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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our title 1 eotp DCPS has lots of individualization/small groups, and very very capable teachers, so so far our kid is being challenged and working at the top of his potential. so we are happy.

But I really think a lot of it depends on the personality of the kid, not just their intelligence level. The "gentrifier" [b]kids I see thriving at our school are all very outgoing and full of positive energy, in addition to being smart --- I think their outgoingness leads the teacher to see them more clearly and to feel excited to challenge them. I see a lot of shy-er UMC kids being overlooked, and their parents aren't as confident about the school meeting their needs[/b] -- maybe these kids would do better in a school where most kids were "above average" and that was the norm..m they wouldn't have to make themselves stand out to be working on advanced material.[/quote]

In addition to these considerations re: kid's temperament, I'd also look to see how kids that fit your demographic tend to do in the upper grades on PARCC.  For example, some schools with lower overall test scores show different results when you look at kids by race/ethnicity, etc.  (I think high SES black families will have more trouble discerning how their own kids will do, and perhaps that's why a lot of them don't send their kids to Title 1 schools in the first place, in addition to concerns about peer pressure.)  But for "gentrifier" families, looking at PARCC by various breakdowns might be instructive.[/quote]

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