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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have seen many negative threads. The school seems great this year virtually. Is there a lot of differentiation in-person, how are the teachers, are there fights in the school? [/quote]. The IB % is only around a quarter. Unless you think PR is the main problem, that’s all you really need to know. You can make the best of the school, or avoid it. Those are your choices. It’s only going to so good with kids who read 2 or 3 grade levels behind yours in the same science and social studies classes.[/quote]

IB% doesn’t mean much on the Hill. Brent and Maury students who go to SH are OOB. [/quote]

Come on, it does when most of the OOB students are coming from Wards 5, 7 and 8. That's been the story at SH since the 1970s. More students still come from outside Ward 6 than in. DCPS focuses on making Deal and Hardy work for IB families, not Hobson.  Arghhhh.[/quote]

And what's wrong with kids from those wards? We're a ward 8 family there and mine is above grade level in reading and math. From the virtual classes that I overhear at home, there sounds like a lot of bright kids in the school.[/quote]

Ok but the overwhelming majority of kids, no matter where they come from, are not.  Only 1 out of 4 kids are  on grade level or above in math.  Pretty dismal numbers.[/quote]

Sadly those actually are great numbers for a DC middle school. We’re a Hill family and will definitely be trying for SH OOB. 1/4 on grade level is enough to ensure there will be appropriate classes for our kid. But that’s a minumum - I also need to learn a lot more about how SH handles IEPs, enrichment activities, the social environment, etc. And I also really don’t know what makes a good MS for a kid like mine. I don’t really have any basis to believe right now that a place like Deal would be better just because it has more PARCC 4s and 5s. [/quote]

Your standards are too low just like DC’s.  This is especially in regards to middle school and how important it is to set the basis for high school.

Those of us with above grade level kids and options don’t buy into SH.

You are kidding yourself if you think Deal is not better than SH for higher performing kids.  Peer group gets more important and behavioral issues gets more disruptive to learning in the classroom.[/quote]

Did you send a kid to SH? How do you know? And like I said, my kid is unique. Maybe the smaller size and greater diversity would be better for him (not to mention staying in the neighborhood and forming ties.)  SH's scores are solid enogugh - 50% proficiency in English and 25% proficiency in math.  [/quote]

No, I did not send a child to SH.  But it’s not hard to talk to neighbors who do and then leave.

Your child is unique because your child has an IEP.   That is not the majority and norm in Capitol Hill and not the population most on here are talking about.[/quote]

Two years ago, Stuart-Hobson had a 93% re-enrollment rate, the 3rd highest in DCPS.  That doesn't really align with the "neighbors who leave" theory.    [/quote]

Well... it does when most of the neighbors aren’t in the school in the first place. Would be interesting to see a breakdown of that 7%. [/quote]

That's different from what was previously written, which suggested they were attending the school and then left.[/quote]

No, it’s entirely consistent. If they have IB families join and then leave they’re more likely to be part of that 7% than kids coming from neighborhoods with even crappier options. [/quote]

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