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[quote=Anonymous]Current parent. We're happy at MacArthur. We've been K-12 DCPS, so we've adapted to a bit of chaos over the years, but here are my thoughts:

Pro's:
- kid is happy and that's the most important thing
- communication from school is frequent (Sunday emails are helpful)
- AP teachers seem to be very strong; these seem to be the classes where my kid is learning and enjoying
- really like the admin we've interacted with (principal and one of the APs)

Con's:
- no theater program... yet. I know that it's a new school, but this was a disappointment
- entry through the metal detectors some days can be a real headache (IDK if this is construction related or not) 
- they said Parent Square was coming and it hasn't yet

The truth is that, right now, MacArthur is Title I and its test scores reflect this. Kids are coming from all over and the education backgrounds of the current students really seem to vary. My kid says that they have class with kids who challenge them and with kids who seem to really struggle with basic concepts. It's mixed.

One thing that I've seen, personally: I dropped my kid off late one day after dr's appointment, and SO MANY MacArthur students were casually getting off the bus 45+ minutes after school started. I don't really know how you can be 45 minutes late for school and be a successful student whose learning is going to translate into strong test scores.

I think, sadly, that MacArthur's test scores will be lower like this... until suddenly they're not. IB parents will buy in and kids from Hardy and its strong elementary feeders will be majority of the student body. This means test scores will go up. Our kid was too old for this to be the case, but it's still working out really well for us. [/quote]

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