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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hopefully the 11:00 post makes it clear that those obsessed with the school's demographics aren't even attending.  [/quote]

I think it was a legitimate quesiton given the pages and pages of people pontificating and predicting what the demographics would be like. Also, this is one of the few schools with gauranteed entry for IB preschool kids. The catchment area is two extremes-wealthy/educated/gentrifiers in Cap Riverfront and very very low income from Public housing on the other side of S.Capitol.   Most education experts agree that for a school to be "successful" it needs to not exceed 35% FARMS kids.  So this is an interesting question to answer as it points to how the school might grow.  The demand is there now in preschool but honestly the school needs to retain those higher SES families as the years go on.[/quote]

+1.  Just talk about demographics on the ground without squeamishness already, given that a high SES participation rate augurs collective success for low-income students of color.   If that's what's netted out at Van Ness, many of us will privately cheer.  [/quote]

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