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I wish the school website broke it down more than black/hispanic/white but it is imposible (or not post it at all). AA/Ethiopian/Ghana/England/etc - that is diverse 30% AA is less diverse, for example. Bethesda says white 80% but what if it was really England/Holland/Australian/American/Canadian - it's more diverse.

Would you say that in your school if you took the AA kids 33% are rich, 33% are middle income, 33% are FARM. That would be balanced. Is it balanced?[/quote]

I have no idea about that level of detail re: household income. I just checked the school's at a glance report, and 19% of black students are FARMS, 20% of Hispanic students, and less than 5% of asian, white and multiracial kids are FARMS. Beyond that, all I know of income is that some live in apartments, some in townhouses, some in single family homes. 15% of both black and hispanic kids are ESOL. I think it is more complex than income though. There are many African immigrant families in our school who don't have high incomes, but are well educated. Parental education tends to be a better predictor of a child's educational success. Also, I have volunteered in the classroom quite a bit over the years, and academic achievement shows a bit of a spread as well, though the lower level of achievement tends to be dominated by hispanic kids.[/quote]

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