Best high school in D.C.

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Anonymous wrote:^^ PP again. I should also add that Banneker is 78% black, so yes, it's a majority black school but by no means is it all black.

It's 99% brown school. No white parent wants to send their kid to that school.

Sounds like you've embraced alternate facts. I'm a white parent, and it's on the list for my kids.

Care to try again?

PP was referring to parents of current high school kids. You represent the 1%. Care to answer for your peers?

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Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

That is a load of crap. Go read the other thread on this and read all of the other reasons parent choose other schools. Honest to god I am so tired of this line of attack.

Honest to God I'm so sick of having racist neighbors. Yes there have been many threads and while many people consciously don't realize why the opt out of Banneker, many also say they don't want their kid to be an only. Black kids do it all the time. Your advanced high schooler is resilient and will learn a lot in that scenario but the parents have their own concerns (founded or not).

I'm sorry, but you are truly sick to allege that every white parent who chooses a high school in the District of Columbia other than Banneker is subconsciously racist.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

That is a load of crap. Go read the other thread on this and read all of the other reasons parent choose other schools. Honest to god I am so tired of this line of attack.

Honest to God I'm so sick of having racist neighbors. Yes there have been many threads and while many people consciously don't realize why the opt out of Banneker, many also say they don't want their kid to be an only. Black kids do it all the time. Your advanced high schooler is resilient and will learn a lot in that scenario but the parents have their own concerns (founded or not).

I'm sorry, but you are truly sick to allege that every white parent who chooses a high school in the District of Columbia other than Banneker is subconsciously racist.

I don't think PP is claiming that. S/he is saying race has *something* to do with the reason that one of the top performing schools in DC statistically (and certainly the top performing public if the comparison takes demographics into account) has almost no white kids. If parents were guaranteed that it would be 20% white next year (but otherwise remain the same sort of school), I bet it could get to 20% no problem. That obviously doesn't mean that every single parent that didn't send there kid there had a race-related reason for doing so. It doesn't even mean every parent who did have a race-related reason was racist (there are plenty of kids who would do terribly as the only anything for social reasons and I think that's a totally valid concern, especially for parents of kids who already have social anxiety issues). It does, however, mean that the lack of whites at Banneker is at least partially self-perpetuating. If you don't think that's true, you really have your head in the sand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

That is a load of crap. Go read the other thread on this and read all of the other reasons parent choose other schools. Honest to god I am so tired of this line of attack.

Honest to God I'm so sick of having racist neighbors. Yes there have been many threads and while many people consciously don't realize why the opt out of Banneker, many also say they don't want their kid to be an only. Black kids do it all the time. Your advanced high schooler is resilient and will learn a lot in that scenario but the parents have their own concerns (founded or not).

I'm sorry, but you are truly sick to allege that every white parent who chooses a high school in the District of Columbia other than Banneker is subconsciously racist.

DP. I don't think it's "sick" to consider that implicit bias may play a role in some cases.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

That is a load of crap. Go read the other thread on this and read all of the other reasons parent choose other schools. Honest to god I am so tired of this line of attack.

Honest to God I'm so sick of having racist neighbors. Yes there have been many threads and while many people consciously don't realize why the opt out of Banneker, many also say they don't want their kid to be an only. Black kids do it all the time. Your advanced high schooler is resilient and will learn a lot in that scenario but the parents have their own concerns (founded or not).

I'm sorry, but you are truly sick to allege that every white parent who chooses a high school in the District of Columbia other than Banneker is subconsciously racist.

DP. I don't think it's "sick" to consider that implicit bias may play a role in some cases.

White fragility alert!! (Sorry, I know that "white fragility" is an annoying internet term, but it really does seem accurate. people can't bear the thought that they might be judged as racist. to the extent of denying facts right in front of their eyes.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:^^ PP again. I should also add that Banneker is 78% black, so yes, it's a majority black school but by no means is it all black.

It's 99% brown school. No white parent wants to send their kid to that school.

Sounds like you've embraced alternate facts. I'm a white parent, and it's on the list for my kids.

Care to try again?

PP was referring to parents of current high school kids. You represent the 1%. Care to answer for your peers?

How do you know that only 1% of white parents want to send their kid to that school? PP's statement isn't just about current high school kids.

There's another 2% of students who are multi-racial, so there may be some number of additional white parents who do send their kids to the school. But maybe those types don't count to people like you.

Frankly, I don't count on the judgment of others to tell me what I should or shouldn't look at in a school. I'm not a lemming.

[Anonymous]

Can anyone who had children who graduated from these schools speak about SAT preparation, AP preparation or preparation for college?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

That is a load of crap. Go read the other thread on this and read all of the other reasons parent choose other schools. Honest to god I am so tired of this line of attack.

Honest to God I'm so sick of having racist neighbors. Yes there have been many threads and while many people consciously don't realize why the opt out of Banneker, many also say they don't want their kid to be an only. Black kids do it all the time. Your advanced high schooler is resilient and will learn a lot in that scenario but the parents have their own concerns (founded or not).

I'm sorry, but you are truly sick to allege that every white parent who chooses a high school in the District of Columbia other than Banneker is subconsciously racist.

+1.

PP had a mental problem.

Especially because Banneker is mediocre at best -- graduation rate is dismal, they just kick out half of the class, especially boys.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

That is a load of crap. Go read the other thread on this and read all of the other reasons parent choose other schools. Honest to god I am so tired of this line of attack.

Honest to God I'm so sick of having racist neighbors. Yes there have been many threads and while many people consciously don't realize why the opt out of Banneker, many also say they don't want their kid to be an only. Black kids do it all the time. Your advanced high schooler is resilient and will learn a lot in that scenario but the parents have their own concerns (founded or not).

I'm sorry, but you are truly sick to allege that every white parent who chooses a high school in the District of Columbia other than Banneker is subconsciously racist.

I don't think PP is claiming that. S/he is saying race has *something* to do with the reason that one of the top performing schools in DC statistically (and certainly the top performing public if the comparison takes demographics into account) has almost no white kids. If parents were guaranteed that it would be 20% white next year (but otherwise remain the same sort of school), I bet it could get to 20% no problem. That obviously doesn't mean that every single parent that didn't send there kid there had a race-related reason for doing so. It doesn't even mean every parent who did have a race-related reason was racist (there are plenty of kids who would do terribly as the only anything for social reasons and I think that's a totally valid concern, especially for parents of kids who already have social anxiety issues). It does, however, mean that the lack of whites at Banneker is at least partially self-perpetuating. If you don't think that's true, you really have your head in the sand.

Wait you what?!? You think white parents would be anymore eager to send their kids to that school if it dropped to 80% black/brown. How naïve

[Anonymous]

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No way, SAT scores just a tad above the national average. Curriculum is good, but few of the kids read much outside curricula lower down. Pass.

They go to amazing colleges though.

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Anonymous wrote:Motivated kid who wants to be a big fish in a not so advanced pond? CHEC.

Ok with smaller school and wants some diversity? Walls or latin.

Wants sports and able to deal with some kids who aren't on a good path? Wilson.

Wants a ton of aps? Basis.

Ok with supplements on academics (tutors, self-directed study) and loves the arts? Ellington.

Private schools may also be an option, and have more scholarship money for diversity than you might think. If you have a boy, Washington Jesuit academy seems good at working with kids from less privileged backgrounds and it's free. Blyth templeton is tiny and relatively cheap.

Also depends how old your kid is. Dci is coming up one grade a year.

No Banneker in your little world? Really?

I've heard it expressed on this board and elsewhere that Banneker wants to remain a black school. No problem with that, but it probably won't be on our list.

Don't make up rumors like that - it's rude and demeaning. "Expressed on this board" encompasses a whole lot of crap that isn't even useful as fertilizer (sorry Jeff).

Exactly! That has never been expressed here. If anything, black parents have expressed that if you are afraid to send your snowflake to a great school that has black students, that is your problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This. I love Banneker. I loved the administration and everything about it, but my son left after his freshman year, as did a bunch of his guy friends. The boys generally aren't mature enough their freshman year. The sad part is that all of the boys went on to other schools and did really well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

That is a load of crap. Go read the other thread on this and read all of the other reasons parent choose other schools. Honest to god I am so tired of this line of attack.

Honest to God I'm so sick of having racist neighbors. Yes there have been many threads and while many people consciously don't realize why the opt out of Banneker, many also say they don't want their kid to be an only. Black kids do it all the time. Your advanced high schooler is resilient and will learn a lot in that scenario but the parents have their own concerns (founded or not).

I'm sorry, but you are truly sick to allege that every white parent who chooses a high school in the District of Columbia other than Banneker is subconsciously racist.

+1.

PP had a mental problem.

Especially because Banneker is mediocre at best -- graduation rate is dismal, they just kick out half of the class, especially boys.

Banneker is not mediocre. Graduation rate is dismal? Really? It's true that the boys leave and I think DCPS needs to address this. That being said, as a former parent whose son left, I still loved it. It was a great group of kids. I wish his dumbass could have gotten it together.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Banneker has a ton of homework and very few boys. Not right for my family, but ymmv.

This is true. My son is an 11th grade Banneker student. Banneker is an amazing school, but it's def not a good fit for everyone.

Agree but with all the super advanced kids in DCUM going to Basis and complaining that there is not tracking, you'd think the parents would be lining up to go to Banneker. But they're not. And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school. Which is sad to me because these kids are the cream of the crop. Nobody should have any concerns about peers at this school.

That is a load of crap. Go read the other thread on this and read all of the other reasons parent choose other schools. Honest to god I am so tired of this line of attack.

Honest to God I'm so sick of having racist neighbors. Yes there have been many threads and while many people consciously don't realize why the opt out of Banneker, many also say they don't want their kid to be an only. Black kids do it all the time. Your advanced high schooler is resilient and will learn a lot in that scenario but the parents have their own concerns (founded or not).

I'm sorry, but you are truly sick to allege that every white parent who chooses a high school in the District of Columbia other than Banneker is subconsciously racist.

I don't think PP is claiming that. S/he is saying race has *something* to do with the reason that one of the top performing schools in DC statistically (and certainly the top performing public if the comparison takes demographics into account) has almost no white kids. If parents were guaranteed that it would be 20% white next year (but otherwise remain the same sort of school), I bet it could get to 20% no problem. That obviously doesn't mean that every single parent that didn't send there kid there had a race-related reason for doing so. It doesn't even mean every parent who did have a race-related reason was racist (there are plenty of kids who would do terribly as the only anything for social reasons and I think that's a totally valid concern, especially for parents of kids who already have social anxiety issues). It does, however, mean that the lack of whites at Banneker is at least partially self-perpetuating. If you don't think that's true, you really have your head in the sand.

Sure, but what PP actually said was:

"And the ONLY reason is because it is such a black school."

[Anonymous]

Lots of DCPS/PCS kids on the Presidential Scholars candidate list for 2017. Kudos!

2017 US Presidential Scholars Candidates, by state of residence:

https://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/2017/candidates.pdf