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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's right. Every generation of SA parents have to learn this lesson. You always think it is on the verge of turning around. And in the meantime, your kids are stuck in these schools. [/quote]

To be fair it happened to Hoffman Boston. You just have to understand it’s not because of who moved in, it’s because of who moved out. I think UMC can make a difference AFTER there has been a meaningful shift around the 50% farms mark. So all these poster clutching their pearls at moving the frl rate of all elementary schools at or below 50% should relax. I believe all schools would benefit from more umc buy in from that, moving the needle further in the right direction.[/quote]

All schools would benefit, sure.  But you won't see drastic turnarounds or 180-perception changes from the outside community that still looks at those stats - until those test scores top their own school's scores.  One thing to remember about Hoffman Boston is how small the enrollment is.  High poverty schools do better when they are small, which was one of the legitimate bases of complaints from some members of the Barcroft community when they were facing an addition to bring the school to 750 students.  Highly unlikely the additional 200 (at the time) students were going to all be wealthy and fluent English speakers.

The real turnarounds are Oakridge and Henry.  They have both the academic record and the public perception of high quality schools.  That happened because of commitment and buy-in of families and leadership; but also corresponded to their decreasing FRL% rates - and not at 50%, rather as they approached 40% and lower.  Abingdon is around 50% and is a fine school.  But it does not have the reputation and recognition of Oakridge or Henry.  And it's quite clear how people here feel about Barcroft, Randolph, and Carlin Springs at 60% and higher.  Interestingly, Barrett never gets ragged on and its FRL is now higher than Barcroft's.  But I still don't hear anyone angling to be redistricted to Barrett.[/quote]

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