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

[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.

Lol not.

[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%

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

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

Where does Niche get its data?

[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%

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

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

I’d take the school’s own website vs a third party unreliable site.

[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%

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

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

I’d take the school’s own website vs a third party unreliable site.

https://www.sidwell.edu/about

[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

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.

My school uses info provided by families after they are accepted. They can identify as more than once race. We don’t use Ravenna numbers.

[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”?

No. I don’t decide who counts. But, as a black person if I see numbers that high on paper I’m expecting to see more brown faces in person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In particular how racially diverse is your school. Black parents how has your child been doing at your private socially and academically.

The kids are fine, this is Washington DC not Iceland.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

The other grades have more black students. Had we known our child’s grade would be like this we would have seriously considered public school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

The other grades have more black students. Had we known our child’s grade would be like this we would have seriously considered public school.

Sounds like you should transfer out for next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In particular how racially diverse is your school. Black parents how has your child been doing at your private socially and academically.

The kids are fine, this is Washington DC not Iceland.

No, the kids are not fine. I’m assuming you’re a white parent. Would you be okay if your child was the only white student in his/her class? One of 2?

The fact that you say the kids are fine shows only your entitlement and no empathy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

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.

My school uses info provided by families after they are accepted. They can identify as more than once race. We don’t use Ravenna numbers.

This. Enrollment papers will have the question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In particular how racially diverse is your school. Black parents how has your child been doing at your private socially and academically.

The kids are fine, this is Washington DC not Iceland.

No, the kids are not fine. I’m assuming you’re a white parent. Would you be okay if your child was the only white student in his/her class? One of 2?

The fact that you say the kids are fine shows only your entitlement and no empathy.

+1 They really cannot help themselves. It's a wonder so many people deny their privilege when they have such a difficult time considering life outside their white lens and experience. Oh boy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

The other grades have more black students. Had we known our child’s grade would be like this we would have seriously considered public school.

Sounds like you should transfer out for next year.

ouch! but I get it. No one wants to be a token

[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.

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

yeah. It would seem so, but you need to read up on "safe spaces". people really do not feel free to be open and speak of shared lived experiences while in presences of people without said experiences.

they know that 'gaslighting", discounting and ridicule of genuine experiences and concerns happen in "mixed company". it can make people feel less free and open to share.

think of how different it is for girls sometimes to shine in mixed gender classes while being more open in all girls. It's like that kinda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

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

yeah. It would seem so, but you need to read up on "safe spaces". people really do not feel free to be open and speak of shared lived experiences while in presences of people without said experiences.

they know that 'gaslighting", discounting and ridicule of genuine experiences and concerns happen in "mixed company". it can make people feel less free and open to share.

think of how different it is for girls sometimes to shine in mixed gender classes while being more open in all girls. It's like that kinda.

wanted to add. the purpose is not to exclude or make those not invited feel bad. it's about the majority and their mental health and feelings.

I would hope those excluded would empathize and understand that history of being burned by people outside their community has been the result of thngs like "safe spaces" --- if everyone were nice and fair, these things wouldn't need to exist.