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The city is getting its first new public high school in decades. It’s opening this fall at the former Georgetown Day School on MacArthur Boulevard.
What’s happening: MacArthur High School is expected to eventually enroll 800 students, starting with 200 ninth graders and 50 tenth graders during the 2023-24 school year.
Why it matters: Upper NW needs at least four new public schools to reduce overcrowding at Jackson-Reed High School. But there’s substantial NIMBY opposition in the Palisades neighborhood because of how much traffic MacArthur may bring.
Details: Hardy Middle School will feed into MacArthur, and Alice Deal middle-schoolers will have the option to attend. Current ninth graders at Jackson-Reed will be able to apply to transfer to MacArthur for the 2023-2024 school year.
Students from other parts of the city will be able to apply for out-of-boundary spots through DCPS’ public school lottery. There are also seats set aside for students from vulnerable populations.
DCPS officials tell Axios they don’t know how many out-of-boundary students are expected to attend and that it depends on the number of neighborhood students who enroll.
Of note: Hardy students will no longer have in-boundary rights at Jackson-Reed.Between the lines: How kids will get to MacArthur and the impact on the neighborhood is an open question.
DCPS says it won’t offer transportation to the school and the District hasn’t come up with transportation options for out-of-boundary students. Meanwhile, the nearest Metro stop, Tenleytown, is more than two miles away.
Read more here: https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2023/01/11/dc-new-macarthur-school-takes-shape
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