Which DCPS elementary has the highest number of affluent AAs?
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Anonymous
The question was which schools have the MOST affluent. Also the assumption that all white children in DC are the product of "affluent" families is ridiculous. |
Anonymous
Did you read the OP? That poster is trying to determine which school would most allow her the benefit of the doubt that her children are not outsiders, you could guess FARM if you really want to read into it. So what purpose would a white person have in asking such a question? |
Anonymous
Certainly not all, depending what you call affluent (at least what I think of as still affluent -- HHI from say 250K to up to 500K). I know lots of reasonably affluent families who send their children to DCPS. Yes, mind you, these are all WOTP, but not all affluent (by my definition) families are going private. |
Anonymous
Duh. Because white kids aren't disadvantaged in our society. Test scores aren't lower for white kids across all socio economic categories, like they are for black kids. White families have all the power in this country - see any of their kids dying at the hands of police for no reason? |
Anonymous
Nobody disputes that but the question remains who's fault it is that it is that way and who's responsibility it is to fix it? Most disenfranchised/oppressed demographics or individuals will wait for eternity to have someone else share the wealth to bring them into parity. Truth is most empowered sections of the world fought to get that way and will fight to stay that way and the smoke and mirrors are opiates to placate the masses to keep the status quo. Most underserved sections were taken advantage of (or worse) due to whatever weakness that made them exploitable and unless that part is fundamentally address nothing will change. Another truth is that 99% of the richest most powerful neighborhoods in America are majority white (1 Asian) and most of those have less than 5% black (only 2 have more than 5%) while most have over 90% white. This doesn't speak optimistically about a demographic ready for political or social parity in a bought a paid for political system. DC is actually on the leading edge of black wealth but that just goes to show how far African American's have to go and on the current pace and course of action it will take another couple of hundred years to get close. The schools are simply symptomatic of a culture of underperformance and oppression. http://higley1000.com/archives/44 Look at what % of white people with the extreme wealth in the most powerful places and look at the color of the people in the important political offices and ask your self what it will take to shift that balance. |
Anonymous
Curious about this. Are you claiming that affluent (HHI of 250k and above) black children have lower test scores than their white peers? That strikes me as unlikely, but perhaps you have data on that. |
Anonymous
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Perhaps the answer to OP's question can be found at that Higley website linked above. List of "top 25 black neighborhoods" have several from the DC area - http://higley1000.com/about-this-site/methodology/top-25-b
-- Forest Hills in DC 16% AA -- a couple areas in Travilah/Potomac 9% and 15% -- Normanstone 8% Whatever public schools those feed may have relatively high % of affluent AA students. |
Anonymous
| Come to Hearst. Lots of AA families still in the younger grades. I couldn't tell you if they are affluent, but they are very engaged in the school and PTA and I think that is a better indicator. Also, we are very affluent but you wouldn't know it. Live in small space, drive old car, nothing showy. We are saving most to pay for kids' college and our retirement. It might be best for you to make a list of schools, perhaps off this thread and then go visit in the fall or attend some PTA meetings and see if you like what you see and hear. Good luck! |
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If someone had posted on here asking "Which DCPS elementary has the highest number of affluent white kids?" there would be 10 pages of people calling them racist right now. Just sayin'[/quote]
Why would anyone here ask that question? Whether true or not, on DCUM white children in DC schools are assumed to be the product of affluent (or at least well educated) families.[/quote] The question was which schools have the MOST affluent. Also the assumption that all white children in DC are the product of "affluent" families is ridiculous. [/quote] Actually in DC most white kids in DC are affluent by any national measure. And even the ones not affluent come from educated parents. Census information is very valuable. How many poor white or uneducated white people do you know in DC? It's a self selecting town. (Poor college students don't count). Heck, the bartenders at our favorite spot all have college degrees. |
Anonymous
Yes the racial achievement gap exists when you control for income. The narrative that racism is gone and it is all about poverty is one of the things white liberals use to stick their head in the sand and deny their privilege. |
Anonymous
Here is some information: • Blacks from families with incomes of more than $100,000 had a mean SAT score that was 85 points below the mean score for whites from all income levels, 139 points below the mean score of whites from families at the same income level, and 10 points below the average score of white students from families whose income was less than $10,000. Source: http://www.jbhe.com/features/49_college_admissions-test.html |
Anonymous
No, it is accurate, not ridiculous. |
Anonymous
| My family is at Stokes. |
Anonymous
| Is Brent diverse? A friend said her child's class is a great mix. |
Anonymous
Thanks for the information. Very interesting to see such a wide disparity. The article you linked offers several interesting reasons for the gap. |