Near Southeast is a Ward 8 neighborhood adjacent to the Navy Yard and Capitol Riverfront development, south of the Southeast-Southwest Freeway. One school serves the immediate community, with the Ward 6 Capitol Hill school network accessible via the Navy Yard Metro station. The neighborhood's location between Ward 6's riverfront development and Ward 8's residential core gives families access to both ward school networks through the DC lottery. DC's equity provisions apply for Ward 8 families applying to competitive Ward 6 and citywide programs.
Ward 8 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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