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On the Barrett comment, yes Barrett is what I was referring to. The Buckingham THs though will number under 150, so they want make up for the demographics resulting from the protected garden apartment complexes. The school is likely to remain majority low-income for some time, and I believe it is also Title I. I don't buy the anecdotes, given that I know so many people convincing themselves that a medicore learning environment is "good" for their own personal justification. [/quote]
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If you're the OP, it seems like you are writing off Barrett while you are provoking a discussion about the cons of a high low-income population. So why post the original inquiry in the first place, unless you are considering Barrett?

Luckily for some of the middle and upper-middle class families moving into Arlington Forest today, the "pioneers" who chose to send their kids to Barrett in the early 2000s ago set in motion a demographic shift that favors a growing middle class/white population. Because of the remaining low income apartments, I highly doubt Barrett will approach the lack of diversity at schools like McKinley, Taylor, Nottingham etc, but the low income population will continue to decline as a proportion of the overall school population. And some parents actually prefer the diverse student body at Barrett over other schools. Personally, I wouldn't be terribly concerned about a school with increasing test scores and a shrinking low income population.[/quote]

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