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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]how is the % economically disadvantaged greater than at-risk %?  I thought at risk % was broader in definition and included economically disadvantaged.  Is economically disadvantaged same as FARM rate?[/quote]

FARM: qualifies for free and reduced meals. Some schools give these meals to all kids through the  "community eligibility program" (CEP) and in some schools (those with lower poverty rates) kids have to document their household incomes and only the lower-income kids get free meals.

Economically disadvantaged: ESSA allows states to set their own definition. https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/Accountability%20System%20Meeting%2C%20July%2012%2C%202017.pdf  says that DC has in the past defined it as kids who receive Free or Reduced Price Meals based on income eligibility, those who are "Direct Certified" based on TANF, SNAP, CFSA, or homeless status, or who attend a CEP school.

At-risk:  homeless, in the District’s foster care system, qualify for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or high school students that are one year older, or more, than the expected age for the grade in which the students are enrolled.

About 65% of DCPS and charter school kids attend a CEP school. Not all of them are at risk. Similarly, it would be possible for a kid to be in foster care or have been reshirted but still have a high household income.  The three measures are quite different, though probably a lot of kids fall into all three categories.
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