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[quote=Anonymous]The number of students staying for 5th grade from the 4 current Hardy cluster feeders increased from around 110 total in 2014/15 to 165 in 2016/17 (based on the final enrollment counts at the school) -- ie. a 55ish student increase -- and the 6th grade class size at Hardy is only around 130 students.  Reports are this is likely to be higher for this coming year.  And also Eaton starts feeding into Hardy next fall too (a class of around 70 kids, where big majority have traditionally gone to Deal/public school).

If you are an IB family in the Hardy cluster or Brent, etc - 
there is a disproportionate impact of even 10-15 kids going to charters for 5th -- the 'erosion' comes from these are potential public middle school path families (ie. they go to charters & not privates) -- that if these students stayed through 5th, they might be part of the growing cohort going together to middle school.  The charters in 5th contributes to the 'peel off' factor much faster & giving all the parents at these schools less confidence in the middle school as a fit for their kids, with fewer kids from 'high achieving' scores attending, and, frankly, fewer of their friends attending.

So there is a chicken & egg dynamic going on... that impacts the non-Deal schools from achieving higher performance status that benefits a wide set of kids across the city - but having not just one 'acceptable' school in Deal trying to serve everyone.[/quote]

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