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Anonymous wrote:I'd say there's not a lot of difference at the top level of the tier. Janney and Mann are quite similar, although Mann unfortunately feeds to Hardy while Janney is in Deal. Lafayette is very strong. Murch is strong, but it's not exactly in the top drawer with Janney and Mann.

Why do people (or a person) have to keep repeating this - there is nothing unfortunate about being fed to Hardy. Given some of the downsides of larger schools some might actually prefer Hardy which is not even half as large as Deal.

Anonymous wrote:JKLMs aren't really a thing anymore. Lots of elementary schools in DC are great now.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd say there's not a lot of difference at the top level of the tier. Janney and Mann are quite similar, although Mann unfortunately feeds to Hardy while Janney is in Deal. Lafayette is very strong. Murch is strong, but it's not exactly in the top drawer with Janney and Mann.

Um, what makes Mann so much better than Murch? They're within 3-5 percentage points on the PARCC. And Murch is about to open an amazing new modernized facility.

Anonymous wrote:Eaton has the strongest PARCC results for students of color. Although note that the data set includes multiple schools that didn’t have enough students of color to be statistically significant.

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Anonymous wrote:In the near future, Jefferson Academy, Elliott/Hine, and Stuart Hobson middle schools will become stellar schools and will be competitive with strong reputations. That will lure some students from Deal. Jefferson used to have a stellar math-science program. All these schools are in walking distance from Metro Stations. And it’s OK to have minority children in abundance. Their families want successful schools and children too.



Growing up I can remember when Jefferson Junior High and Hines Junior High used to be the #1 Top middle schools to get in and Deal Junior High at the time was good but not as great as the other 2 schools. The only way to enter or get excepted was if your GPA was a 3.0 or better.

When was this? Jus asking our of curiosity. It was my understanding that Deal has been the most coveted MS for over 40 years (hence, why Carter sent his kid there in the 70s). I think the WH would have have technically been zoned for Hine...

Carter sent his kid to Hardy.

And the White House was in fact zoned for Stevens ES and Hardy MS, not Hine. Now it's zoned for Francis-Stevens and Cardozo.

Carter was the kind of guy that not only would he send his kid to public, he wouldn't pull strings to get OOB placement.

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Anonymous wrote:Tier I Schools (Very involved PTA, Extremely High Fundraising, Motivated Students, High PARCC Test Scores)
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Janney Elementary School
Lafayette Elementary School
Brent Elementary School
Murch Elementary School
Mann Elementary School
Key Elementary School
Hearst Elementary School
Ross Elementary School
Eaton Elementary School
Stoddert Elementary School

Tier II Schools (Very Involved PTA, High Fundraising, Motivated Students, Decent PARCC Test Scores)
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Capitol Hill Montessori School
Hyde ? Addison Elementary School
Van Ness Elementary School * (No Test Scores yet)
Maury Elementary School
Oyster ? Adams Bilingual School
Shepherd Elementary School
Watkins Elementary School
Peabody Elementary School * (No Test Scores)
Ludlow -Taylor Elementary School

No SWS? Higher performer on PARCC and fundraising $s than a number of your "Tier I" list

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Anonymous wrote:In the near future, Jefferson Academy, Elliott/Hine, and Stuart Hobson middle schools will become stellar schools and will be competitive with strong reputations. That will lure some students from Deal. Jefferson used to have a stellar math-science program. All these schools are in walking distance from Metro Stations. And it’s OK to have minority children in abundance. Their families want successful schools and children too.



Growing up I can remember when Jefferson Junior High and Hines Junior High used to be the #1 Top middle schools to get in and Deal Junior High at the time was good but not as great as the other 2 schools. The only way to enter or get excepted was if your GPA was a 3.0 or better.

When was this? Jus asking our of curiosity. It was my understanding that Deal has been the most coveted MS for over 40 years (hence, why Carter sent his kid there in the 70s). I think the WH would have have technically been zoned for Hine...

Carter sent his kid to Hardy.

And the White House was in fact zoned for Stevens ES and Hardy MS, not Hine. Now it's zoned for Francis-Stevens and Cardozo.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the near future, Jefferson Academy, Elliott/Hine, and Stuart Hobson middle schools will become stellar schools and will be competitive with strong reputations. That will lure some students from Deal. Jefferson used to have a stellar math-science program. All these schools are in walking distance from Metro Stations. And it’s OK to have minority children in abundance. Their families want successful schools and children too.



Growing up I can remember when Jefferson Junior High and Hines Junior High used to be the #1 Top middle schools to get in and Deal Junior High at the time was good but not as great as the other 2 schools. The only way to enter or get excepted was if your GPA was a 3.0 or better.

When was this? Jus asking our of curiosity. It was my understanding that Deal has been the most coveted MS for over 40 years (hence, why Carter sent his kid there in the 70s). I think the WH would have have technically been zoned for Hine...

Carter sent his kid to Hardy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tier I Schools (Very involved PTA, Extremely High Fundraising, Motivated Students, High PARCC Test Scores)
===================================================================
Janney Elementary School
Lafayette Elementary School
Brent Elementary School
Murch Elementary School
Mann Elementary School
Key Elementary School
Hearst Elementary School
Ross Elementary School
Eaton Elementary School
Stoddert Elementary School

Tier II Schools (Very Involved PTA, High Fundraising, Motivated Students, Decent PARCC Test Scores)
===============================================================
Capitol Hill Montessori School
Hyde ? Addison Elementary School
Van Ness Elementary School * (No Test Scores yet)
Maury Elementary School
Oyster ? Adams Bilingual School
Shepherd Elementary School
Watkins Elementary School
Peabody Elementary School * (No Test Scores)
Ludlow -Taylor Elementary School

No SWS? Higher performer on PARCC and fundraising $s than a number of your "Tier I" list

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the near future, Jefferson Academy, Elliott/Hine, and Stuart Hobson middle schools will become stellar schools and will be competitive with strong reputations. That will lure some students from Deal. Jefferson used to have a stellar math-science program. All these schools are in walking distance from Metro Stations. And it’s OK to have minority children in abundance. Their families want successful schools and children too.



Growing up I can remember when Jefferson Junior High and Hines Junior High used to be the #1 Top middle schools to get in and Deal Junior High at the time was good but not as great as the other 2 schools. The only way to enter or get excepted was if your GPA was a 3.0 or better.

When was this? Jus asking our of curiosity. It was my understanding that Deal has been the most coveted MS for over 40 years (hence, why Carter sent his kid there in the 70s). I think the WH would have have technically been zoned for Hine...