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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will be faster than people think. There are only so many charter seats available. While families might not move to the new developments, they might purchase some of the existing homes nearby to be close to the new development.

Will it be the next Boston Latin or TJ or other elite school that people point to? No. Could it become the second best MS in the city in the next 5 years? Yes. [/quote]

No.  It couldn't.

When it comes to DCPS, it's at the back of the line behind Deal & Hardy & SH.  And that's not including the foundering BM and McF.

The charters are way ahead with Latin, Basis, and DCI.

So, 5 years?  Hah!  Nope.  Maybe 20 (Otoh, SH has been trying to improve for 35 years, so I wouldn't bet on any school that draws so heavily from Ward 9.)[/quote]

I should have said the 2nd best DCPS MS in the city. The JA PARC scores are already basically equal to SH so it isn't like saying it could be the 2nd best is a big leap. If you are only of the 20% of non-sibs that gets into Latin, congrats. Basis isn't for everyone. Yet, the feeder schools keep growing.

So I'll changes my prediction to answer the question. In 5 years, I think half of the 4th graders (in 3 years) from AB, Brent, Tyler, and VN will end up at a renovated Jefferson. I think that would be attractive to many families.

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JA scores are below SH admittedly low scores but SH is far better on ELA.  JA pushes math because it has a an astute principal who recognizes that students who are significantly behind can make up more ground in less time in math than in ELA.  By that same logic, SH ELA scores reflect a stronger academic culture, yet one that needs more emphasis on math where the scores are surprisingly low.

JA and SH are very different school populations and it's far too simple to compare the two based strictly on PARCC scores.  JA and EH are teh better comparators.[/quote]

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