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Yes, that's true. A variety of income levels, ranging from not-poor to rich. At Wood Acres ES, the FARMS rate (the percent of kids now on FARMS) is [u]<[/u]5%, and the ever-FARMS rate (the percent of kids who have ever been on FARMS) is [u]<[/u]5%. Wood Acres is 72% white, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, [u]<[/u]5% black. I'm glad you're in MCPS; it's true that the facilities at Wood Acre don't compare to (some) private schools; but the fact remains that Wood Acres ES is a public school for kids whose parents can afford it -- and many, many parents in Montgomery County can't.

For comparison, in MCPS overall:

FARMS: 35%
Ever-FARMS: 43%
White: 32%
Asian: 14%
Hispanic: 27%
Black: 21%[/quote]

Yeah, and what's the FARMS rate at your private?  0% you say?  thought so.[/quote]

I'm the PP. I have two kids in a MCPS public school with a FARMS rate just under 20% and an ever-FARMS rate just over 20%.[/quote]

So what are you arguing about?  You just don't want anyone to go to the public schools with lower farms rates?  If what you want is more varied housing so the economic mix is more equitable throughout the county, go advocate for that.  But don't dump on the parents who send kids to publics in higher SES areas.  [/quote]

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