The Shepherd Park and upper Takoma area of Ward 4 along Piney Branch Road NW represents one of DC's most racially and economically integrated residential communities — a distinction maintained through decades of deliberate community efforts. Schools serving this area include DCPS options within the Ward 4 network, with the Takoma Metro station (Red line) providing transit access to schools across the city. Shepherd Park is particularly notable as home to one of DC's early intentional integration communities, which gives the neighborhood a strong tradition of civic engagement around school equity and access. Ward 4 families receive a priority point for Ward 4 schools in the DC lottery.
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Browse all 330 DC schools →Ward 4 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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