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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]JO wilson[/quote]

JO Wilson and LT have more potential than Maury and Brent and Van Ness due to middle school feed. Maury and Brent are played out and will always be chaotic in the upper grades with churn.[/quote]

Got an axe to grind because you couldn't afford a 3-bed house in the Brent or Maury Districts?

Not buying it. It's not unusual for kids from Maury and Brent to head to private or parochial middle schools, or charters. The PTAs both raise a lot of dough, and have done for years - Brent now pulls in more than 300K annually.  The resources pay for classroom aides, pullout groups for advanced learners, even specials teachers.  The problematic middle school feeds aren't pushing down enrollment. This year's Brent 5th grade will be 40% larger than last year's.

Brent essentially has no public housing in its school district, Maury has little, and Van Ness has some (but will have less as the years go by and Navy Yard development continues a pace).  Van Ness is already attract a higher percentage of whites and non-FARMs than Ludlow.  I see Van Ness emerging on a par with Maury demographically and academically once it has at least one class per grade. [/quote]

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