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[quote=Anonymous]This is a great point and something that baffles me as well.

Quick comparison.  Keep in mind Wilson is only 20% white (49% black), so there are also blacks at Wilson that perform well.

Advance CAS math
Banneker 25%
Wilson 20%

Advance CAS reading 
Banneker 31%
Wilson 25%

Graduation Rate
Banneker 100% in 2011 98% in 2012
Wilson 74% and 73%

College enrollment 
Banneker 88%
Wilson 57%

AP placement **only place Wilson outperforms 
Banneker 20%
Wilson 50%

Attendance 
Banneker 97%
Wilson 90%

School safety
A score that represents student, parent and staff perceptions of safety and order
at this school. The scale is from 0 to 100, and the score is based on the results of a
stakeholder survey given every two years.
Banneker 83
Wilson 62

Expulsions/long term supsensions (11+ days)
Banneker 0% doesn't mean none, just means less than 39 (1% of population)
Wilson 1% (at least 171)

Serious student misbehavior
The number of expulsions and long-term suspensions for the most serious student
misbehavior at this school per 100 students.
Banneker 0 (or less than 4, 1 per 100 students)
Wilson 1 (which means about 17 incidents)

Parent engagement 
A score that represents how well and how often parents felt this school engaged and
communicated with them. The scale is from 0 to 100, and the score is based on the
results of a parent survey given every two years.
Banneker 82
Wilson 72

Clearly there aren't any (or many) scary black kids (or to quote PP "They are afraid they child will be pummeled in high-school by a group of black students running amok on campus") at Banneker yet white families aren't enrolling.

To me, it is a matter of hispanics being considered "safe" minorities and blacks the opposite.  Despite the fact that Banneker has over-performing kids that are in an environment that is safer than Wilson, the inherent racism still exists.

#1 I'm sure when a kid is getting beat up at Wilson, the perp is not asking him whether he is in "academies" or not.
#2 I'm sure kids at Banneker are also getting a STEM education as well.  
#3 White families are not "integrating" at pre-K level with a high black population (only Hispanic), even when there is language involved (Cleveland).  A perfect example would be Shepherd Elementary.  One of the best performing elementary schools WOTP (probably only 2nd to Brent) in a very mixed, high income neighborhood with access for OOB entry at higher grades, yet there is a 5% white population.  So see my reasoning above (hispanic=safe, black=not).  Sad but true especially being that the low income at Shepherd is only 33% so you know there aren't many "black students running amok".

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