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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There aren't that many middle schoolers who are academically advanced. Between those who want to attend their inbound school or follow the feeder pattern they're already in and the charters that start with ms, most of the need is met. And the dcpcsb is not interested in granting charters to cherry pick rich, white, or high-scoring kids...they want to close the achievement gap.[/quote]

This. After BASIS, Latin, Latin, DCI, Deal, Hardy, and those who genuinely want their IB, and Inspired Teaching (which does consistently have a high-scoring group of kids and some people are very much into it), plus the people who always planned on private, there aren't that many high-achieving kids left. And those kids are not localized in any one area. And their parents won't necessarily have confidence in a brand new school with no track record, and it'll be small and that really limits the offerings. I really think so much of the demand is met, especially when Cooper is at full size, that there just isn't the appetite for more.[/quote]

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