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Sounds like you’re measuring raw data instead of comparing peer groups. The DC School Report Cards already do the work for you (as posted above). When it comes to academics, Shepherd is clearly ahead (and in many instances, not just a little).[b] If you have to psych yourself up to attend Shepherd, I think you should go with your other choice. 
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What do people/PP mean about gender roles? Would be nice to hear some specific examples of either school.[/quote]

+1  I feel this way about both Shepherd and Banneker.  This board always has white parents posting some version of "convince me this school is worthy of my kid" and then arguing that statistics that show it's actually better than their other options don't really reflect reality because ... their spidey sense tells them it's just not a good "fit."

Okay!  Go somewhere else.  Eaton's a great school, there's nothing wrong with Hardy, and the thing that you just [i]can't quite put your finger on[/i] won't bother you there.  [/quote]

(OP) Whoa there. I am, and my kids are, Black and proud. The schools my kids go to now are more diverse than Eaton. I love the fact that Shepherd is majority Black, and that is why it has been our first lottery choice for three years. That doesn't mean we don't want to weigh the options, keep an open mind about non-Shepherd schools, and consider other factors and feelings about the culture at both. Eaton is one of few "high performing" schools we considered, b/c has more Black and Latinx students than many WOTP schools. [/quote]

Do you have any boys?  I would recommend Shepherd if you do--I don't know any other schools that have such a large cohort of high-achieving black boys in the DCPS system.  No knock against Eaton, since they're pretty diverse also, but all things being equal I'd choose Shepherd for black boys.[/quote]

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