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Anonymous wrote:Capitol Hill watch: LT, Peabody & SWS lists are considerably shorter (LT -70, Peabody -60 SWS -80) -- although all still are above 200+ on WL. Brent and Maury are both up. Miner is up considerably (70 people on WL vs 50 last year). JOW is the same. CHML is the same (despite annual doomsaying on this board).

Payne has 151. Up over 40 from last year. Not surprised.

SWS applications are down due to its renovation.

Anonymous wrote:Over 200 at BASIS 5th. Is there higher than in the past or in line?

I know! If last year’s acceptances are any indicator, only half of those waitlisted will get offers.

Over 200 at BASIS 5th. Is there higher than in the past or in line?

Anonymous wrote:Capitol Hill watch: LT, Peabody & SWS lists are considerably shorter (LT -70, Peabody -60 SWS -80) -- although all still are above 200+ on WL. Brent and Maury are both up. Miner is up considerably (70 people on WL vs 50 last year). JOW is the same. CHML is the same (despite annual doomsaying on this board).

Payne has 151. Up over 40 from last year. Not surprised.

Anonymous wrote:It seems like all the waitlists are much shorter. LAMB effect or less kids in DC this year?

It is the cumulative effect of many, many new schools opening in a short span of years, and relatively few closures. We saw new charters and DCPS open, with no DCPS closures and "closing" charters being taken over.

Anonymous wrote:It seems like all the waitlists are much shorter. LAMB effect or less kids in DC this year?

What is the lamb effect?

Some of us are fed up with crappy or mediocre charter facilities. We left a charter and moved IB for a strong Cap Hill school partly for the gym, stage, playing fields, designated science, music and art rooms.

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Anonymous wrote:Actually it seems like a lot of HRCS have slightly shorter lists... wonder why.

Real estate prices. Fewer young Federal worker type families can afford 3-bedroom houses downtown with each passing year.

I think it's also that DCPS schools are becoming more attractive... so while HRCS waitlists may be going down, a lot of DCPS neighborhood schools' waitlists seem to be getting longer...

This....many people I know didn’t put any charters at all. I think the glean has come off on charters

We get it, charters are evil. etc. Get a hobby!

People (without an agenda) don't generally look at charters vs DCPS. It is a school vs school fit for each child.

It’s all about fit until test scores are released

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Anonymous wrote:Actually it seems like a lot of HRCS have slightly shorter lists... wonder why.

Real estate prices. Fewer young Federal worker type families can afford 3-bedroom houses downtown with each passing year.

I think it's also that DCPS schools are becoming more attractive... so while HRCS waitlists may be going down, a lot of DCPS neighborhood schools' waitlists seem to be getting longer...

This....many people I know didn’t put any charters at all. I think the glean has come off on charters

Yes, for a bunch of reasons...DC traffic.charter commutes only gets worse, and even the best charters are a very mixed bag. The best DCPS elementary programs are trump the best charter programs. DC charter parent associations are essentially fundraising machines - they have almost no power. It's a hassle for most parents to commute to PA meetings. Charters can't pay teachers well enough to generate stable work forces, so teacher turnover and inexperienced teachers with poor classroom management skills are common. Language immersion isn't too hot without sizeable cohorts of native-speaking kids. Etc. etc. etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Actually it seems like a lot of HRCS have slightly shorter lists... wonder why.

Real estate prices. Fewer young Federal worker type families can afford 3-bedroom houses downtown with each passing year.

I think it's also that DCPS schools are becoming more attractive... so while HRCS waitlists may be going down, a lot of DCPS neighborhood schools' waitlists seem to be getting longer...

This....many people I know didn’t put any charters at all. I think the glean has come off on charters

We get it, charters are evil. etc. Get a hobby!

People (without an agenda) don't generally look at charters vs DCPS. It is a school vs school fit for each child.

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Anonymous wrote:Actually it seems like a lot of HRCS have slightly shorter lists... wonder why.

Real estate prices. Fewer young Federal worker type families can afford 3-bedroom houses downtown with each passing year.

I think it's also that DCPS schools are becoming more attractive... so while HRCS waitlists may be going down, a lot of DCPS neighborhood schools' waitlists seem to be getting longer...

This....many people I know didn’t put any charters at all. I think the glean has come off on charters

Anonymous wrote:No waitlists for SJS or the Montessori middle school.

Does SJS have a building yet?

Sojourner Truth said at a PCSB meeting that they were aiming for 90ish students total, and the numbers on this list 120 spots. That’s probably why there’s no waitlist.

Something to note about LAMB - existing students at SD who wanted to move to Kingsbury, and incoming PK3, had to lottery for it with sibling preference. So there may have been a lot of seats dedicated to that.

Latin and BASIS waitlists are longer than ever.

Capitol Hill watch: LT, Peabody & SWS lists are considerably shorter (LT -70, Peabody -60 SWS -80) -- although all still are above 200+ on WL. Brent and Maury are both up. Miner is up considerably (70 people on WL vs 50 last year). JOW is the same. CHML is the same (despite annual doomsaying on this board).