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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So true, PP! Jefferson is a great case in point. It is really not a "poor" school. Sure, there are many students who benefit from free and reduced lunch in some way (getting it statistically classified and branded I suppose) but there are also a great many from middle class and really quite affluent families. They are black and brown, mind you, and some white;[b] but it's not a "poor" school[/b]. If you care to look and know how, you will notice that.[/quote]

http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Jefferson+Middle+School+Academy lists Jefferson as 100 percent "economically disadvantaged" as of previous academic year (2016-2017). I could not locate what income in DC qualifies for reduced price lunch (I'm not sure if that's tied in to being economically disadvantaged).  [/quote]

DCPS lists the percentage as 100% when it's above a certain threshold. USDA has a "community eligibility" option that allows a school or district to offer free meals to everyone in a school when a certain percentage of students qualify. DCPS probably shouldn't list it on the profiles because it's not accurate. http://learndc.org/schoolprofiles/view?s=0433#reportcard lists JA as 57% economically disadvantaged and I'd guess that number is more accurate. [/quote]

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