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Apparently, Capitol Hill has changed significantly from few good schools to plenty of great public schools. What other changes have people noticed in the Capitol Hill area?
Additionally, has the neighborhood been spreading significantly eastward since 2007 as well?
Apparently, Capitol Hill has changed significantly from few good schools to plenty of great public schools. What other changes have people noticed in the Capitol Hill area?
Additionally, has the neighborhood been spreading significantly eastward since 2007 as well?
I am not a Capitol Hill expert, but I do know that the school situation has changed drastically. In 2007, there really weren't any schools that most people would consider good options. Now there are a bunch, at least at the elementary level. The first to change was Brent Elementary. The neighborhood worked together and turned it into a very sought-after school. Now it is virtually impossible to get into it from out of bounds. Peabody, Watkins, and Maury are close behind. Tyler Elementary instituted an immersion program that is also quite popular. On the charter school front, Two Rivers has strong support from the community, and Appletree is a great early education program that is generally accessible. Capitol Hill Day School has also gotten a stronger reputation in the private school arena during this period.
Middle school is still a problem. There currently aren't any very good options, and it is very discouraging to the community. DC in general is still suffering in the middle school years, but there are a few options in other parts of the city that people have adopted (Deal, Washington Latin, and possibly Capital City). The Capitol Hill community is working very hard (I believe through MOTH - Mothers on the Hill - a very influential parents' group) to change this. They were courting DCPS for a new program (likely at Jefferson), but some have abandoned those efforts, putting their energy into the new middle/high school that will be opening in Penn Quarter - BASIS. I have great hope that there will be several good options in the next few years, but they aren't quite there yet.
Apparently, Capitol Hill has changed significantly from few good schools to plenty of great public schools. What other changes have people noticed in the Capitol Hill area?
Additionally, has the neighborhood been spreading significantly eastward since 2007 as well?
yes. A few years ago Eastern market was basically the southeast edge of new development, now its gone down 8th to the Barracks. Its gone south to merge with the ballpark area. Not as familiar with the eastern edge, but its pretty much gone from around that big park all the way to the stadium property. And of course H Street NE has been transformed.
I am not a Capitol Hill expert, but I do know that the school situation has changed drastically. In 2007, there really weren't any schools that most people would consider good options. Now there are a bunch, at least at the elementary level. The first to change was Brent Elementary. The neighborhood worked together and turned it into a very sought-after school. Now it is virtually impossible to get into it from out of bounds. Peabody, Watkins, and Maury are close behind. Tyler Elementary instituted an immersion program that is also quite popular. On the charter school front, Two Rivers has strong support from the community, and Appletree is a great early education program that is generally accessible. Capitol Hill Day School has also gotten a stronger reputation in the private school arena during this period.
Middle school is still a problem. There currently aren't any very good options, and it is very discouraging to the community. DC in general is still suffering in the middle school years, but there are a few options in other parts of the city that people have adopted (Deal, Washington Latin, and possibly Capital City). The Capitol Hill community is working very hard (I believe through MOTH - Mothers on the Hill - a very influential parents' group) to change this. They were courting DCPS for a new program (likely at Jefferson), but some have abandoned those efforts, putting their energy into the new middle/high school that will be opening in Penn Quarter - BASIS. I have great hope that there will be several good options in the next few years, but they aren't quite there yet.
Interesting, as my son is 5-years-old right now.
Middle School....seems to vary from region to region. It that essentially 4th grade through 6th grade?
Middle school is still a problem. There currently aren't any very good options, and it is very discouraging to the community. DC in general is still suffering in the middle school years, but there are a few options in other parts of the city that people have adopted (Deal, Washington Latin, and possibly Capital City). The Capitol Hill community is working very hard (I believe through MOTH - Mothers on the Hill - a very influential parents' group) to change this. They were courting DCPS for a new program (likely at Jefferson), but some have abandoned those efforts, putting their energy into the new middle/high school that will be opening in Penn Quarter - BASIS. I have great hope that there will be several good options in the next few years, but they aren't quite there yet.
I understand that Stuart-Hobson is quite good. Friendship Chamberlain (charter) is supposed to be decent.
What about the area closer to the Stadium-Armory Metro? I worry that anything near Eastern Market or Potomac Ave I have been priced out of (900K budget).
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