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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the pass rates were the same as noted but the ethnic make up was 90% white would you still be asking?[/quote]

OP here. My concern is the FARMS. There is a large low income neighborhood that feeds into this MS/HS, along with 2 high end neighborhoods and several in between. Among the Hispanic group in HS, a full 30% drop out and never graduate. THAT concerns me. It has to affect the dynamic of thhe school. The problem is, we really like one of the mid-level neighborhoods and the neighborhood elementary is excellent.

I am just hung up on the MS/HS, but my DH thinks they are fine and we want to stay put through HS in whatever house we buy next. [/quote]

If your kids are high(er) achieving, what does that have to do with the lower motivated ones who do not pass?

I went to a large public high school on the West Coast.  It is located in a predominantly WASP-y area but there were minorities (Hispanic, Asian, a few blacks), at school, both high achieving and low achieving.  I never had an opportunity to socialize with the lower achieving ones because we never had the same classes.  It is not guaranteed that children of the rich are highly motivated and that children of the poor are slackers.  The lower family wealth can also drive the poorer students.  It's up to you provide the guidance and your children to be motivated to achieve high standards.[/quote]

Totally agree with PP. My public high school was diverse, in the southwest with a wide range of incomes and large Hispanic population. Aside from a few required classes like PE and drivers ed the kids who were low achievers and potential drop outs never crossed my path. I was in honors classes and foreign languages and participating in college application activities. [/quote]

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