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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IB parent of a current 9th grader at MacArthur chiming in-  MacArthur will become a great alternative to Walls and Banneker. We need a high quality DCPS high school where you don’t have to be a sporty, overscheduled,  extrovert to be considered successful.

She did not apply to Walls because it wasn’t particularly focused on math and gave off a pressure cooker vibe at the Open House. She got into Banneker and said “not for me” after going to the Open House. She talked to some of the student guides who basically told her that you have to be in tons of extracurriculars and crush your classmates academically to do well at the school.

The teachers at MacArthur seem to genuinely care about teaching and the smaller campus seems suited for quieter personalities. It’s supposedly never getting larger than 850 kids.

We are pleasantly surprised by the cultural and socioeconomic composition of the school. As a multi- ethnic, middle class (sub 200k income) family, we were concerned that it would be a majority White and high income school. Her schedule is Honors Geometry, computer Science, pre-AP Biology, Pre-AP English, Pre-AP History/World Geography, Spanish II, Imaging (Photography), and Fitness/Lifetime Sports (3x a week).

Let’s just give MacArthur time to develop into its own thing- it’s basically in its infancy for goodness sake.[/quote]

The school is majority black and low income.  Title 1. [/quote]

And?  Most schools in DC are.[/quote]

Give it up, the MacArthur catchment area is obviously overwhelmingly white and UMC.  If the school were half as good as claimed on this thread, this wouldn't be the case. [/quote]

Ahh, the MacArthur basher is back.

It’s so weird to me that people who obviously know nothing about the school spend their time arguing with people who actually have kids at the school.

Basher, who hurt you?  Why so sad and desperate?[/quote]

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