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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hide the lousy scores? Have you looked at Barcroft and Randolph's scores? I don't think anyone is hiding the fact that they are significantly below the county average.[/quote]

You don’t understand how APS looks at it. They are accredited. They aren’t being taken over by the state=they are fine.[/quote]

In the 4 years since I bought my house, the scores have dropped at Barcroft. We used them to choose between Barcroft or Randolph. If someone only has that to go on and really wanted to stay in this area, it would be enough to dissuade them from Barcroft. That, the the lack of any houses under $500K! I mean, what are we doing wrong here? We've gentrified the area - how are we still doing this poorly for those kids, not to mention the UMC ones.[/quote]

No we haven’t. Sure, the single family homes are full of wealthy people, but Barcroft Apartments is still there...[/quote]

They aren't the problem. That is mostly zoned for Randolph. It's Arlington Mill and the other buildings that I think changed the scores. [/quote]

It’s the same thing. You haven’t gentrified that area. There are more poor families today than there were 12 years ago.
You guys have to let go of Barcroft elementary. You  got played and that school ain’t recovering. Get your bus to Randolph and draw the line at George Mason. You have one chance next year to make this happen,  or you’re putting in an application at our Savior Lutheran.[/quote]

Mason does seem to be the gentrification line. I'm looking at the next school board meetings now.

I do have one question though: will it look strange if a non-white person starts asking these questions? I remember when CARD protested, it was an awfully pale looking group. [/quote]

Aren't there SFH neighborhoods below Mason, like Columbia Forest? Or just on the other side, like Claremont? Or do those areas both go to Abingdon?[/quote]

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