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If Barrett is as flawless as you describe despite still being Title I and still having over 50% of its students from low-income HHs, then it really should be a case study in national educational reform- so perhaps Barrett can demonstrate how middle/upper income kids are actually not set back in a school environment that is still over 50% low income.

Has there been an major studies done on the school as a case study? If you know of any, please post, because it would be great to see the data.

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For the most part it's simply a case of demographics, in some ways fairly unique to Arlington. The middle and upper-middle class students at Barrett and throughout Arlington come from highly educated families. Data has been published on the very high numbers of adults in Arlington with advanced degrees. So Arlington's middle class is more educated than a more typical middle-icome community like Aurora, IL or Rancho Cucamonga, CA. The academic results from the more well-to-do kids more than offsets the lower scores, and as has been stated, highly motivated kids from families who have attained a high level of education help to create an environment where kids from all backgrounds can succeed. At Barrett the current breakdown of poor to well-to-do and middle class kids is close to 50/50, and concerning overall academic performance, the school provides good results with the current demographic makeup. If Barrett were 80% low income, the results would not look so appealing. As the school's middle class population continues to grow (as one can deduce from the APS demographic data on its website and recent real estate trends) scores will continue to go up. For some more serious research, compare Barrett to certain elementary schools in Takoma Park, MD which has a similar number of wealthy, highly educated families who enthusiastically support the neighborhood public schools, as well as families who live well below the poverty line. Also, you might want to look into the numbers of G/T kids at Barrett and similar schools in DC, Takoma Park, etc...

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