How wealthy are families at Jackson Reed

[Anonymous]

According to the DCPS profile for the school, 32 percent of the students are "at risk"...which includes students whose families are on TANF or SNAP, have been homeless at some point during the year or have been involved in the child welfare system.

On the other end of the spectrum, the school has a decent percentage of families from Chevy Chase/Forest Hills/Cleveland Park etc. As others have said, it's a huge school with a lot of socioeconomic diversity, though you don't see a lot of kids with the kind of family wealth that you see at the top privates.

[Anonymous]

Runs the gamut. Immigrant kids who are separated from their parents and can hardly speak English. Low SES from all over the city. Lots of higher SES kids from upper NW. And some super wealthy. But, those super wealthy aren't the kind who show it off so it's hard to know. But, nothing like the privates. Thank God!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The families at Jackson Reed are likely representative of those all over the city as it is the largest public high school in the city.

Eh but a heck of a lot of folks can't afford to move in bounds for it.... myself included

I assume you mean purchase in-boundary R/E.

Honestly, there are tons of reasonable apartments along CT Avenue that feed into JR. Not exactly a cool area for renters like Navy Yard or any number of downtown areas, so rents are cheaper.

There are a fair number of renters with kids at JR, as well as rank-and-file embassy employees (i.e., these aren't ambassadors or high-level foreign emissaries) who send their kids to DCPS.

When did the embassies stop paying for private?! It’s a major reason to be a white collar staffer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The families at Jackson Reed are likely representative of those all over the city as it is the largest public high school in the city.

Eh but a heck of a lot of folks can't afford to move in bounds for it.... myself included

I assume you mean purchase in-boundary R/E.

Honestly, there are tons of reasonable apartments along CT Avenue that feed into JR. Not exactly a cool area for renters like Navy Yard or any number of downtown areas, so rents are cheaper.

There are a fair number of renters with kids at JR, as well as rank-and-file embassy employees (i.e., these aren't ambassadors or high-level foreign emissaries) who send their kids to DCPS.

When did the embassies stop paying for private?! It’s a major reason to be a white collar staffer.

You know there are poor countries in the world too, don’t you? These kids aren’t coming from Switzerland.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The families at Jackson Reed are likely representative of those all over the city as it is the largest public high school in the city.

Eh but a heck of a lot of folks can't afford to move in bounds for it.... myself included

I assume you mean purchase in-boundary R/E.

Honestly, there are tons of reasonable apartments along CT Avenue that feed into JR. Not exactly a cool area for renters like Navy Yard or any number of downtown areas, so rents are cheaper.

There are a fair number of renters with kids at JR, as well as rank-and-file embassy employees (i.e., these aren't ambassadors or high-level foreign emissaries) who send their kids to DCPS.

When did the embassies stop paying for private?! It’s a major reason to be a white collar staffer.

i think since forever. I doubt the Chinese embassy (or any other embassy) would pay Sidwell's tuition for the janitors who clean the embassy, the cafeteria staff , the employee at the passport renewal office and so on.

[Anonymous]

Someone can correct me with the data but my perception is the Hardy feeders are slightly more likely to have OOB spaces for, possibly because their catchments include the highest priced real estate (acknowledging WOTP is universally high priced, comparatively) and those families are more likely to choose private schools. This means the current JR classes, which have Hardy kids in large proportions, will have a lot of kids that came in that way. Now that Hardy feeds to MacArthur, I wonder if JR will be more IB and higher SES over time?

I am sure this has been hashed to death here, but if OP wanted some things to consider, enjoy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone can correct me with the data but my perception is the Hardy feeders are slightly more likely to have OOB spaces for, possibly because their catchments include the highest priced real estate (acknowledging WOTP is universally high priced, comparatively) and those families are more likely to choose private schools. This means the current JR classes, which have Hardy kids in large proportions, will have a lot of kids that came in that way. Now that Hardy feeds to MacArthur, I wonder if JR will be more IB and higher SES over time?

I am sure this has been hashed to death here, but if OP wanted some things to consider, enjoy.

There aren’t a lot of kids in that area, relatively speaking.

[Anonymous]

The school has 2300 students. I assure you it is not majority wealthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The families at Jackson Reed are likely representative of those all over the city as it is the largest public high school in the city.

Eh but a heck of a lot of folks can't afford to move in bounds for it.... myself included

I assume you mean purchase in-boundary R/E.

Honestly, there are tons of reasonable apartments along CT Avenue that feed into JR. Not exactly a cool area for renters like Navy Yard or any number of downtown areas, so rents are cheaper.

There are a fair number of renters with kids at JR, as well as rank-and-file embassy employees (i.e., these aren't ambassadors or high-level foreign emissaries) who send their kids to DCPS.

When did the embassies stop paying for private?! It’s a major reason to be a white collar staffer.

Plenty of people from 'richer' countries at stoddert too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The families at Jackson Reed are likely representative of those all over the city as it is the largest public high school in the city.

Eh but a heck of a lot of folks can't afford to move in bounds for it.... myself included

Studios can be had for $1500. I have lived in 5 different apartments/condos zoned for JR while very poor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The school has 2300 students. I assure you it is not majority wealthy.

1) JR currently has about 1950 students. It is way down from its peak enrollment.

2) Shepherd Elementary is zoned for Deal and JR and has a lot of OOB students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school has 2300 students. I assure you it is not majority wealthy.

1) JR currently has about 1950 students. It is way down from its peak enrollment.

2) Shepherd Elementary is zoned for Deal and JR and has a lot of OOB students.

As planned because of the opening of MacArthur; I believe official capacity is 1800, so it’s still technically overcrowded—but much better than it was!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The school has 2300 students. I assure you it is not majority wealthy.

1) JR currently has about 1950 students. It is way down from its peak enrollment.

2) Shepherd Elementary is zoned for Deal and JR and has a lot of OOB students.

As planned because of the opening of MacArthur; I believe official capacity is 1800, so it’s still technically overcrowded—but much better than it was!

I don’t understand how they figure capacity. Wilson was built for 1600 (https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/Wilson.pdf) but I can also find official documents saying that “permanent capacity,” without portables, is 1700. And now you’re saying 1800. Who determines the number?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child goes to JR. We live in a one bedroom apartment down the street with a pre-layoff HHI of 95k (abject poverty by DCUM standards).

Do you live on Conn Ave? Are there a lot of classmates he can hang out with? I’m considering moving in boundaries and would be renting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The families at Jackson Reed are likely representative of those all over the city as it is the largest public high school in the city.

Eh but a heck of a lot of folks can't afford to move in bounds for it.... myself included

I assume you mean purchase in-boundary R/E.

Honestly, there are tons of reasonable apartments along CT Avenue that feed into JR. Not exactly a cool area for renters like Navy Yard or any number of downtown areas, so rents are cheaper.

There are a fair number of renters with kids at JR, as well as rank-and-file embassy employees (i.e., these aren't ambassadors or high-level foreign emissaries) who send their kids to DCPS.

A lot of those affordable apartments are apparently not really safe anymore due to housing voucher tenants. My plan has been for a long time to rent on Conn Ave for HS but I’m not sure now.