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The National Cathedral is in a prime real estate location. It serves as an epicenter of four high-demand neighborhoods: Cathedral Heights, Cleveland Park, Woodley Park, and Glover Park. There are scores of stately single-family detached and row homes near National Cathedral. Located at 3101 Wisconsin Avenue NW, where it intersects with Massachusetts Avenue NW, the National Cathedral is one of the most beautiful and iconic buildings in Washington, DC. It is the second-largest cathedral in the United States and the fourth-tallest structure in the District. Several schools are located within the area, including the National Cathedral School, St. Alban’s School, Sidwell Friends, Annunciation Catholic School, Eaton Elementary School, Washington International…

The DC Public Charter School Board released a new proposal to assess charter schools using test scores from children in preschool through second grade. The standardized tests in reading and math would account for 60 to 80% of a school’s score.

Ultimately, the Public Charter School Board wants to make it easier for parents to compare schools, especially since 42% of DC public school students are enrolled in charter schools. The Board already implemented similar testing and performance management for elementary and secondary schools several years ago. But DC is one of the only states that allows charter schools to offer preschool.

Jack McCarthy, president and CEO of AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation and the AppleTree Early Learning Public…

Schools in Georgetown include, of course, Georgetown University, but Georgetown’s school system boasts many more top-notch education facilities – from charter schools to Montessori schools.

The public schools serving Georgetown, the District’s historic and upscale community in northwest Washington on the edge of the Potomac are Hyde Elementary School, Hardy Middle School and Wilson High School.

Georgetown is an elite community with an array of international influences like the embassies of France , Mongolia, Sweden, Thailand and Ukraine. And many schools, especially for younger students, in Georgetown are just as tinged with international culture. For example, The British School of Washington on Wisconsin Avenue, offers a personalized curriculum…

Schools in 16th Street Heights (an area bordered by Columbia Heights, Petworth, Brightwood, Crestwood, and Rock Creek Park) are generally mediocre.  The area is served by 6 DC public schools, 5 charter schools, and 2 private schools. 

The schools in 16th Street Heights include 6 DC Public Schools:   

• Powell Elementary School educates 314 children in Pre-K through 4th Grade.  This school has an 11:1 student to teacher ratio with a Great Schools Rating of 5 out of 10.  
• Brightwood Education Campus is the most northern of the public schools in 16th Street Heights.  It serves 549 students in grades Pre-K through 8 with a 27:1 student to teacher ratio, and received a Great Schools Rating of 5 out of 10 based on state test scores.  
• West Education…

The public schools in Arlington serve a diverse community of students, just across the river from DC.  While Arlington’s 26 square miles is rather small compared to counties in the rest of the state, the Arlington Public School system is the 15th largest in Virginia serving over 22,000 kids in Pre-K through 12th grade. 

The schools in Arlington are highly ranked.  In fact, the Washington Post Challenge Index listed all three Arlington public high schools in the top 1% of US high schools for the 7th year in a row.

Arlington is a diverse county, which is reflected in the schools in Arlington.  The public school system serves students from 123 different countries, speaking 97 languages.  Less than half of the students are white, about 30% are Hispanic,…