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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those suggesting schools with 7-9% are fooling themselves.  Just as a point of comparison, my children attend a school where the caucasian population is around 15%.  In K and 1, my daughter was one of 2 caucasian children in her class.  This year, she is the only one.  My son is in 3rd, and has had a similar experience.  Now, I will say, our school is large, so in the lower grades, there are sometimes 7 classes per grade.  OP, honestly I would look at schools of at least 30% if your child having racial peers is that important to you.  For us, in the lower grades it has been fine. [/quote]

Fooling ourselves how? Having some peers is what you need.  The criteria (and I speak as a minority) is not just having racial peers. Academics and other opportunities weigh into it as well. If it's just having racial peers why not just pick ANY school that meets the 30% cut off? I will answer- because there is a risk of going to a LOW performing school. Why would I as a racial minority want a low performing school for my child? It is a balance. [/quote]

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