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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think those stats are right, I think those are the.TOTAL number of kids per grade, not any specific demographic.....Maybe the way the dashboard spit out numbers it looked like that or something (I still can't get in for whatever reason)[/quote]

How about that, I actually got into the app! So here are the numbers, again for the white demographic (I can see how the previous poster gave the overall numbers, by the way- the app is very clunky and less than clear).

The trend seems to be similar to the total grade enrollments/fall off that the previous poster gave. From my quick read, there is usually a drop off, sometimes a slight one, sometimes more (though not half, like someone suggested), and recent classes show a lower drop off (like the current third graders tend to show a smaller drop off from first enrollment. Though unlike some people who like to twist statistics, I admit I don't know if that is because people are, in fact sticking with the school more or if more will leave in grade 4/5 (unfortunately we only have four years of data to look back on, and no crystal ball for the current 4th and 3rd graders)

GM:

Current white 5th graders: 46
As 4th graders: 48
As 3rd: 54
As 2nd: 63

Current white 4th graders: 37
As 3rd: 39
As 2nd:41
As 1st: 44

Current white 3rd graders: 60
As 2nd: 60
As 1st: 57
As K: 62

Maury
Current white 5th graders: 39
As 4th graders: 44
As 3rd: 46
As 2nd: 48

Current white 4th graders: 50
As 3rd: 48
As 2nd: 49
As 1st: 54

Current white 3rd graders: 45
As 2nd: 46
As 1st: 51
As K: 53

MacArthur
Current white 5th graders: 61
As 4th graders: 59
As 3rd: 63
As 2nd: 65

Current white 4th graders: 57
As 3rd: 64
As 2nd: 68
As 1st: 74

Current white 3rd graders: 51
As 2nd: 56
As 1st: 61
As K: 62

So there is drop off, but I wouldn't call this the flight of all the rich white kids like some have suggested.

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GM change:  -27% from second to fifth
Maury change: -19% from second to fifth
McArthur change: -23% from second to fourth

That's pretty dramatic. [/quote]

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