FCPS High School Poverty and Enrollment

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Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

It's not really a success story as a whole when a school has a declining enrollment and a big spike in the concentration of poverty. That doesn't mean there aren't individual success stories, as there clearly are, but FCPS can and should do better. The opportunities there simply aren't comparable to what they are at other high schools in the county and there's no point pretending otherwise.

Several posters have shown that the academic data looks good for Lewis--it's not just individual success stories. The 2 issues are percentage of students with chronic absenteeism and declining enrollment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

It's not really a success story as a whole when a school has a declining enrollment and a big spike in the concentration of poverty. That doesn't mean there aren't individual success stories, as there clearly are, but FCPS can and should do better. The opportunities there simply aren't comparable to what they are at other high schools in the county and there's no point pretending otherwise.

Several posters have shown that the academic data looks good for Lewis--it's not just individual success stories. The 2 issues are percentage of students with chronic absenteeism and declining enrollment.

That's because FCPS only sends re-enrollment information and notifications of absenteeism and dis-enrollment to families in English. The percentages of those two issues would drop if families were notified in Spanish, but would result in increased costs to FCPS, and dis-enrolling them allows them to make their numbers not look as bad as they actually are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

It's not really a success story as a whole when a school has a declining enrollment and a big spike in the concentration of poverty. That doesn't mean there aren't individual success stories, as there clearly are, but FCPS can and should do better. The opportunities there simply aren't comparable to what they are at other high schools in the county and there's no point pretending otherwise.

Several posters have shown that the academic data looks good for Lewis--it's not just individual success stories. The 2 issues are percentage of students with chronic absenteeism and declining enrollment.

That's because FCPS only sends re-enrollment information and notifications of absenteeism and dis-enrollment to families in English. The percentages of those two issues would drop if families were notified in Spanish, but would result in increased costs to FCPS, and dis-enrolling them allows them to make their numbers not look as bad as they actually are.

Sounds like their potential to be even better is already built in. This should be an easy fix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

It's not really a success story as a whole when a school has a declining enrollment and a big spike in the concentration of poverty. That doesn't mean there aren't individual success stories, as there clearly are, but FCPS can and should do better. The opportunities there simply aren't comparable to what they are at other high schools in the county and there's no point pretending otherwise.

Several posters have shown that the academic data looks good for Lewis--it's not just individual success stories. The 2 issues are percentage of students with chronic absenteeism and declining enrollment.

That's because FCPS only sends re-enrollment information and notifications of absenteeism and dis-enrollment to families in English. The percentages of those two issues would drop if families were notified in Spanish, but would result in increased costs to FCPS, and dis-enrolling them allows them to make their numbers not look as bad as they actually are.

I don't think that's accurate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

It's not really a success story as a whole when a school has a declining enrollment and a big spike in the concentration of poverty. That doesn't mean there aren't individual success stories, as there clearly are, but FCPS can and should do better. The opportunities there simply aren't comparable to what they are at other high schools in the county and there's no point pretending otherwise.

Several posters have shown that the academic data looks good for Lewis--it's not just individual success stories. The 2 issues are percentage of students with chronic absenteeism and declining enrollment.

That's because FCPS only sends re-enrollment information and notifications of absenteeism and dis-enrollment to families in English. The percentages of those two issues would drop if families were notified in Spanish, but would result in increased costs to FCPS, and dis-enrolling them allows them to make their numbers not look as bad as they actually are.

I don't think that's accurate.

English only (Re-enrollment)
https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/forms/continue.pdf

English only (To address chronic absenteeism)
https://www.fcps.edu/attendance

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

But isn't this essentially saying - hey, this school is primarily for non-English speakers who need just the basics; if you are an English speaker, you should seek out opportunities for advanced courses at other high schools. That certainly seems to be happening now as Black, Asian, and White numbers drop. I imagine the Department of Education could eventually find this defacto segregation as a problem if it was brought to their attention.

These boundaries were set long ago. The Dept of Education should realize what this administration has done to make the situation what it is.

This administration?? This has been years in the making.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

But isn't this essentially saying - hey, this school is primarily for non-English speakers who need just the basics; if you are an English speaker, you should seek out opportunities for advanced courses at other high schools. That certainly seems to be happening now as Black, Asian, and White numbers drop. I imagine the Department of Education could eventually find this defacto segregation as a problem if it was brought to their attention.

These boundaries were set long ago. The Dept of Education should realize what this administration has done to make the situation what it is.

This administration?? This has been years in the making.

Dramatic increase over the last three years in Hispanic students. Thousands more at county level. This is hard to absorb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Blink and you’d have missed this!

I find this interesting and concerning…


Region 6, the newest region office, was created in July 2023.

Region 6 serves schools in the Annandale, Hayfield, and Lewis pyramids

So FCPS now has a new region office with only these feeder schools. Too little, too late?

Wait ... What?? How did I miss that? Oh, yeah swamped by summer swim team. So Glasgow is still the feeder for which school? ... Justice HS? Is it still the level 4 for Poe and Holmes? I have some catching up to do!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

But isn't this essentially saying - hey, this school is primarily for non-English speakers who need just the basics; if you are an English speaker, you should seek out opportunities for advanced courses at other high schools. That certainly seems to be happening now as Black, Asian, and White numbers drop. I imagine the Department of Education could eventually find this defacto segregation as a problem if it was brought to their attention.

These boundaries were set long ago. The Dept of Education should realize what this administration has done to make the situation what it is.

This administration?? This has been years in the making.

Dramatic increase over the last three years in Hispanic students. Thousands more at county level. This is hard to absorb.

I’ve seen this as a talking point, but have never seen any data showing this to be the case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Blink and you’d have missed this!

I find this interesting and concerning…


Region 6, the newest region office, was created in July 2023.

Region 6 serves schools in the Annandale, Hayfield, and Lewis pyramids

So FCPS now has a new region office with only these feeder schools. Too little, too late?

Wait ... What?? How did I miss that? Oh, yeah swamped by summer swim team. So Glasgow is still the feeder for which school? ... Justice HS? Is it still the level 4 for Poe and Holmes? I have some catching up to do!

Glasgow is still in Region 2 and a feeder to Justice. Now Region 2 is just Falls Church, Justice, and McLean.

The School Board has authorized a Glasgow boundary study to reduce the enrollment at Glasgow. The easiest fix would be to send the AAP (Level IV) kids at Glasgow from Holmes and Poe back to those schools, or to one of those two schools. That would leave Glasgow a 100% feeder to Justice. Conversely, if they move part of Glasgow to Poe, they will turn Poe into a three-way split feeder to Annandale, Falls Church, and Justice; and if they move part of Glasgow to Holmes, they will turn Holmes into a three-way split feeder to Annandale, Edison, and Justice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

But isn't this essentially saying - hey, this school is primarily for non-English speakers who need just the basics; if you are an English speaker, you should seek out opportunities for advanced courses at other high schools. That certainly seems to be happening now as Black, Asian, and White numbers drop. I imagine the Department of Education could eventually find this defacto segregation as a problem if it was brought to their attention.

These boundaries were set long ago. The Dept of Education should realize what this administration has done to make the situation what it is.

This administration?? This has been years in the making.

Dramatic increase over the last three years in Hispanic students. Thousands more at county level. This is hard to absorb.

I’ve seen this as a talking point, but have never seen any data showing this to be the case.

PP here. I found it by looking at the demographics of every high school. Many of them have an increase of over 100. Most have a significan increase. i assume it could be similar in elementary and middle school.

I don't know for a fact that it is all undocumented, but if you look at the English learner, it would lead one in that direction. I do realize that we have English learners from other places, but, combining the number of additional Hispanic kids and looking at the increase in English learners, it is safe to assume it is coming from the border policies.

I could not find the demographic history of the system as a whole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

But isn't this essentially saying - hey, this school is primarily for non-English speakers who need just the basics; if you are an English speaker, you should seek out opportunities for advanced courses at other high schools. That certainly seems to be happening now as Black, Asian, and White numbers drop. I imagine the Department of Education could eventually find this defacto segregation as a problem if it was brought to their attention.

These boundaries were set long ago. The Dept of Education should realize what this administration has done to make the situation what it is.

This administration?? This has been years in the making.

Dramatic increase over the last three years in Hispanic students. Thousands more at county level. This is hard to absorb.

I’ve seen this as a talking point, but have never seen any data showing this to be the case.

PP here. I found it by looking at the demographics of every high school. Many of them have an increase of over 100. Most have a significan increase. i assume it could be similar in elementary and middle school.

I don't know for a fact that it is all undocumented, but if you look at the English learner, it would lead one in that direction. I do realize that we have English learners from other places, but, combining the number of additional Hispanic kids and looking at the increase in English learners, it is safe to assume it is coming from the border policies.

I could not find the demographic history of the system as a whole.

cont. I do not dispute the fact that these kids must be educated. They are here. But, anyone who claims this is not a huge drain on resources is sticking their head in the sand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

But isn't this essentially saying - hey, this school is primarily for non-English speakers who need just the basics; if you are an English speaker, you should seek out opportunities for advanced courses at other high schools. That certainly seems to be happening now as Black, Asian, and White numbers drop. I imagine the Department of Education could eventually find this defacto segregation as a problem if it was brought to their attention.

These boundaries were set long ago. The Dept of Education should realize what this administration has done to make the situation what it is.

This administration?? This has been years in the making.

Dramatic increase over the last three years in Hispanic students. Thousands more at county level. This is hard to absorb.

I’ve seen this as a talking point, but have never seen any data showing this to be the case.

DP. I've looked at some demographic data and over the past five years at the 25 high/secondary schools in FCPS, the growth in the Hispanic population was the highest of any racial or ethnic group at 18 of the 25 schools: Annandale, Centreville, Edison, Fairfax, Falls Church, Herndon, TJ, Justice, Lake Braddock, Lewis, Madison, Marshall, McLean, Mount Vernon, Robinson, South Lakes, West Potomac, and Westfield.

The net growth at the 25 high/secondary schools in the Hispanic population over the past five years was approximately 2325 students. Project that to FCPS as a whole and it's fair to say there are thousands more Hispanic students in FCPS over the past 3-5 years.

Over the same five-year period at the 25 high/secondary schools, the Black population was only up around 110 students, the Asian enrollment was down around 40 students, and the White enrollment was down about 1375 students.

So one issue for those who want to redistrict for demographic "balance" in FCPS is that they're chasing a flat or declining number of Asian and White students, while the Hispanic enrollment keeps increasing. Move White and Asian kids out of the schools preferred by their families, and that will accelerate the decline in the number of Asian and White kids in FCPS. Or, change the boundaries so the balance is "just right" tomorrow (recognizing boundary changes couldn't be done on expressly racial grounds) and in another decade you may be right back where you started.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

But isn't this essentially saying - hey, this school is primarily for non-English speakers who need just the basics; if you are an English speaker, you should seek out opportunities for advanced courses at other high schools. That certainly seems to be happening now as Black, Asian, and White numbers drop. I imagine the Department of Education could eventually find this defacto segregation as a problem if it was brought to their attention.

These boundaries were set long ago. The Dept of Education should realize what this administration has done to make the situation what it is.

This administration?? This has been years in the making.

Dramatic increase over the last three years in Hispanic students. Thousands more at county level. This is hard to absorb.

I’ve seen this as a talking point, but have never seen any data showing this to be the case.

PP here. I found it by looking at the demographics of every high school. Many of them have an increase of over 100. Most have a significan increase. i assume it could be similar in elementary and middle school.

I don't know for a fact that it is all undocumented, but if you look at the English learner, it would lead one in that direction. I do realize that we have English learners from other places, but, combining the number of additional Hispanic kids and looking at the increase in English learners, it is safe to assume it is coming from the border policies.

I could not find the demographic history of the system as a whole.

cont. I do not dispute the fact that these kids must be educated. They are here. But, anyone who claims this is not a huge drain on resources is sticking their head in the sand.

This statement is also true for White, Asian, and African-American students. Why single out Hispanics

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think much of this has been a long troll.

Looking at Lewis numbers. The school is doing well. yes, it has high FARMs rates, but poverty is a reality and not an identity.

Graduation rate is relatively high. Scores are reasonable and IB participation seems fine. Id be OK with it going to AP, sure. But the 'oh poor lewis' tone in this thread is ridiculous.

Looks like a small portion of the hispanic pop needs some extra support but otherwise, the school is fine.

I'm inclined to agree with you. Edison HS, their larger and wealthier IB neighbor, has only 15% ELL versus 30% at Lewis and only 37% FARMs instead of 60% FARMs. Yet Lewis's IB pass rates are practically the same if not better considering the circumstances. Give or take, Lewis's college-bound kids do quite well.

I think PP hit the nail on the head that these kids are receiving a much better education than their parents that this school is not some gangland HS out of a movie.

The results take time, as in generations, but all in all, Lewis is doing exactly what it should be. Its actually somewhat of a success story IMO.

But isn't this essentially saying - hey, this school is primarily for non-English speakers who need just the basics; if you are an English speaker, you should seek out opportunities for advanced courses at other high schools. That certainly seems to be happening now as Black, Asian, and White numbers drop. I imagine the Department of Education could eventually find this defacto segregation as a problem if it was brought to their attention.

These boundaries were set long ago. The Dept of Education should realize what this administration has done to make the situation what it is.

This administration?? This has been years in the making.

Dramatic increase over the last three years in Hispanic students. Thousands more at county level. This is hard to absorb.

I’ve seen this as a talking point, but have never seen any data showing this to be the case.

PP here. I found it by looking at the demographics of every high school. Many of them have an increase of over 100. Most have a significan increase. i assume it could be similar in elementary and middle school.

I don't know for a fact that it is all undocumented, but if you look at the English learner, it would lead one in that direction. I do realize that we have English learners from other places, but, combining the number of additional Hispanic kids and looking at the increase in English learners, it is safe to assume it is coming from the border policies.

I could not find the demographic history of the system as a whole.

cont. I do not dispute the fact that these kids must be educated. They are here. But, anyone who claims this is not a huge drain on resources is sticking their head in the sand.

This statement is also true for White, Asian, and African-American students. Why single out Hispanics

You do not understand that a dramatic and rather sudden influx of thousands of non-English speaking students--who may or may not have been in schools in their home countries--is a greater drain on our resources than children who were born here?