Parents of Color, How diverse is your school? Is it going well for your child socially and academic

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP Here which girls school if you dont mind me asking?

Holton-Arms

Holton-Arms is 40% black? Really? Huh I did not know that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP Here which girls school if you dont mind me asking?

Holton-Arms

Holton-Arms is 40% black? Really? Huh I did not know that

PP said the school says it's 40-ish% POC, not 40% Black.

For what it's worth, Niche says it's 11% Black.

https://www.niche.com/k12/holton-arms-school-bethesda-md/students/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:White parrot if a black daughter. She is only has 1 other black girl in her grade. She is doing well academically but is disappointed socially. Seems like most of the grade lives near each other in Chevy Chase. School is in DC and we live further north in MoCo.

Some black parents have not welcomed our family into the school community and specifically uninvited me from an event that was initially advertise for black students and their parents. DEI coordinator is inexperienced and overworked. It’s sad because the community could be really great. It’s a school that was founded to bring different kinds of students together.

Is this a high school in DC?

I am guessing Edmond burke?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White parrot if a black daughter. She is only has 1 other black girl in her grade. She is doing well academically but is disappointed socially. Seems like most of the grade lives near each other in Chevy Chase. School is in DC and we live further north in MoCo.

Some black parents have not welcomed our family into the school community and specifically uninvited me from an event that was initially advertise for black students and their parents. DEI coordinator is inexperienced and overworked. It’s sad because the community could be really great. It’s a school that was founded to bring different kinds of students together.

Is this a high school in DC?

I am guessing Edmond burke?

But only 2 Black girls in the class? I would be surprised. My child’s class has more Black students than that.

[Anonymous]

I do wonder what schools have the most diversity.

From top ones I’ve seen:
Gonzaga 24%
Visi 36%
SJC 36%
Stone Ridge 37%
GDS 40% POC
Landon 41%
Potomac 42%
STA 43%
NCS 46%
Maret 52%
Sidwell 57%

I’m pretty surprised at GDS’s low %. I don’t see why every school couldn’t be 50%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do wonder what schools have the most diversity.

From top ones I’ve seen:
Gonzaga 24%
Visi 36%
SJC 36%
Stone Ridge 37%
GDS 40% POC
Landon 41%
Potomac 42%
STA 43%
NCS 46%
Maret 52%
Sidwell 57%

I’m pretty surprised at GDS’s low %. I don’t see why every school couldn’t be 50%

GDS has a lot of religious diversity which should also count especially because many schools used to restrict non Christians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do wonder what schools have the most diversity.

From top ones I’ve seen:
Gonzaga 24%
Visi 36%
SJC 36%
Stone Ridge 37%
GDS 40% POC
Landon 41%
Potomac 42%
STA 43%
NCS 46%
Maret 52%
Sidwell 57%

I’m pretty surprised at GDS’s low %. I don’t see why every school couldn’t be 50%

GDS has a lot of religious diversity which should also count especially because many schools used to restrict non Christians.

So GDS can get away with low # of minority kids because it’s popular with Jewish families? Nice try.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do wonder what schools have the most diversity.

From top ones I’ve seen:
Gonzaga 24%
Visi 36%
SJC 36%
Stone Ridge 37%
GDS 40% POC
Landon 41%
Potomac 42%
STA 43%
NCS 46%
Maret 52%
Sidwell 57%

I’m pretty surprised at GDS’s low %. I don’t see why every school couldn’t be 50%

I work at one of these schools so I’m speaking for mine, but I’m sure it applies to most. The numbers for my school include all POc, mixed, Asian, black, etc so the numbers on paper look great. When you physically see people it looks completely different. I prefer to see the break down. Numbers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White parrot if a black daughter. She is only has 1 other black girl in her grade. She is doing well academically but is disappointed socially. Seems like most of the grade lives near each other in Chevy Chase. School is in DC and we live further north in MoCo.

Some black parents have not welcomed our family into the school community and specifically uninvited me from an event that was initially advertise for black students and their parents. DEI coordinator is inexperienced and overworked. It’s sad because the community could be really great. It’s a school that was founded to bring different kinds of students together.

So was your daughter invited and not you? This seems like it could be distressing to children in multi-racial families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do wonder what schools have the most diversity.

From top ones I’ve seen:
Gonzaga 24%
Visi 36%
SJC 36%
Stone Ridge 37%
GDS 40% POC
Landon 41%
Potomac 42%
STA 43%
NCS 46%
Maret 52%
Sidwell 57%

I’m pretty surprised at GDS’s low %. I don’t see why every school couldn’t be 50%

I work at one of these schools so I’m speaking for mine, but I’m sure it applies to most. The numbers for my school include all POc, mixed, Asian, black, etc so the numbers on paper look great. When you physically see people it looks completely different. I prefer to see the break down. Numbers

So you can decide who “counts”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do wonder what schools have the most diversity.

From top ones I’ve seen:
Gonzaga 24%
Visi 36%
SJC 36%
Stone Ridge 37%
GDS 40% POC
Landon 41%
Potomac 42%
STA 43%
NCS 46%
Maret 52%
Sidwell 57%

I’m pretty surprised at GDS’s low %. I don’t see why every school couldn’t be 50%

I work at one of these schools so I’m speaking for mine, but I’m sure it applies to most. The numbers for my school include all POc, mixed, Asian, black, etc so the numbers on paper look great. When you physically see people it looks completely different. I prefer to see the break down. Numbers

So you can decide who “counts”?

Is that what PP said? But, in any event, *you* are the one who decides. You are hereby anointed Official Decider.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do wonder what schools have the most diversity.

From top ones I’ve seen:
Gonzaga 24%
Visi 36%
SJC 36%
Stone Ridge 37%
GDS 40% POC
Landon 41%
Potomac 42%
STA 43%
NCS 46%
Maret 52%
Sidwell 57%

I’m pretty surprised at GDS’s low %. I don’t see why every school couldn’t be 50%

I work at one of these schools so I’m speaking for mine, but I’m sure it applies to most. The numbers for my school include all POc, mixed, Asian, black, etc so the numbers on paper look great. When you physically see people it looks completely different. I prefer to see the break down. Numbers

Yes, I think we all know what POC means - non white. So it makes it worse to have that number below 50%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do wonder what schools have the most diversity.

From top ones I’ve seen:
Gonzaga 24%
Visi 36%
SJC 36%
Stone Ridge 37%
GDS 40% POC
Landon 41%
Potomac 42%
STA 43%
NCS 46%
Maret 52%
Sidwell 57%

I’m pretty surprised at GDS’s low %. I don’t see why every school couldn’t be 50%

According to niche Sidwell is 52% white, so it cannot be 57% POC.

https://www.niche.com/k12/sidwell-friends-school-washington-dc/students/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do wonder what schools have the most diversity.

From top ones I’ve seen:
Gonzaga 24%
Visi 36%
SJC 36%
Stone Ridge 37%
GDS 40% POC
Landon 41%
Potomac 42%
STA 43%
NCS 46%
Maret 52%
Sidwell 57%

I’m pretty surprised at GDS’s low %. I don’t see why every school couldn’t be 50%

I work at one of these schools so I’m speaking for mine, but I’m sure it applies to most. The numbers for my school include all POc, mixed, Asian, black, etc so the numbers on paper look great. When you physically see people it looks completely different. I prefer to see the break down. Numbers

Pp, I have a question for you: how do schools get their numbers? We are newly applying and only one school listed race and ethnicity on the Ravenna preliminary application.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White parrot if a black daughter. She is only has 1 other black girl in her grade. She is doing well academically but is disappointed socially. Seems like most of the grade lives near each other in Chevy Chase. School is in DC and we live further north in MoCo.

Some black parents have not welcomed our family into the school community and specifically uninvited me from an event that was initially advertise for black students and their parents. DEI coordinator is inexperienced and overworked. It’s sad because the community could be really great. It’s a school that was founded to bring different kinds of students together.

The irony is you think its because you are white when in reality it’s because you are privileged and annoying.

Their family should be included if the child is a minority. However, as a parent through adoption, we are very aware of this kind of situation and would never put our child at a school like this where they are the token. That's not fair to the child to only have one other child similar to her in a school/grade.