Compare a great DC charter w Bethesda elementary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't necessarily agree that most charters have a mission to serve poorer families. Not most of the charters commonly discussed on this board---those charters were largely established by educated parents living EOP who could no longer rely on getting their kids OOB entrance into the JKLM network, did not want to move from the city, and did not want their kid to be the only (or one of a few only) kids of their SES in their local DCPS, since the higher SES neighborhoods in DC are so scattered that few EOP DCPS schools have enough middle/upper middle class kids to change the educational culture of a school.

so many acronyms.

[Anonymous]

... the % of FARMs kids at Inspire DC and YY. Only around 15%, lower than WotP

No, no, no. Check again.

[Anonymous]

FARM = free and reduced meals

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: The reason all of the graduating seniors go to college is that SWW has relationships with mediocre colleges such as Temple, Pittsburgh, etc that counts for something.

While I wouldn't call it elite, Pitt just ranked 58 overall in US News and 19th for public universities. Ped State ranked 46, but Pitt is a better school in many ways -- particularly its renowned and competitive Honors College.