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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't necessarily agree that most charters have a mission to serve poorer families.  Not most of the charters commonly discussed on this board---those charters were largely established by educated parents living EOP who could no longer rely on getting their kids OOB entrance into the JKLM network, did not want to move from the city, and did not want their kid to be the only (or one of a few only) kids of their SES in their local DCPS, since the higher SES neighborhoods in DC are so scattered that few EOP DCPS schools have enough middle/upper middle class kids to change the educational culture of a school.   [/quote]

Yes, for example, look at the % of FARMs kids at Inspire DC and YY.  Only around 15%, lower than WotP and almost as low as Bethesda.   The problems will come later, no stellar middle or high school programs in the city.   SWW, Wilson, Deal, Latin, and probably now Basis, are mediocre compared to MoCo where extensive ability grouping and highly competitive test-in academic magnet programs are to be found.   Both DCPS and DC Charter resist support for advanced learners and GT programs at the MS level for political reasons, not academic ones.  But for ES, you're fine in one of the most popular charters, like Two Rivers.

I am the second poster with kids who've gone to school in MoCo and DC.  I don't agree that the middle and high schools named are not as good.  SWW and Banneker are absolutely as good.  Again, the difference is demographics.  Therefore, if you look at SAT scores, they are going to be lower.  However, if you look at where the students attend college, the lists look about the same.

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