MacArthur

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Anonymous wrote:Get a grip, the feeders schools are far more diverse than their neighborhoods/catchment areas. Arguably, the right demographic balance hasn't been struck. Trying to shame and shout down anybody who points this out isn't reasonable.

Did you expect a bunch of kids in 8th grade to suddenly leave NCS and Landon to show up at first year MacArthur?

Why would MacArthur look wildly different from its feeder schools of from the other nearby DCPS middle and high schools (eg, Deal, Walls, J-R, Oyster-Adams)?

And to add a question:

What school--private or public--in NW DC or even in nearby MD or VA is 85% white?!

I'm not sure there is a neighborhood that is 85% white. You might find schools or neighborhoods that are 15% Black, but not 85% white.

In Arlington you’ll find schools that have very high percentages of white students (at around 85%), but that county has always been very segregated.

However, in the DC region as a whole, Upper NW public schools are actually some of the most white. Many if not most of the high performing suburban public schools are actually majority or plurality Asian.

It’s funny how people are actually discussing this. It’s like a conversation from the 1980s or 1990s.

Did you read the data above? What do you mean by "actually" Asian? Are you one of the people equating not-Black with white?

No school in NW DC is 85% white. The "catchment area" of MacArthur is not 85% white. Hardy is not 85% white.

Back to a meaningful discussion of MacArthur.

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Anonymous wrote:Get a grip, the feeders schools are far more diverse than their neighborhoods/catchment areas. Arguably, the right demographic balance hasn't been struck. Trying to shame and shout down anybody who points this out isn't reasonable.

Did you expect a bunch of kids in 8th grade to suddenly leave NCS and Landon to show up at first year MacArthur?

Why would MacArthur look wildly different from its feeder schools of from the other nearby DCPS middle and high schools (eg, Deal, Walls, J-R, Oyster-Adams)?

And to add a question:

What school--private or public--in NW DC or even in nearby MD or VA is 85% white?!

I'm not sure there is a neighborhood that is 85% white. You might find schools or neighborhoods that are 15% Black, but not 85% white.

In Arlington you’ll find schools that have very high percentages of white students (at around 85%), but that county has always been very segregated.

However, in the DC region as a whole, Upper NW public schools are actually some of the most white. Many if not most of the high performing suburban public schools are actually majority or plurality Asian.

It’s funny how people are actually discussing this. It’s like a conversation from the 1980s or 1990s.

Did you read the data above? What do you mean by "actually" Asian? Are you one of the people equating not-Black with white?

No school in NW DC is 85% white. The "catchment area" of MacArthur is not 85% white. Hardy is not 85% white.

Back to a meaningful discussion of MacArthur.

The large Asian population refers to the surrounding suburban districts, the desirable (by DC Urban Mom standards) school pyramids as based on test scores, etc. Upper NW DCPS schools are majority or mostly white. Same with Arlington County schools, but it's more pronounced there. Yes. agreed that this discussion on race is something out of the 1980s, and not relevant to MacArthur at all.

[Anonymous]

Not relevant to MacArthur that the school
is effectively attracting no Asians? Easy to say if you aren’t Asian and neither are your IB children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not relevant to MacArthur that the school
is effectively attracting no Asians? Easy to say if you aren’t Asian and neither are your IB children.

Asians are drawn to the STEM magnet programs in FCPS and MCPS. And also the competitive suburban schools with high test scores like Woodson, Wooton, etc.

Arlington, the City of Falls Church, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, and Upper NW DC all have very good public schools, but few middle class Asian families choose to leave there. And due to residential patterns, all are very white. Notably, however, Arlington for about 30 years has attracted a large Mongolian community, which is actually very education-focused.

Arlington and Falls Church also send students to the regional magnet, Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Tech, but Asian families seek out the better odds of admittance in Fairfax County (McLean, parts of Annandale, etc.) and so choose to live there.

I don't think that many middle class Asian families choose to live in D.C. based on the odds of admittance to Banneker.

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Anonymous wrote:Get a grip, the feeders schools are far more diverse than their neighborhoods/catchment areas. Arguably, the right demographic balance hasn't been struck. Trying to shame and shout down anybody who points this out isn't reasonable.

Did you expect a bunch of kids in 8th grade to suddenly leave NCS and Landon to show up at first year MacArthur?

Why would MacArthur look wildly different from its feeder schools of from the other nearby DCPS middle and high schools (eg, Deal, Walls, J-R, Oyster-Adams)?

And to add a question:

What school--private or public--in NW DC or even in nearby MD or VA is 85% white?!

I'm not sure there is a neighborhood that is 85% white. You might find schools or neighborhoods that are 15% Black, but not 85% white.

In Arlington you’ll find schools that have very high percentages of white students (at around 85%), but that county has always been very segregated.

However, in the DC region as a whole, Upper NW public schools are actually some of the most white. Many if not most of the high performing suburban public schools are actually majority or plurality Asian.

It’s funny how people are actually discussing this. It’s like a conversation from the 1980s or 1990s.

Did you read the data above? What do you mean by "actually" Asian? Are you one of the people equating not-Black with white?

No school in NW DC is 85% white. The "catchment area" of MacArthur is not 85% white. Hardy is not 85% white.

Back to a meaningful discussion of MacArthur.

The large Asian population refers to the surrounding suburban districts, the desirable (by DC Urban Mom standards) school pyramids as based on test scores, etc. Upper NW DCPS schools are majority or mostly white. Same with Arlington County schools, but it's more pronounced there. Yes. agreed that this discussion on race is something out of the 1980s, and not relevant to MacArthur at all.

Which middle or high school in Upper NW is majority white?

MacArthur sounds like it is doing well. I would love to hear more specifics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get a grip, the feeders schools are far more diverse than their neighborhoods/catchment areas. Arguably, the right demographic balance hasn't been struck. Trying to shame and shout down anybody who points this out isn't reasonable.

Did you expect a bunch of kids in 8th grade to suddenly leave NCS and Landon to show up at first year MacArthur?

Why would MacArthur look wildly different from its feeder schools of from the other nearby DCPS middle and high schools (eg, Deal, Walls, J-R, Oyster-Adams)?

And to add a question:

What school--private or public--in NW DC or even in nearby MD or VA is 85% white?!

I'm not sure there is a neighborhood that is 85% white. You might find schools or neighborhoods that are 15% Black, but not 85% white.

In Arlington you’ll find schools that have very high percentages of white students (at around 85%), but that county has always been very segregated.

However, in the DC region as a whole, Upper NW public schools are actually some of the most white. Many if not most of the high performing suburban public schools are actually majority or plurality Asian.

It’s funny how people are actually discussing this. It’s like a conversation from the 1980s or 1990s.

Did you read the data above? What do you mean by "actually" Asian? Are you one of the people equating not-Black with white?

No school in NW DC is 85% white. The "catchment area" of MacArthur is not 85% white. Hardy is not 85% white.

Back to a meaningful discussion of MacArthur.

The large Asian population refers to the surrounding suburban districts, the desirable (by DC Urban Mom standards) school pyramids as based on test scores, etc. Upper NW DCPS schools are majority or mostly white. Same with Arlington County schools, but it's more pronounced there. Yes. agreed that this discussion on race is something out of the 1980s, and not relevant to MacArthur at all.

Which middle or high school in Upper NW is majority white?

MacArthur sounds like it is doing well. I would love to hear more specifics.

Lafayette ES in Chevy Chase DC is over 70% white. That’s greater than most suburban elementary schools in Fairfax and Montgomery Counties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not relevant to MacArthur that the school
is effectively attracting no Asians? Easy to say if you aren’t Asian and neither are your IB children.

Asians are drawn to the STEM magnet programs in FCPS and MCPS. And also the competitive suburban schools with high test scores like Woodson, Wooton, etc.

Arlington, the City of Falls Church, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, and Upper NW DC all have very good public schools, but few middle class Asian families choose to leave there. And due to residential patterns, all are very white. Notably, however, Arlington for about 30 years has attracted a large Mongolian community, which is actually very education-focused.

Arlington and Falls Church also send students to the regional magnet, Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Tech, but Asian families seek out the better odds of admittance in Fairfax County (McLean, parts of Annandale, etc.) and so choose to live there.

I don't think that many middle class Asian families choose to live in D.C. based on the odds of admittance to Banneker.

Typo. Should read:
Arlington, the City of Falls Church, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, and Upper NW DC all have very good public schools, but few middle class Asian families choose to live there.

[Except for Mongolian families that moved specifically for the Arlington schools.]

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Get a grip, the feeders schools are far more diverse than their neighborhoods/catchment areas. Arguably, the right demographic balance hasn't been struck. Trying to shame and shout down anybody who points this out isn't reasonable.

Did you expect a bunch of kids in 8th grade to suddenly leave NCS and Landon to show up at first year MacArthur?

Why would MacArthur look wildly different from its feeder schools of from the other nearby DCPS middle and high schools (eg, Deal, Walls, J-R, Oyster-Adams)?

And to add a question:

What school--private or public--in NW DC or even in nearby MD or VA is 85% white?!

I'm not sure there is a neighborhood that is 85% white. You might find schools or neighborhoods that are 15% Black, but not 85% white.

In Arlington you’ll find schools that have very high percentages of white students (at around 85%), but that county has always been very segregated.

However, in the DC region as a whole, Upper NW public schools are actually some of the most white. Many if not most of the high performing suburban public schools are actually majority or plurality Asian.

It’s funny how people are actually discussing this. It’s like a conversation from the 1980s or 1990s.

Did you read the data above? What do you mean by "actually" Asian? Are you one of the people equating not-Black with white?

No school in NW DC is 85% white. The "catchment area" of MacArthur is not 85% white. Hardy is not 85% white.

Back to a meaningful discussion of MacArthur.

The large Asian population refers to the surrounding suburban districts, the desirable (by DC Urban Mom standards) school pyramids as based on test scores, etc. Upper NW DCPS schools are majority or mostly white. Same with Arlington County schools, but it's more pronounced there. Yes. agreed that this discussion on race is something out of the 1980s, and not relevant to MacArthur at all.

Which middle or high school in Upper NW is majority white?

MacArthur sounds like it is doing well. I would love to hear more specifics.

Lafayette ES in Chevy Chase DC is over 70% white. That’s greater than most suburban elementary schools in Fairfax and Montgomery Counties.

Yes, Lafayette and Janney ES are 73% and 70% white, respectively.

Which middle or high school? (That was the question, and, no, St. Albans is not relevant to this discussion.)

The only reason demographics came up in this thread is the crazy poster claiming the "catchment area" is 85% white and, therefore, Macarthur must be doing badly because it is not 85% white. Moving on.

[Anonymous]

I agree, would love to hear more about the school rather than this census dribble-drabble.

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Anonymous wrote:Get a grip, the feeders schools are far more diverse than their neighborhoods/catchment areas. Arguably, the right demographic balance hasn't been struck. Trying to shame and shout down anybody who points this out isn't reasonable.

Did you expect a bunch of kids in 8th grade to suddenly leave NCS and Landon to show up at first year MacArthur?

Why would MacArthur look wildly different from its feeder schools of from the other nearby DCPS middle and high schools (eg, Deal, Walls, J-R, Oyster-Adams)?

And to add a question:

What school--private or public--in NW DC or even in nearby MD or VA is 85% white?!

I'm not sure there is a neighborhood that is 85% white. You might find schools or neighborhoods that are 15% Black, but not 85% white.

In Arlington you’ll find schools that have very high percentages of white students (at around 85%), but that county has always been very segregated.

However, in the DC region as a whole, Upper NW public schools are actually some of the most white. Many if not most of the high performing suburban public schools are actually majority or plurality Asian.

It’s funny how people are actually discussing this. It’s like a conversation from the 1980s or 1990s.

Did you read the data above? What do you mean by "actually" Asian? Are you one of the people equating not-Black with white?

No school in NW DC is 85% white. The "catchment area" of MacArthur is not 85% white. Hardy is not 85% white.

Back to a meaningful discussion of MacArthur.

The large Asian population refers to the surrounding suburban districts, the desirable (by DC Urban Mom standards) school pyramids as based on test scores, etc. Upper NW DCPS schools are majority or mostly white. Same with Arlington County schools, but it's more pronounced there. Yes. agreed that this discussion on race is something out of the 1980s, and not relevant to MacArthur at all.

Which middle or high school in Upper NW is majority white?

MacArthur sounds like it is doing well. I would love to hear more specifics.

Lafayette ES in Chevy Chase DC is over 70% white. That’s greater than most suburban elementary schools in Fairfax and Montgomery Counties.

Yes, Lafayette and Janney ES are 73% and 70% white, respectively.

Which middle or high school? (That was the question, and, no, St. Albans is not relevant to this discussion.)

The only reason demographics came up in this thread is the crazy poster claiming the "catchment area" is 85% white and, therefore, Macarthur must be doing badly because it is not 85% white. Moving on.

Who cares whether the area is 85% white, or 75%, or 65%… the point is that the neighborhood is majority white, yet white children only make up 20% of the student body. As a PP said, it doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.

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Anonymous wrote:Get a grip, the feeders schools are far more diverse than their neighborhoods/catchment areas. Arguably, the right demographic balance hasn't been struck. Trying to shame and shout down anybody who points this out isn't reasonable.

Did you expect a bunch of kids in 8th grade to suddenly leave NCS and Landon to show up at first year MacArthur?

Why would MacArthur look wildly different from its feeder schools of from the other nearby DCPS middle and high schools (eg, Deal, Walls, J-R, Oyster-Adams)?

And to add a question:

What school--private or public--in NW DC or even in nearby MD or VA is 85% white?!

I'm not sure there is a neighborhood that is 85% white. You might find schools or neighborhoods that are 15% Black, but not 85% white.

In Arlington you’ll find schools that have very high percentages of white students (at around 85%), but that county has always been very segregated.

However, in the DC region as a whole, Upper NW public schools are actually some of the most white. Many if not most of the high performing suburban public schools are actually majority or plurality Asian.

It’s funny how people are actually discussing this. It’s like a conversation from the 1980s or 1990s.

Did you read the data above? What do you mean by "actually" Asian? Are you one of the people equating not-Black with white?

No school in NW DC is 85% white. The "catchment area" of MacArthur is not 85% white. Hardy is not 85% white.

Back to a meaningful discussion of MacArthur.

The large Asian population refers to the surrounding suburban districts, the desirable (by DC Urban Mom standards) school pyramids as based on test scores, etc. Upper NW DCPS schools are majority or mostly white. Same with Arlington County schools, but it's more pronounced there. Yes. agreed that this discussion on race is something out of the 1980s, and not relevant to MacArthur at all.

Which middle or high school in Upper NW is majority white?

MacArthur sounds like it is doing well. I would love to hear more specifics.

Lafayette ES in Chevy Chase DC is over 70% white. That’s greater than most suburban elementary schools in Fairfax and Montgomery Counties.

Yes, Lafayette and Janney ES are 73% and 70% white, respectively.

Which middle or high school? (That was the question, and, no, St. Albans is not relevant to this discussion.)

The only reason demographics came up in this thread is the crazy poster claiming the "catchment area" is 85% white and, therefore, Macarthur must be doing badly because it is not 85% white. Moving on.

Who cares whether the area is 85% white, or 75%, or 65%… the point is that the neighborhood is majority white, yet white children only make up 20% of the student body. As a PP said, it doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.

Lafayette and Janney are not Macarthur's neighborhood.

Hardy, the one feeder school for Macarthur, is 40% white.

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Anonymous wrote:Get a grip, the feeders schools are far more diverse than their neighborhoods/catchment areas. Arguably, the right demographic balance hasn't been struck. Trying to shame and shout down anybody who points this out isn't reasonable.

Did you expect a bunch of kids in 8th grade to suddenly leave NCS and Landon to show up at first year MacArthur?

Why would MacArthur look wildly different from its feeder schools of from the other nearby DCPS middle and high schools (eg, Deal, Walls, J-R, Oyster-Adams)?

And to add a question:

What school--private or public--in NW DC or even in nearby MD or VA is 85% white?!

I'm not sure there is a neighborhood that is 85% white. You might find schools or neighborhoods that are 15% Black, but not 85% white.

In Arlington you’ll find schools that have very high percentages of white students (at around 85%), but that county has always been very segregated.

However, in the DC region as a whole, Upper NW public schools are actually some of the most white. Many if not most of the high performing suburban public schools are actually majority or plurality Asian.

It’s funny how people are actually discussing this. It’s like a conversation from the 1980s or 1990s.

Did you read the data above? What do you mean by "actually" Asian? Are you one of the people equating not-Black with white?

No school in NW DC is 85% white. The "catchment area" of MacArthur is not 85% white. Hardy is not 85% white.

Back to a meaningful discussion of MacArthur.

The large Asian population refers to the surrounding suburban districts, the desirable (by DC Urban Mom standards) school pyramids as based on test scores, etc. Upper NW DCPS schools are majority or mostly white. Same with Arlington County schools, but it's more pronounced there. Yes. agreed that this discussion on race is something out of the 1980s, and not relevant to MacArthur at all.

Which middle or high school in Upper NW is majority white?

MacArthur sounds like it is doing well. I would love to hear more specifics.

Lafayette ES in Chevy Chase DC is over 70% white. That’s greater than most suburban elementary schools in Fairfax and Montgomery Counties.

Yes, Lafayette and Janney ES are 73% and 70% white, respectively.

Which middle or high school? (That was the question, and, no, St. Albans is not relevant to this discussion.)

The only reason demographics came up in this thread is the crazy poster claiming the "catchment area" is 85% white and, therefore, Macarthur must be doing badly because it is not 85% white. Moving on.

Who cares whether the area is 85% white, or 75%, or 65%… the point is that the neighborhood is majority white, yet white children only make up 20% of the student body. As a PP said, it doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.

Lafayette and Janney are not Macarthur's neighborhood.

Hardy, the one feeder school for Macarthur, is 40% white.

So half of the white kids in Hardy’s most recent graduating class did not continue on to Macarthur? Again, not very inspiring.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Get a grip, the feeders schools are far more diverse than their neighborhoods/catchment areas. Arguably, the right demographic balance hasn't been struck. Trying to shame and shout down anybody who points this out isn't reasonable.

Did you expect a bunch of kids in 8th grade to suddenly leave NCS and Landon to show up at first year MacArthur?

Why would MacArthur look wildly different from its feeder schools of from the other nearby DCPS middle and high schools (eg, Deal, Walls, J-R, Oyster-Adams)?

And to add a question:

What school--private or public--in NW DC or even in nearby MD or VA is 85% white?!

I'm not sure there is a neighborhood that is 85% white. You might find schools or neighborhoods that are 15% Black, but not 85% white.

In Arlington you’ll find schools that have very high percentages of white students (at around 85%), but that county has always been very segregated.

However, in the DC region as a whole, Upper NW public schools are actually some of the most white. Many if not most of the high performing suburban public schools are actually majority or plurality Asian.

It’s funny how people are actually discussing this. It’s like a conversation from the 1980s or 1990s.

Did you read the data above? What do you mean by "actually" Asian? Are you one of the people equating not-Black with white?

No school in NW DC is 85% white. The "catchment area" of MacArthur is not 85% white. Hardy is not 85% white.

Back to a meaningful discussion of MacArthur.

The large Asian population refers to the surrounding suburban districts, the desirable (by DC Urban Mom standards) school pyramids as based on test scores, etc. Upper NW DCPS schools are majority or mostly white. Same with Arlington County schools, but it's more pronounced there. Yes. agreed that this discussion on race is something out of the 1980s, and not relevant to MacArthur at all.

Which middle or high school in Upper NW is majority white?

MacArthur sounds like it is doing well. I would love to hear more specifics.

Lafayette ES in Chevy Chase DC is over 70% white. That’s greater than most suburban elementary schools in Fairfax and Montgomery Counties.

Yes, Lafayette and Janney ES are 73% and 70% white, respectively.

Which middle or high school? (That was the question, and, no, St. Albans is not relevant to this discussion.)

The only reason demographics came up in this thread is the crazy poster claiming the "catchment area" is 85% white and, therefore, Macarthur must be doing badly because it is not 85% white. Moving on.

Who cares whether the area is 85% white, or 75%, or 65%… the point is that the neighborhood is majority white, yet white children only make up 20% of the student body. As a PP said, it doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.

Lafayette and Janney are not Macarthur's neighborhood.

Hardy, the one feeder school for Macarthur, is 40% white.

So half of the white kids in Hardy’s most recent graduating class did not continue on to Macarthur? Again, not very inspiring.

It might have to do with perceived inequities. Is MaCarthur really a compressive high school like JR, Coolidge, et al., with all the sports, athletic facilities, electives, natatorium, common areas, homecoming traditions, and other activities and campus perks? Perhaps some families are still bitter that the beautiful Central HS did not reopen as the neighborhood high school. But the mayor wanted Duke Ellington to stay in Georgetown so that was that.

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Anonymous wrote:Get a grip, the feeders schools are far more diverse than their neighborhoods/catchment areas. Arguably, the right demographic balance hasn't been struck. Trying to shame and shout down anybody who points this out isn't reasonable.

Did you expect a bunch of kids in 8th grade to suddenly leave NCS and Landon to show up at first year MacArthur?

Why would MacArthur look wildly different from its feeder schools of from the other nearby DCPS middle and high schools (eg, Deal, Walls, J-R, Oyster-Adams)?

And to add a question:

What school--private or public--in NW DC or even in nearby MD or VA is 85% white?!

I'm not sure there is a neighborhood that is 85% white. You might find schools or neighborhoods that are 15% Black, but not 85% white.

In Arlington you’ll find schools that have very high percentages of white students (at around 85%), but that county has always been very segregated.

However, in the DC region as a whole, Upper NW public schools are actually some of the most white. Many if not most of the high performing suburban public schools are actually majority or plurality Asian.

It’s funny how people are actually discussing this. It’s like a conversation from the 1980s or 1990s.

Did you read the data above? What do you mean by "actually" Asian? Are you one of the people equating not-Black with white?

No school in NW DC is 85% white. The "catchment area" of MacArthur is not 85% white. Hardy is not 85% white.

Back to a meaningful discussion of MacArthur.

The large Asian population refers to the surrounding suburban districts, the desirable (by DC Urban Mom standards) school pyramids as based on test scores, etc. Upper NW DCPS schools are majority or mostly white. Same with Arlington County schools, but it's more pronounced there. Yes. agreed that this discussion on race is something out of the 1980s, and not relevant to MacArthur at all.

Which middle or high school in Upper NW is majority white?

MacArthur sounds like it is doing well. I would love to hear more specifics.

Lafayette ES in Chevy Chase DC is over 70% white. That’s greater than most suburban elementary schools in Fairfax and Montgomery Counties.

Yes, Lafayette and Janney ES are 73% and 70% white, respectively.

Which middle or high school? (That was the question, and, no, St. Albans is not relevant to this discussion.)

The only reason demographics came up in this thread is the crazy poster claiming the "catchment area" is 85% white and, therefore, Macarthur must be doing badly because it is not 85% white. Moving on.

Who cares whether the area is 85% white, or 75%, or 65%… the point is that the neighborhood is majority white, yet white children only make up 20% of the student body. As a PP said, it doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.

Lafayette and Janney are not Macarthur's neighborhood.

Hardy, the one feeder school for Macarthur, is 40% white.

So half of the white kids in Hardy’s most recent graduating class did not continue on to Macarthur? Again, not very inspiring.

It might have to do with perceived inequities. Is MaCarthur really a compressive high school like JR, Coolidge, et al., with all the sports, athletic facilities, electives, natatorium, common areas, homecoming traditions, and other activities and campus perks? Perhaps some families are still bitter that the beautiful Central HS did not reopen as the neighborhood high school. But the mayor wanted Duke Ellington to stay in Georgetown so that was that.

Typo. Families might still be bitter over not reopening Western High School (not Central, which is now Cardozo).

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Macarthur has the highest truancy rate of any school in Ward 3. Why? In part because it is ard to get there without a car and because there are not sufficient activities to keep students occupied after school. How many of the students are actually able to get to JR to participate in sports, for example? Macarthur was ill-conceived from the beginning. DC should identify a space for a new high school in Ward 3. There are properties on the market -- Homeland Security, for example -- that could support a full service high school.