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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have friends whose kids went to Stuart-Hobson and then SWW. A friend went to Jefferson and then SWW. All of these DCPS grads are in their 20s and 30s now, done with college and doing fine. We've also interacted with Cato June, who moved to DC in high school and went to Anacostia before playing for Michigan.

They predate PARCC so I don't know if they were above grade level in that sense, but they were  above average in their schools. [/quote]

A bit of history:  Jefferson MS was a de facto math/science magnet school during the years your friend would have attended. The legendary principal there ran a parallel unofficial magnet program there that allowed talented and motivated students from all over the city. They had advanced classes separate from the regular student body. They were then funneled directly to Wilson HS.  They were nearly 100% African American students and received a great education. But it was all very quiet and under the table.

That program ended under political pressure and the student performance and population at Jefferson plummeted to less than 200 students. [/quote]

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