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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  I'll be surprised if SH attracts more than 1/4 high-SES (up from around 15% now) within 5-10 years.  Current MS planners just don't seem serious/practical about what it would take to provide challenge for advanced learners at the middle school level (read run of the mill high-SES and a few high-performing low-SES kids). [/quote]

I'm going to err on the side of optimism by predicting 1/3 high-SES families at SH in 6-8 years.

We've begun researching MoCo options in Rockville, Bethesda, Takoma Prk etc. in case we strike out in the Latin and Basis lotteries in 2013 (probably will).  The suburban schools we're looking at, or test-in magnets, are all in the 2/3-90% high-SES range.  The Hill has the demographics to support at least one middle school program with those demographics, but not the political will.

We'll be sad to go, but can't leave our GT kid to suffer at SH.  The kid is shy and not cut out for the rough and tumble there, or waiting for algebra till 8th grade (Johns Hopkins CTY math teacher recommends algebra in 6th).  We expected to be in a bind by this age, but hoped against hope that we wouldn't be.  Don't have the cash for Sidwell etc.  DCPS surely won't miss us.

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