Anonymous
Post 11/25/2025 15:07     Subject: Lottery lists: What's best now, or look ahead?
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Anonymous wrote:I personally would not drive far across town starting in first grade just for feeder rights to Hardy or Deal.


We’ve done this with all three kids, no biggie when it comes to education. Granted it was only a 20 minute drive which was doable.


yeah, and MANY families do it for private school (proportionally few kids coming from walking distance). I taught at one and kids were commuting for an hour each way, and it was quite rare to be closer than 15 minutes. No doubt it was worth it to the families. This is just a choice families have to make.



NP. That is a different scenario altogether though. For a top private school, I might consider a 45 minute commute but for just a mediocre elementary WOTP or mediocre middle school like Deal or Hardy, nope.


You keep posting that Deal is 'mediocre.' Do you have any suggestions of DCPS or PCS that are superior? Or is 'mediocre' that best that the District has to offer?


Deal is a good school. Sh, Eliot etc are genuinely mediocre.


Compared to the burbs, Deal is mediocre, just like Latin, DCI. Mediocre is the best we have. SH and EH are not good.

If you decide to stay in the city like us, it is what it is. No rosy glasses on.
Anonymous
Post 11/25/2025 14:47     Subject: Lottery lists: What's best now, or look ahead?
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Anonymous wrote:For kids in 3rd grade and below, there will be a new middle school by the time they’re in 6th: Euclid in Shaw (feeders: Garrison, Seaton, and Cleveland). How many would consider it?


I would if we didn't already go to SH.


SH is mediocre at best.

I’m pretty tired of this SH booster


No one in this thread was boosting SH at all. PP literally said their kid went there.
Anonymous
Post 11/25/2025 12:25     Subject: Lottery lists: What's best now, or look ahead?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I personally would not drive far across town starting in first grade just for feeder rights to Hardy or Deal.


We’ve done this with all three kids, no biggie when it comes to education. Granted it was only a 20 minute drive which was doable.


yeah, and MANY families do it for private school (proportionally few kids coming from walking distance). I taught at one and kids were commuting for an hour each way, and it was quite rare to be closer than 15 minutes. No doubt it was worth it to the families. This is just a choice families have to make.



NP. That is a different scenario altogether though. For a top private school, I might consider a 45 minute commute but for just a mediocre elementary WOTP or mediocre middle school like Deal or Hardy, nope.


You keep posting that Deal is 'mediocre.' Do you have any suggestions of DCPS or PCS that are superior? Or is 'mediocre' that best that the District has to offer?


Deal is a good school. Sh, Eliot etc are genuinely mediocre.
Anonymous
Post 11/25/2025 12:24     Subject: Lottery lists: What's best now, or look ahead?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For kids in 3rd grade and below, there will be a new middle school by the time they’re in 6th: Euclid in Shaw (feeders: Garrison, Seaton, and Cleveland). How many would consider it?


I would if we didn't already go to SH.


SH is mediocre at best.

I’m pretty tired of this SH booster