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Anonymous wrote:Things will change. The reality is that the majority of those coming from Hardy preferred to go with a known entity, Jackson Reed, rather than take chances on a new school that will be under construction until 2027. This left many seats open for kids from schools across the District, including underperforming schools and students. It is now a Title 1 school due to this phenomenon around the demographics. Next year is the first year Hardy kids won’t have a choice of their in boundary high school. By the time the class of 2029 graduates, Macarthur will be a very different place.

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Current Hardy family here. We are excited for MacArthur, but this is true because our DC will be attending in a couple of years. We know lots of families who were nervous about the first year or two given that it was only a partial school and not yet renovated. The mood is rapidly shifting however and most people we know are planning to send our kids - however we are still not satisfied with transportation options and hope for improvements there.

Sorry but you all are naïve.

Most people you know are sending kids to a poorly performing school will not be the reality when the time comes.

Behind doors they will be exploring other options and won’t tell you. Then you find out last minute or when school starts that your kids friends are not going.

Above happens all the time EOTP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things will change. The reality is that the majority of those coming from Hardy preferred to go with a known entity, Jackson Reed, rather than take chances on a new school that will be under construction until 2027. This left many seats open for kids from schools across the District, including underperforming schools and students. It is now a Title 1 school due to this phenomenon around the demographics. Next year is the first year Hardy kids won’t have a choice of their in boundary high school. By the time the class of 2029 graduates, Macarthur will be a very different place.

+1

Current Hardy family here. We are excited for MacArthur, but this is true because our DC will be attending in a couple of years. We know lots of families who were nervous about the first year or two given that it was only a partial school and not yet renovated. The mood is rapidly shifting however and most people we know are planning to send our kids - however we are still not satisfied with transportation options and hope for improvements there.

Sorry but you all are naïve.

Most people you know are sending kids to a poorly performing school will not be the reality when the time comes.

Behind doors they will be exploring other options and won’t tell you. Then you find out last minute or when school starts that your kids friends are not going.

Above happens all the time EOTP.

EOTP and MacArthur are completely different. If you don’t realize this, I suggest you go back to school

[Anonymous]

DC Cape is not the same as AP Exams. Students don’t care about DC Cape but do care about AP Exams. And MacArthur had lots of students pass AP exams last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC Cape is not the same as AP Exams. Students don’t care about DC Cape but do care about AP Exams. And MacArthur had lots of students pass AP exams last year.

Ok, but the DC CAPE numbers at JR are much better, so unless you have a theory about why MacArthur students care less than JR students (or Banneker students or McKinley Tech students), it's still informative, even if you think there's some multiplier that should be applied to the proficiency numbers overall.

[Anonymous]

MacArthur = small sample size.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things will change. The reality is that the majority of those coming from Hardy preferred to go with a known entity, Jackson Reed, rather than take chances on a new school that will be under construction until 2027. This left many seats open for kids from schools across the District, including underperforming schools and students. It is now a Title 1 school due to this phenomenon around the demographics. Next year is the first year Hardy kids won’t have a choice of their in boundary high school. By the time the class of 2029 graduates, Macarthur will be a very different place.

+1

Current Hardy family here. We are excited for MacArthur, but this is true because our DC will be attending in a couple of years. We know lots of families who were nervous about the first year or two given that it was only a partial school and not yet renovated. The mood is rapidly shifting however and most people we know are planning to send our kids - however we are still not satisfied with transportation options and hope for improvements there.

Sorry but you all are naïve.

Most people you know are sending kids to a poorly performing school will not be the reality when the time comes.

Behind doors they will be exploring other options and won’t tell you. Then you find out last minute or when school starts that your kids friends are not going.

Above happens all the time EOTP.

EOTP and MacArthur are completely different. If you don’t realize this, I suggest you go back to school

No they are not currently. Both title 1 poorly performing schools.

Majority of families with options are not sending their kids to their IB poorly performing high schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC Cape is not the same as AP Exams. Students don’t care about DC Cape but do care about AP Exams. And MacArthur had lots of students pass AP exams last year.

Ok, but the DC CAPE numbers at JR are much better, so unless you have a theory about why MacArthur students care less than JR students (or Banneker students or McKinley Tech students), it's still informative, even if you think there's some multiplier that should be applied to the proficiency numbers overall.

This. BTW, I would also argue that AP exam scores at JR are not good either and does correlate with CAPE to an extent.

Almost 1/2 the kids taking AP at JR are getting 1 and 2 on AP. The remaining 50% left, majority are scoring 3 which is mediocre at best.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things will change. The reality is that the majority of those coming from Hardy preferred to go with a known entity, Jackson Reed, rather than take chances on a new school that will be under construction until 2027. This left many seats open for kids from schools across the District, including underperforming schools and students. It is now a Title 1 school due to this phenomenon around the demographics. Next year is the first year Hardy kids won’t have a choice of their in boundary high school. By the time the class of 2029 graduates, Macarthur will be a very different place.

+1

Current Hardy family here. We are excited for MacArthur, but this is true because our DC will be attending in a couple of years. We know lots of families who were nervous about the first year or two given that it was only a partial school and not yet renovated. The mood is rapidly shifting however and most people we know are planning to send our kids - however we are still not satisfied with transportation options and hope for improvements there.

Sorry but you all are naïve.

Most people you know are sending kids to a poorly performing school will not be the reality when the time comes.

Behind doors they will be exploring other options and won’t tell you. Then you find out last minute or when school starts that your kids friends are not going.

Above happens all the time EOTP.

EOTP and MacArthur are completely different. If you don’t realize this, I suggest you go back to school

No they are not currently. Both title 1 poorly performing schools.

Majority of families with options are not sending their kids to their IB poorly performing high schools.

Note that EOTP there are a ton of charter options whereas there’s not one charter HS located WOTP. Very different. I dare say EOTP DCPS high schools would be completely different if parents weren’t inundated with all these charter options. I’m quite sure a sizable cohort of Hardy parents would rather go to their in bound high school instead of traipsing to some barely better charter on the other side of town. The school has great admin and teachers and will have a great physical space—and in a few years the less desirable students (yeah I said it) will be up and out. And not everyone wants to pay $50K for private. Macarthur will be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC Cape is not the same as AP Exams. Students don’t care about DC Cape but do care about AP Exams. And MacArthur had lots of students pass AP exams last year.

Ok, but the DC CAPE numbers at JR are much better, so unless you have a theory about why MacArthur students care less than JR students (or Banneker students or McKinley Tech students), it's still informative, even if you think there's some multiplier that should be applied to the proficiency numbers overall.

This. BTW, I would also argue that AP exam scores at JR are not good either and does correlate with CAPE to an extent.

Almost 1/2 the kids taking AP at JR are getting 1 and 2 on AP. The remaining 50% left, majority are scoring 3 which is mediocre at best.

Where are you getting any of this information…other than out of your ass.

Latest DCPS data has JR at 73% scoring a 3 or higher on at least one AP test. That’s the only data that exists…nothing else (BTW, this was an improvement over 65% the previous year).

My JR kid and his friends scored nothing but 4 or 5 on their AP tests (mine has taken 7 to date).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things will change. The reality is that the majority of those coming from Hardy preferred to go with a known entity, Jackson Reed, rather than take chances on a new school that will be under construction until 2027. This left many seats open for kids from schools across the District, including underperforming schools and students. It is now a Title 1 school due to this phenomenon around the demographics. Next year is the first year Hardy kids won’t have a choice of their in boundary high school. By the time the class of 2029 graduates, Macarthur will be a very different place.

+1

Current Hardy family here. We are excited for MacArthur, but this is true because our DC will be attending in a couple of years. We know lots of families who were nervous about the first year or two given that it was only a partial school and not yet renovated. The mood is rapidly shifting however and most people we know are planning to send our kids - however we are still not satisfied with transportation options and hope for improvements there.

Sorry but you all are naïve.

Most people you know are sending kids to a poorly performing school will not be the reality when the time comes.

Behind doors they will be exploring other options and won’t tell you. Then you find out last minute or when school starts that your kids friends are not going.

Above happens all the time EOTP.

EOTP and MacArthur are completely different. If you don’t realize this, I suggest you go back to school

No they are not currently. Both title 1 poorly performing schools.

Majority of families with options are not sending their kids to their IB poorly performing high schools.

Note that EOTP there are a ton of charter options whereas there’s not one charter HS located WOTP. Very different. I dare say EOTP DCPS high schools would be completely different if parents weren’t inundated with all these charter options. I’m quite sure a sizable cohort of Hardy parents would rather go to their in bound high school instead of traipsing to some barely better charter on the other side of town. The school has great admin and teachers and will have a great physical space—and in a few years the less desirable students (yeah I said it) will be up and out. And not everyone wants to pay $50K for private. Macarthur will be fine.

Well there is a contingent of WOTP families sending their kids DCI. I know a few of these families.

DCI is much better then MacArthur in every aspect - academic performing cohort, facilities, sports and extracurricular. It’s also very convenient on the red line. Tons of kids all over the city take metro and then short walk to campus.

Then there is Latin and Basis (right off metro), also much better academic performing cohort.

Then there is Walls, Banneker, etc, also right off the metro.

So all of the above high schools might actually be a lot easier and quicker to get to then way out of the way MacArthur where it’s taking kids 2 plus buses and easily over an hour each way.

Yes, some families will go private and not all privates are 50k and some will move.

Lastly, just like JR, these less desirable OOB students won’t be up and out because of sibling preference and feeder rights.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Things will change. The reality is that the majority of those coming from Hardy preferred to go with a known entity, Jackson Reed, rather than take chances on a new school that will be under construction until 2027. This left many seats open for kids from schools across the District, including underperforming schools and students. It is now a Title 1 school due to this phenomenon around the demographics. Next year is the first year Hardy kids won’t have a choice of their in boundary high school. By the time the class of 2029 graduates, Macarthur will be a very different place.

+1

Current Hardy family here. We are excited for MacArthur, but this is true because our DC will be attending in a couple of years. We know lots of families who were nervous about the first year or two given that it was only a partial school and not yet renovated. The mood is rapidly shifting however and most people we know are planning to send our kids - however we are still not satisfied with transportation options and hope for improvements there.

Sorry but you all are naïve.

Most people you know are sending kids to a poorly performing school will not be the reality when the time comes.

Behind doors they will be exploring other options and won’t tell you. Then you find out last minute or when school starts that your kids friends are not going.

Above happens all the time EOTP.

EOTP and MacArthur are completely different. If you don’t realize this, I suggest you go back to school

No they are not currently. Both title 1 poorly performing schools.

Majority of families with options are not sending their kids to their IB poorly performing high schools.

Note that EOTP there are a ton of charter options whereas there’s not one charter HS located WOTP. Very different. I dare say EOTP DCPS high schools would be completely different if parents weren’t inundated with all these charter options. I’m quite sure a sizable cohort of Hardy parents would rather go to their in bound high school instead of traipsing to some barely better charter on the other side of town. The school has great admin and teachers and will have a great physical space—and in a few years the less desirable students (yeah I said it) will be up and out. And not everyone wants to pay $50K for private. Macarthur will be fine.

Well there is a contingent of WOTP families sending their kids DCI. I know a few of these families.

DCI is much better then MacArthur in every aspect - academic performing cohort, facilities, sports and extracurricular. It’s also very convenient on the red line. Tons of kids all over the city take metro and then short walk to campus.

Then there is Latin and Basis (right off metro), also much better academic performing cohort.

Then there is Walls, Banneker, etc, also right off the metro.

So all of the above high schools might actually be a lot easier and quicker to get to then way out of the way MacArthur where it’s taking kids 2 plus buses and easily over an hour each way.

Yes, some families will go private and not all privates are 50k and some will move.

Lastly, just like JR, these less desirable OOB students won’t be up and out because of sibling preference and feeder rights.

Look, don’t know why you are so anti-MacArthur. It is honestly playing very creepy. Who roots for a school to fail?

However I do know that you are misguided and shortsighted on your takes. Two things are absolutely true: MacArthur will be fine (probably better than fine) and no one is forcing you to send your child there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Things will change. The reality is that the majority of those coming from Hardy preferred to go with a known entity, Jackson Reed, rather than take chances on a new school that will be under construction until 2027. This left many seats open for kids from schools across the District, including underperforming schools and students. It is now a Title 1 school due to this phenomenon around the demographics. Next year is the first year Hardy kids won’t have a choice of their in boundary high school. By the time the class of 2029 graduates, Macarthur will be a very different place.

+1

Current Hardy family here. We are excited for MacArthur, but this is true because our DC will be attending in a couple of years. We know lots of families who were nervous about the first year or two given that it was only a partial school and not yet renovated. The mood is rapidly shifting however and most people we know are planning to send our kids - however we are still not satisfied with transportation options and hope for improvements there.

Sorry but you all are naïve.

Most people you know are sending kids to a poorly performing school will not be the reality when the time comes.

Behind doors they will be exploring other options and won’t tell you. Then you find out last minute or when school starts that your kids friends are not going.

Above happens all the time EOTP.

EOTP and MacArthur are completely different. If you don’t realize this, I suggest you go back to school

No they are not currently. Both title 1 poorly performing schools.

Majority of families with options are not sending their kids to their IB poorly performing high schools.

Note that EOTP there are a ton of charter options whereas there’s not one charter HS located WOTP. Very different. I dare say EOTP DCPS high schools would be completely different if parents weren’t inundated with all these charter options. I’m quite sure a sizable cohort of Hardy parents would rather go to their in bound high school instead of traipsing to some barely better charter on the other side of town. The school has great admin and teachers and will have a great physical space—and in a few years the less desirable students (yeah I said it) will be up and out. And not everyone wants to pay $50K for private. Macarthur will be fine.

Well there is a contingent of WOTP families sending their kids DCI. I know a few of these families.

DCI is much better then MacArthur in every aspect - academic performing cohort, facilities, sports and extracurricular. It’s also very convenient on the red line. Tons of kids all over the city take metro and then short walk to campus.

Then there is Latin and Basis (right off metro), also much better academic performing cohort.

Then there is Walls, Banneker, etc, also right off the metro.

So all of the above high schools might actually be a lot easier and quicker to get to then way out of the way MacArthur where it’s taking kids 2 plus buses and easily over an hour each way.

Yes, some families will go private and not all privates are 50k and some will move.

Lastly, just like JR, these less desirable OOB students won’t be up and out because of sibling preference and feeder rights.

Look, don’t know why you are so anti-MacArthur. It is honestly playing very creepy. Who roots for a school to fail?

However I do know that you are misguided and shortsighted on your takes. Two things are absolutely true: MacArthur will be fine (probably better than fine) and no one is forcing you to send your child there.

NP. No one is rooting for MacArthur to fail, but the current stats are so bad that it will DEFINITELY scare off IB families with decently performing kids. Parents might plan to send their kids to MacArthur, but when they get to 7th/8th grade, realize that MacArthur is a T1 school with 90% of kids behind grade level in math? I guarantee you plans will change. I think DCPS was short sighted to give Hardy families the option for the first couple of years. Parents could and would overlook meh test scores, but this bad?? Could kill the school before it gets any buy-in at all. Certainly DCPS has made the ramp up much harder.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Things will change. The reality is that the majority of those coming from Hardy preferred to go with a known entity, Jackson Reed, rather than take chances on a new school that will be under construction until 2027. This left many seats open for kids from schools across the District, including underperforming schools and students. It is now a Title 1 school due to this phenomenon around the demographics. Next year is the first year Hardy kids won’t have a choice of their in boundary high school. By the time the class of 2029 graduates, Macarthur will be a very different place.

+1

Current Hardy family here. We are excited for MacArthur, but this is true because our DC will be attending in a couple of years. We know lots of families who were nervous about the first year or two given that it was only a partial school and not yet renovated. The mood is rapidly shifting however and most people we know are planning to send our kids - however we are still not satisfied with transportation options and hope for improvements there.

Sorry but you all are naïve.

Most people you know are sending kids to a poorly performing school will not be the reality when the time comes.

Behind doors they will be exploring other options and won’t tell you. Then you find out last minute or when school starts that your kids friends are not going.

Above happens all the time EOTP.

EOTP and MacArthur are completely different. If you don’t realize this, I suggest you go back to school

No they are not currently. Both title 1 poorly performing schools.

Majority of families with options are not sending their kids to their IB poorly performing high schools.

Note that EOTP there are a ton of charter options whereas there’s not one charter HS located WOTP. Very different. I dare say EOTP DCPS high schools would be completely different if parents weren’t inundated with all these charter options. I’m quite sure a sizable cohort of Hardy parents would rather go to their in bound high school instead of traipsing to some barely better charter on the other side of town. The school has great admin and teachers and will have a great physical space—and in a few years the less desirable students (yeah I said it) will be up and out. And not everyone wants to pay $50K for private. Macarthur will be fine.

Well there is a contingent of WOTP families sending their kids DCI. I know a few of these families.

DCI is much better then MacArthur in every aspect - academic performing cohort, facilities, sports and extracurricular. It’s also very convenient on the red line. Tons of kids all over the city take metro and then short walk to campus.

Then there is Latin and Basis (right off metro), also much better academic performing cohort.

Then there is Walls, Banneker, etc, also right off the metro.

So all of the above high schools might actually be a lot easier and quicker to get to then way out of the way MacArthur where it’s taking kids 2 plus buses and easily over an hour each way.

Yes, some families will go private and not all privates are 50k and some will move.

Lastly, just like JR, these less desirable OOB students won’t be up and out because of sibling preference and feeder rights.

Look, don’t know why you are so anti-MacArthur. It is honestly playing very creepy. Who roots for a school to fail?

However I do know that you are misguided and shortsighted on your takes. Two things are absolutely true: MacArthur will be fine (probably better than fine) and no one is forcing you to send your child there.

No one is anti-MacArthur but if you think your wishful thinking will come true and can’t face the reality of the situation and awful stats and commute, you would be called a booster.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Things will change. The reality is that the majority of those coming from Hardy preferred to go with a known entity, Jackson Reed, rather than take chances on a new school that will be under construction until 2027. This left many seats open for kids from schools across the District, including underperforming schools and students. It is now a Title 1 school due to this phenomenon around the demographics. Next year is the first year Hardy kids won’t have a choice of their in boundary high school. By the time the class of 2029 graduates, Macarthur will be a very different place.

+1

Current Hardy family here. We are excited for MacArthur, but this is true because our DC will be attending in a couple of years. We know lots of families who were nervous about the first year or two given that it was only a partial school and not yet renovated. The mood is rapidly shifting however and most people we know are planning to send our kids - however we are still not satisfied with transportation options and hope for improvements there.

Sorry but you all are naïve.

Most people you know are sending kids to a poorly performing school will not be the reality when the time comes.

Behind doors they will be exploring other options and won’t tell you. Then you find out last minute or when school starts that your kids friends are not going.

Above happens all the time EOTP.

EOTP and MacArthur are completely different. If you don’t realize this, I suggest you go back to school

No they are not currently. Both title 1 poorly performing schools.

Majority of families with options are not sending their kids to their IB poorly performing high schools.

Note that EOTP there are a ton of charter options whereas there’s not one charter HS located WOTP. Very different. I dare say EOTP DCPS high schools would be completely different if parents weren’t inundated with all these charter options. I’m quite sure a sizable cohort of Hardy parents would rather go to their in bound high school instead of traipsing to some barely better charter on the other side of town. The school has great admin and teachers and will have a great physical space—and in a few years the less desirable students (yeah I said it) will be up and out. And not everyone wants to pay $50K for private. Macarthur will be fine.

Well there is a contingent of WOTP families sending their kids DCI. I know a few of these families.

DCI is much better then MacArthur in every aspect - academic performing cohort, facilities, sports and extracurricular. It’s also very convenient on the red line. Tons of kids all over the city take metro and then short walk to campus.

Then there is Latin and Basis (right off metro), also much better academic performing cohort.

Then there is Walls, Banneker, etc, also right off the metro.

So all of the above high schools might actually be a lot easier and quicker to get to then way out of the way MacArthur where it’s taking kids 2 plus buses and easily over an hour each way.

Yes, some families will go private and not all privates are 50k and some will move.

Lastly, just like JR, these less desirable OOB students won’t be up and out because of sibling preference and feeder rights.

Look, don’t know why you are so anti-MacArthur. It is honestly playing very creepy. Who roots for a school to fail?

However I do know that you are misguided and shortsighted on your takes. Two things are absolutely true: MacArthur will be fine (probably better than fine) and no one is forcing you to send your child there.

11:57 here and disagree. MacArthur will eventually attract neighborhood families on a gradual basis. It's still new and untested, but it will become more attractive as it increases its offerings (APs and ECs) and as more kids are shut out of Walls/Banneker/McKinley Tech.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Things will change. The reality is that the majority of those coming from Hardy preferred to go with a known entity, Jackson Reed, rather than take chances on a new school that will be under construction until 2027. This left many seats open for kids from schools across the District, including underperforming schools and students. It is now a Title 1 school due to this phenomenon around the demographics. Next year is the first year Hardy kids won’t have a choice of their in boundary high school. By the time the class of 2029 graduates, Macarthur will be a very different place.

+1

Current Hardy family here. We are excited for MacArthur, but this is true because our DC will be attending in a couple of years. We know lots of families who were nervous about the first year or two given that it was only a partial school and not yet renovated. The mood is rapidly shifting however and most people we know are planning to send our kids - however we are still not satisfied with transportation options and hope for improvements there.

Sorry but you all are naïve.

Most people you know are sending kids to a poorly performing school will not be the reality when the time comes.

Behind doors they will be exploring other options and won’t tell you. Then you find out last minute or when school starts that your kids friends are not going.

Above happens all the time EOTP.

EOTP and MacArthur are completely different. If you don’t realize this, I suggest you go back to school

No they are not currently. Both title 1 poorly performing schools.

Majority of families with options are not sending their kids to their IB poorly performing high schools.

Note that EOTP there are a ton of charter options whereas there’s not one charter HS located WOTP. Very different. I dare say EOTP DCPS high schools would be completely different if parents weren’t inundated with all these charter options. I’m quite sure a sizable cohort of Hardy parents would rather go to their in bound high school instead of traipsing to some barely better charter on the other side of town. The school has great admin and teachers and will have a great physical space—and in a few years the less desirable students (yeah I said it) will be up and out. And not everyone wants to pay $50K for private. Macarthur will be fine.

Well there is a contingent of WOTP families sending their kids DCI. I know a few of these families.

DCI is much better then MacArthur in every aspect - academic performing cohort, facilities, sports and extracurricular. It’s also very convenient on the red line. Tons of kids all over the city take metro and then short walk to campus.

Then there is Latin and Basis (right off metro), also much better academic performing cohort.

Then there is Walls, Banneker, etc, also right off the metro.

So all of the above high schools might actually be a lot easier and quicker to get to then way out of the way MacArthur where it’s taking kids 2 plus buses and easily over an hour each way.

Yes, some families will go private and not all privates are 50k and some will move.

Lastly, just like JR, these less desirable OOB students won’t be up and out because of sibling preference and feeder rights.

Look, don’t know why you are so anti-MacArthur. It is honestly playing very creepy. Who roots for a school to fail?

However I do know that you are misguided and shortsighted on your takes. Two things are absolutely true: MacArthur will be fine (probably better than fine) and no one is forcing you to send your child there.

NP. No one is rooting for MacArthur to fail, but the current stats are so bad that it will DEFINITELY scare off IB families with decently performing kids. Parents might plan to send their kids to MacArthur, but when they get to 7th/8th grade, realize that MacArthur is a T1 school with 90% of kids behind grade level in math? I guarantee you plans will change. I think DCPS was short sighted to give Hardy families the option for the first couple of years. Parents could and would overlook meh test scores, but this bad?? Could kill the school before it gets any buy-in at all. Certainly DCPS has made the ramp up much harder.

Yes, this is exactly the danger. But practically, there was no way to force the current students from JR to Macarthur without some grandfathering.

It'll take longer for the school to become a neighborhood school than it otherwise would have.