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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wilson

capacity 1600
enrollment 1749

2017 graduating 378, entering 472 from Deal, 137 from Hardy
2018 Net increase: 231 = 1980 (380 students too many).

2018 graduating 385, entering 466 from Deal, 107 from Hardy 
2019 net increase: 188 = 2168 (568 students too many)

2019 graduating 454, entering 538 from Deal, 130 from Hardy
2020 net increase 214 = 2382 (782 students too many).

And the classes coming up from ES are bigger still -- two of the largest feeders just had capacity increased by over 100 students each.

Remember that capacity is about number of classrooms, number of people who can fit in common spaces, number of offices available for staff to handle the needs of the student body. An increase of 782 students (a group larger than most DC schools) requires the equivalent of adding nearly a full staff for a high school. So in the building, it is not just a matter of more teen bodies blocking the hallways, but more adult teachers and staff too. And the wear and tear on an overcrowded facility happens very quickly.

This really is nuts when you consider that Wilson is presently 50% OOB, Deal is 37% OOB, and Hardy is 80% OOB (and enrollment at 57% of capacity).

[b]What if Hardy became a 6-12 school like private schools are? The advanced middle schoolers would have instant access to higher level classes.[/quote][/b]

Oooh, that is a really interesting idea![/quote]

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