Downtown DC is Ward 2's commercial and government core, home to one school serving the small residential population in this dense urban district. Most families living in Downtown DC's mixed-use buildings look to Ward 2's residential neighborhoods — Dupont Circle, Logan Circle, and Capitol Hill — for their primary school options, with the full DC lottery available for citywide programs. The Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station (Red/Green/Yellow lines) provides central transit access. Ward 2 residents receive a priority point for Ward 2 schools.
Ward 2 families can apply to any DC public or charter school through the unified lottery. The application window opens in November at schoolchoice.dc.gov.
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