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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MacFarland[/quote]

thats funny and we are IB for mcfarland.  it will take at least 15-20 years before solid cohort of high SES/high acheiving kids come from the feeder schools.  Sure the area is gentrifying but so far high SES families are not sticking with he feeders past 1st grade for the most part.  [/quote]

Not everyone judges a school by the same measures.  FWIW, we're going on first grade EOTP at a MacFarland feeder.  Kid is still doing fine.[/quote]

and you really plan to stay through 5th grade?   [/quote]

Yes.  One year at a time, as long as my kid is doing well.  I haven't played the lottery since PK3.[/quote]

And so far you've finished K and are entering 1st.

People get their feelings hurt around here when you point out reality, but this is a problem that a lot of families on the Hill have been trying to solve for >35 years and so far there's no solid MS to show for it.  So, there's a reason that folks get jaded about the subject.  There's a huge difference between being happy with Kindergarten and being happy with 4th or 5th grade.  Even Brent families bail on 5th because of the middle school issues.  Kaya admitted that DCPS can't do middle schools and that's a reason for the charters.

I'm personally skeptical and resentful of the amount of money that's going to be spent on schools like Roosevelt, MacFarland, and Coolidge which maybe 300 students will attend, and maybe 25% will be academically proficient.[/quote]

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