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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can think of a dozen kids I have come in contact with (babysitters, neighbors, older siblings, etc.) who have graduated from SH in last 10 years. They've gone to Banneker, Walls, Ellington and Wilson. And a range of decent colleges, including Ivy League and top notch state schools.  [/quote]

Some kids will do well anywhere.  Most won't.  I've lived across the street from SH since the 90s. Unless their demographics shift pretty radically in the next 5 years, we're not interested for our little kids. I don't see this happening. More charters will just open to draw in the CH middle-class families who don't like their neighborhod middle school options, like Washington Latin's planned 2nd campus.[/quote]

What’s wrong with the demographics?[/quote]

Nothing, if you're fine with 80% AA and OOB and half low SES at SH in a neighborhood that's become overwhelmingly UMC and largely white.  If you're race baiting, knock if off already.[/quote]

Those families are perpetuating the problem. If white UMC families went to SH and all of its feeders, the enrollment would look completely different within no more than 4-5 years (see Hardy). But unlike Hardy’s situation, those parents don’t their IB HS either, even though there are several selective high school options available to tgrr eg I’d above grade level students.

One wonders why they chose to live there if school demographics matter so much to them. 
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