[Amelia]

Where I grew up (back before kindergarten was part of the public schools), after integration we had a grade 1-2 school, a 3rd grade school, a 4-5 grade school, a 6th grade school, a junior high, and a high school. Before that, the white community and the black community had neighborhood elementary schools.

The K-8 configuration might work in D.C. if the schools are strong neighborhood schools, with lots of parental interaction and tough discipline standards. If the children feel they belong to a community at the school, the extra support may help.

I'm leery, though.

[leda]

geez! that's 6 different schools on the way to graduation!
maybe it's just me, but i think that's alot of transitions
for little ones. 4 different schools just in the elem grades?

The K-8 configuration might work in D.C. if the schools
are strong neighborhood schools, with lots of parental
interaction and tough discipline standards. If the children
feel they belong to a community at the school, the
extra support may help

alot of "ifs" there make me more than a tad skeptical...