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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Meridian is still going to be around the corner with a much nicer building so[b] I am guessing most Meridian families will stay there[/b].

And just because a household is in a 500-600k house doesn't mean they have $30k a year for private. I know we do not bit we don't qualify for FARM either.[/quote]

Sure, but the point is that the same community of families who are attracted to Meridian - and perhaps didn't get in - now have another option right around the corner.  And everyone knows of that option and is going to be talking about.  Of course they're going to apply.  [/quote]

Unlikely. Meridian has an entirely different approach than IT. Just because it's in the same neighborhood, doesn't make it attractive or competitive. Note all the families in DC who don't attend the schools in their own neighborhood.  [b]Convenience doesn't lead to attendance[/b].[/quote]

That's not true.  Latino families prefer to stay in the neighborhood.  That's why Bancroft, HD Cooke, Marie Reed, Meridian, & Columbia Heights all have such vibrant Hispanic communities, they're all in Ward 1 near Columbia Heights.  That's why it was so important for Mundo Verde to move there, immersion programs are more successful when there are native language speakers.  (Tyler in SE has a Spanish Immersion program but hardly any Spanish-speaking students.)

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