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Reply to "If redistricting changes feeders into Deal, will Bancroft continue its upward trajectory?"
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[quote=Anonymous]In my experience there is a ceiling for any elementary if there is not good follow-on that's a sure thing for parents. For example, at LAMB, Stokes, etc., a lot of families peeled off at 4th and 5th grades in order to get into Oyster, Latin, Bancroft or Shepherd or Murch (feeding to Deal), and now Basis for middle school. These were usually the higher SES families, which in turn made the test scores not quite as high as they otherwise would have been in the 4th and 5th grades at LAMB and Stokes etc. These lower scores in turn make people scared to commit. The only thing that can break that cycle is to have a sure thing available for middle school that's decent. Some people will peel off regardless, wanting something different for their kids, but it won't be out of fear so much as just wanting a different approach. So now that DCI will be available in a year or two you already have parents willing to wait and see rather than peel off early. [/quote]
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