the link above doesn't break out test scores for elementary and middle at schools that have both.

However, the schools that do better or aren't ranked have wait lists, and they all have different feels. So which ones a family ranks and which ones they prefer can really depend. I'm not saying JA is the perfect school or even the best school for everyone. I'm saying that it's better than a lot of people give it credit for, does better in some regards than schools that many people (especially rich/white people) think are better, and is worth ranking knowing that its waitlist is probably shorter than that of a lot of other schools.

Anonymous wrote:WG scored 8.9% below what would have been expected based on its percentage of at-risk kids; JA did better, but still scored
4.7% lower than the trendline.

Both did better than Elliot Hine and Stuart-Hobson on this metric.

https://ggwash.org/view/64796/want-the-best-dc-school-for-your-child-look-beyond-demographics

Ha, I (PP) see someone is saying exactly what I just did. What really counts, is what difference the school makes to any one student, including yours.
By the way, you'll find on those really interesting metrics that all middle schools do more poorly than "expected" (given their "input" = student demographics). Middle school is hard to get right, hard to make a difference at all. Good to hear these schools are having an impact.

These tips are focused way too much on "input" and not enough on "outcome" (or "added value" if you prefer).

Sure, it's not all the same who the students are (=input) but it is not an end in itself. What should really matter to you in your decision is what this option does for your own child/student (=outcome). It's hard to gauge that and really requires you to go look for yourself and ask those questions, essentially "how would my child do here (with these teachers, this curriculum, this focus, these extras, this commute)". That is how we looked at JA and found it to be an excellent option (and were proven right btw). That is how you have to examine Washington Global.

If no current parents are chiming in here (clearly so far none have), then ask the school to connect you with some. Their willingness to do so will speak volumes, too.

WG scored 8.9% below what would have been expected based on its percentage of at-risk kids; JA did better, but still scored
4.7% lower than the trendline.

Both did better than Elliot Hine and Stuart-Hobson on this metric.

https://ggwash.org/view/64796/want-the-best-dc-school-for-your-child-look-beyond-demographics