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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. My son is at a middle school that is about 30% FRL and we make do.  But they do use tracking (even though they don’t advertise it) so he is mostly with the “good” kids. I am writing this to answer the question of how much poverty is “acceptable” and also about my age.
My post is not intended to be provocative. It’s to alert the clueless parents, who have options yet choose this.
The school I am in isn’t “dangerous”, not in the primary grades at least. The worst things about it are a strong emphasis on discipline (which I heard was also the case with high poverty charters) and lack of intellectual curiosity in kids, combined with low retention of knowledge. I leave it up to you to decide whether you want such environment for the kids.
As to whether I try to improve it. My child used to be at a 65% FRL school and I was clueless then. I invested a lot in that school but the damage was still done. We were lucky to get a spot at a lottery school for 3rd grade and that’s when my eyes started to open. 
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