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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Test scores at most IB schools remain lower because they're located in lower-income areas with more apartment complexes and poorer housing stock.  The installation of AP or IB in the HS is never going to substantially change that issue.  People who want out of a given pyramid badly enough will still find a way to transfer (foreign language, for instance).  Sure there are some who actually prefer a certain program, but it's crazy to assume transfers from schools like Annandale to Woodson are all about the desire for AP.
 
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Which is why FCPS should put an effort into redistricting school boundaries to reduce high concentrations of FARMs students and spread them throughout the system. More mixing of racial/ethnic and SES groups would benefit all, but especially the poorer students.[/quote]

But it shouldn't just be about sending the FARMS students farther from home.  It should also be about increasing the number of UMC students at schools like Falls Church, Annandale and Stuart. [/quote]

I looked at the non-FARMS enrollments at the three schools.

At Falls Church (AP), the non-FARMS enrollment has gone up from 767 in 2010-11 to 985 students this year.  At Stuart (IB), the number over the same period has increased from 800 to 854.

Annandale (IB) is a different story, with the non-FARMS enrollment having declined from 1412 students in 2010-11 to 967 this year.  This is due to boundary changes and pupil placements.  If FCPS wants to turn Annandale around quickly, it needs to send part of Woodson back to Annandale and get rid of IB-enabled pupil placements.

The growth in non-FARMS (in this area, often UMC) enrollments at schools like Falls Church and Stuart is obscured by the fact that the FARMS population may be growing faster, so the overall FARMS percentages may increase even when the number of non-FARMS students is growing.    [/quote]

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