Demographics info for 2015-16

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's the min % of white kids you need before you consider the school?

Way to cut to the chase...saved us all a lot of time and needless typing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you really can't tell too much about FARMs rates at most schools because DC uses the community eligibility option and lists schools as 99% FARMs if they fall above a certain threshold. At-risk percentage is more helpful anyway, as the kids who qualify for that tend to be poorer (FARMs has a much higher income threshold than TANF or SNAP eligibility; the other at-risk categories are homelessness and foster care)

Where do you find the at-risk percentage? I only see the farms rate on the school's DCPS website.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:you really can't tell too much about FARMs rates at most schools because DC uses the community eligibility option and lists schools as 99% FARMs if they fall above a certain threshold. At-risk percentage is more helpful anyway, as the kids who qualify for that tend to be poorer (FARMs has a much higher income threshold than TANF or SNAP eligibility; the other at-risk categories are homelessness and foster care)

Where do you find the at-risk percentage? I only see the farms rate on the school's DCPS website.

I think you need to dig it out of the school by school budgets - there are extra payments based on a formula.

[Anonymous]

When will this update come out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the min % of white kids you need before you consider the school?

Way to cut to the chase...saved us all a lot of time and needless typing.

For me? 30%.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the min % of white kids you need before you consider the school?

I mean, ideally over 50%, but minimum of 40%. Do any fit the bill?

I'm the OP and I didn't write this post.
I also fully expected this thread to take this exact turn, but I do want the info I asked for. Obviously it isn't about skin color, because I'd be living elsewhere, like a tiny condo west of the park (you don't need to move to Wisconsin). I am, however, interested (OMG Every parent is interested, give me a break), in FARMS rates as an indicator of extreme poverty, and of the proportion of resources that the school will generally be able to dedicate to teaching my child versus dealing with all issues related to extreme poverty.

I am empathetic to you OP. Sadly, if you ask such questions people think it makes you racist. I don't care what color the kids are or if they are poor, I care about proficiency of the MAJORITY of students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the min % of white kids you need before you consider the school?

I mean, ideally over 50%, but minimum of 40%. Do any fit the bill?

I'm the OP and I didn't write this post.
I also fully expected this thread to take this exact turn, but I do want the info I asked for. Obviously it isn't about skin color, because I'd be living elsewhere, like a tiny condo west of the park (you don't need to move to Wisconsin). I am, however, interested (OMG Every parent is interested, give me a break), in FARMS rates as an indicator of extreme poverty, and of the proportion of resources that the school will generally be able to dedicate to teaching my child versus dealing with all issues related to extreme poverty.

I am empathetic to you OP. Sadly, if you ask such questions people think it makes you racist. I don't care what color the kids are or if they are poor, I care about proficiency of the MAJORITY of students.

You can get the proficiency from the test scores (Learn DC).

As for OP's explanation - the schools with higher rates of students who qualify for free or subsidized meals get more resources (teachers aides, social workers, counselors, learning specialists). So it doesn't necessarily change the resources your child will have access to.

[Anonymous]

To the PP talking about extreme poverty:

FARM qualifying does not mean "extreme poverty". The threshold is in the range of $40,000-50,000 per year for a family of 4 IIRC. "At risk" is an indicator of one of four conditions being met, one of which is receipt of TANF and/or SNAP (aka welfare). The threshold for that is lower than for reduced lunches and is closer to what most people mean by "extreme poverty".

[Anonymous]

Homelessness also = at risk, as does being more than a year behind your expected grade by age in high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Homelessness also = at risk, as does being more than a year behind your expected grade by age in high school.

Yes, and foster care. Those are the 4. I was focusing on the income aspect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's the min % of white kids you need before you consider the school?

Right? Just ask the damn question!

[Anonymous]

Thanks 19:18. At-risk is not the same as FARMS and doesn't include special needs either.