DCPS profiles now have 2013-2014 demographic data

[Anonymous]

Most of the data are there, anyway. Pleased to see that the FARMs rate at our local elementary, Bancroft, has inched down a bit from 77% last year to 71% this year.

[Anonymous]

Any chance you can put a link?

[Anonymous]

http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov

[Anonymous]

http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/

[Anonymous]

Are the FARMS rates really correct? Aren't there more than 3 middle class kids at Garrison?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are the FARMS rates really correct? Aren't there more than 3 middle class kids at Garrison?

Once a school reaches title one status, the auto claim 99% farm

[Anonymous]

What is the pecertange to reach Title 1 status?

[Anonymous]

Am surprised to see that Lafayette is now the whitest of the upper NW elementary schools. That is definitely a change

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are the FARMS rates really correct? Aren't there more than 3 middle class kids at Garrison?

Once a school reaches title one status, the auto claim 99% farm

Is that true for all schools? Why is Bancroft title 1 and not 99% FARM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are the FARMS rates really correct? Aren't there more than 3 middle class kids at Garrison?

Once a school reaches title one status, the auto claim 99% farm

Is that true for all schools? Why is Bancroft title 1 and not 99% FARM?

Yes, Bancroft is Title I and will be for a long time. According to Wikipedia Title I means at least 35% of the kids are low income:

Under NCLB, Title I funding is given to schools where at least 35% of the children in the school attendance area come from low-income families or to schools where 35% of the student population is low-income.[13] To determine the percentage of low-income families, school districts may select a poverty measure from among the following data sources: (1) the number of children ages 5–17 in poverty counted in the most recent census; (2) the number of children eligible for free and reduced price lunches under the National School Lunch Program; (3) the number of children in families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; (4) the number of children eligible to receive Medicaid assistance; or (5) a composite of these data sources. The district must use the same measure to rank all its school attendance areas. The funds are appropriated for the use of improving academic achievement for students in low-income households.[13]

I can't recall the details but I think if the FARMS rate is above a certain percent (80%? 90%?), for some reason, DCPS either does not calculate or does not disclose the specific percentage. I know I've read about it on DCUM before so maybe a savvy reader can fill us in.

[Anonymous]

Watkins numbers were interesting, but not surprising. You have a large number of white families, presumably IB, bailing on the school for other options. If you extrapolate from Peabody, Watkins should be about 35-40% white, but it's only at 20%.

While much of the focus is trying to get buy-in for Eliot Hine, maybe more of the focus should be on keeping potential Hill middle schoolers in the DCPS system.

[Anonymous]

Title I threshold is actually 40% who qualify for FARM. 99% A school that is 99% FARM is a "community eligibility" school where everyone gets a free lunch, so the more appropriate thing to say on the school profile would be "unknown" rather than 99%. They don't collect FARM applications at those schools, so they don't know.

[Anonymous]

The Community Eligibility Schools are listed about halfway down on the FARM application page:

http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/Beyond+the+Classroom/Food+Services/Application+for+Free+and+Reduced+Meals/Application+for+Free+and+Reduced+Meals

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Watkins numbers were interesting, but not surprising. You have a large number of white families, presumably IB, bailing on the school for other options. If you extrapolate from Peabody, Watkins should be about 35-40% white, but it's only at 20%.

While much of the focus is trying to get buy-in for Eliot Hine, maybe more of the focus should be on keeping potential Hill middle schoolers in the DCPS system.

My buy-in for Eliot Hine was smashed when I went on their website to find the "question of the day" for these 6th,7th and 8th graders in a get ready for DCCAS mode was "What is setting?".

Sorry, that may be the right level of inquiry for a large number of students coming out of sub-standard elementary schools, but it doesn't give me the confidence that advanced work and deep thinking is the norm there at the moment.

I know, I know don't judge an entire school by one small thing like that. But I am being truthful when I say that I was starting to thing the IB program and neighborhood support might make it a great choice and this did slam me back to reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Title I threshold is actually 40% who qualify for FARM. 99% A school that is 99% FARM is a "community eligibility" school where everyone gets a free lunch, so the more appropriate thing to say on the school profile would be "unknown" rather than 99%. They don't collect FARM applications at those schools, so they don't know.

So does this mean they're basing it on the % of poor kids in the inbounds population?