Pleasant Plains is a small Ward 1 neighborhood along Georgia Avenue NW between Columbia Heights and Petworth, part of the city's historic African-American residential corridor. One school serves the community, with the Columbia Heights and Park View school networks immediately accessible along Georgia Avenue. The Petworth Metro station (Green/Yellow lines) is within cycling or bus distance, connecting Pleasant Plains families to schools citywide. Ward 1 residents receive a priority point for Ward 1 schools in the DC lottery.
Ward 1 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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