Title 1 Top 10%

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. Title 1 schools are sad. So many students below and far below grade level that your kid will be an outlier and I don’t want my kid being too of the class just for showing up and handing in work.

Funny that you think your kid wouldn’t have to work as hard. They still have AP.

And they let students in those classes who aren’t qualified to be in them. The teachers have to spend time teaching to those students who are below grade level and it’s an impossible task. My DH is one of those teachers. He’s exhausted by it.

Nice anecdote. Where is your citation from peer-reviewed literature?

DP. lol I don’t need to see peer reviewed literature. This is obviously the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are one or two title 1 high schools in FCPS. Justice in Falls Church and maybe Bryant in Alexandria.

I could see sending my kid to these schools because what makes them title 1 is a high population of immigrants that are poor english language learners. Not violent, not criminal. But I wouldn't do it just for college admissions. It would have to be because it was the best option avasilable to me.

+1

Bright immigrant kids who want to learn sounds delightful. But if it's a school with drugs, gangs, teen pregnancy, violence, kids who are not into academics, no way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Title 1 schools are sad. So many students below and far below grade level that your kid will be an outlier and I don’t want my kid being too of the class just for showing up and handing in work.

Funny that you think your kid wouldn’t have to work as hard. They still have AP.

And they let students in those classes who aren’t qualified to be in them. The teachers have to spend time teaching to those students who are below grade level and it’s an impossible task. My DH is one of those teachers. He’s exhausted by it.

Nice anecdote. Where is your citation from peer-reviewed literature?

methinks you do not understand how DCUM works!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There can be good opportunities to excel at title 1 schools, for the right kid. You have to have a kid that will seek out opportunities for advancement , make their own, take on leadership, and be able to tone out blatant terrible behavior from peers. If daily fights, vaping in halls, locked bathrooms, and hearing the N word 100x per day would bother them, don’t send to a title 1 school.

This. And it's also okay to accept that your kid is not going to do well in that environment. It's not a merit test. My kid is on the sensitive side and needs encouragement. In a calm environment with supportive teachers and admin, she can really excel. In a chaotic environment where there is a lot of rule/boundary breaking and other deregulated behavior, she becomes anxious, distracted, and afraid to assert herself. We made the choice that would bring out the best in her.

Is she in private? There is nothing calm about any FCPS high school.

No we moved.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Title 1 schools are sad. So many students below and far below grade level that your kid will be an outlier and I don’t want my kid being too of the class just for showing up and handing in work.

Funny that you think your kid wouldn’t have to work as hard. They still have AP.

And they let students in those classes who aren’t qualified to be in them. The teachers have to spend time teaching to those students who are below grade level and it’s an impossible task. My DH is one of those teachers. He’s exhausted by it.

Nice anecdote. Where is your citation from peer-reviewed literature?

DP. lol I don’t need to see peer reviewed literature. This is obviously the case.

Your bias is showing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are one or two title 1 high schools in FCPS. Justice in Falls Church and maybe Bryant in Alexandria.

I could see sending my kid to these schools because what makes them title 1 is a high population of immigrants that are poor english language learners. Not violent, not criminal. But I wouldn't do it just for college admissions. It would have to be because it was the best option avasilable to me.

+1

Bright immigrant kids who want to learn sounds delightful. But if it's a school with drugs, gangs, teen pregnancy, violence, kids who are not into academics, no way.

Teen pregnancy and drugs are in every high school. Fights are in most high schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Title 1 schools are sad. So many students below and far below grade level that your kid will be an outlier and I don’t want my kid being too of the class just for showing up and handing in work.

Funny that you think your kid wouldn’t have to work as hard. They still have AP.

And they let students in those classes who aren’t qualified to be in them. The teachers have to spend time teaching to those students who are below grade level and it’s an impossible task. My DH is one of those teachers. He’s exhausted by it.

Nice anecdote. Where is your citation from peer-reviewed literature?

DP. lol I don’t need to see peer reviewed literature. This is obviously the case.

Your bias is showing.

Why in the world is it biased?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are one or two title 1 high schools in FCPS. Justice in Falls Church and maybe Bryant in Alexandria.

I could see sending my kid to these schools because what makes them title 1 is a high population of immigrants that are poor english language learners. Not violent, not criminal. But I wouldn't do it just for college admissions. It would have to be because it was the best option avasilable to me.

+1

Bright immigrant kids who want to learn sounds delightful. But if it's a school with drugs, gangs, teen pregnancy, violence, kids who are not into academics, no way.

Teen pregnancy and drugs are in every high school. Fights are in most high schools.

Most high schools don’t have multiple class periods disrupted by kids that don’t want to be there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the neighborhood and cohort. Struggle doesn’t put me off. Violence does.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are one or two title 1 high schools in FCPS. Justice in Falls Church and maybe Bryant in Alexandria.

I could see sending my kid to these schools because what makes them title 1 is a high population of immigrants that are poor english language learners. Not violent, not criminal. But I wouldn't do it just for college admissions. It would have to be because it was the best option avasilable to me.

+1

Bright immigrant kids who want to learn sounds delightful. But if it's a school with drugs, gangs, teen pregnancy, violence, kids who are not into academics, no way.

Teen pregnancy and drugs are in every high school. Fights are in most high schools.

Most high schools don’t have multiple class periods disrupted by kids that don’t want to be there.

I agree. What’s your point?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Title 1 schools are sad. So many students below and far below grade level that your kid will be an outlier and I don’t want my kid being too of the class just for showing up and handing in work.

Funny that you think your kid wouldn’t have to work as hard. They still have AP.

And they let students in those classes who aren’t qualified to be in them. The teachers have to spend time teaching to those students who are below grade level and it’s an impossible task. My DH is one of those teachers. He’s exhausted by it.

Nice anecdote. Where is your citation from peer-reviewed literature?

DP. lol I don’t need to see peer reviewed literature. This is obviously the case.

Your bias is showing.

Why in the world is it biased?

Relying on your opinion is a form of bias. You couldn’t produce a citation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are one or two title 1 high schools in FCPS. Justice in Falls Church and maybe Bryant in Alexandria.

I could see sending my kid to these schools because what makes them title 1 is a high population of immigrants that are poor english language learners. Not violent, not criminal. But I wouldn't do it just for college admissions. It would have to be because it was the best option avasilable to me.

We are a Justice family. We fell in love with our neighborhood and moved here despite people "warning" us that the schools were "bad." Our kids have done really well. They and their friends ended up at all kinds of schools—from Ivies to NOVA—but most are at UVA, W&M, VT, and JMU. I honestly don’t think they would have received a better education at another FCPS school. They also had opportunities they might not have had elsewhere: making just about any sports team they tried out for, leading clubs, building strong relationships with teachers, and growing up with a truly diverse (ethnically and socioeconomically) group of friends.

I’m not saying all Title I schools are the same, but I wouldn't rule one out just because it’s Title I. Research consistently shows that parental involvement is one of the strongest predictors of student success, often more than school demographics or funding levels. Visit the school. Follow their Instagram accounts. Talk to parents and students who are at the school.

Living in NOVA, where people often say they value diversity, I wish more families felt comfortable actually embracing it in their school choices. When families from different backgrounds share the same schools, it can be a great experience for kids. Schools really shouldn’t be as segregated as they sometimes are.

How did your kids have an athletic advantage?

I an earlier poster with kids at a school similar to Justice. Most kids at our school cannot afford club sports. The few that can, not only make their sport’s team, they can usually make other ones. My kids grew up playing basketball and soccer. They also made the volleyball and tennis teams with little to no experience in those sports. There is very little competition. At our school, the softball coach was begging any pseudo-athletic girl to try out.

On the other hand, our teams are rarely district winners.

I'm the Justice poster. Yes, this is pretty much the reason. There are a lot fewer kids playing club sports. We have had some really successful seasons winning multiple district championships. In 2021-2022, Justice teams were district champions in Boys Lacrosse, Volleyball, Field Hockey,
Competitive Cheer, and Boys Soccer. The teams haven't been as competitive the last few years. My kids have played field hockey, lacrosse, volleyball, tennis, cross country, and rowed crew. Only one of them played a club sport.