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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP must have been referring to DCI middle school, which does enroll about 1,000 students.  https://dcpcsb.org/district-columbia-international-middle-school

Where are you getting the data that as many Ward 1 students enroll as Ward 5 and 6?[/quote]

Wow.  Thanks for the data.  It’s helpful that it’s broken down specifically to the middle school.

63% ELA and 42% in math of students who are on or above grade level is heads and shoulders higher than our IB middle school and similar to Washington Latin.  Those numbers are impressive for a middle school that is relatively new.  [b]95% re-enrollment does not support that many kids leave the middle school like some DCUM posters say.
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Happy to see the school is doing well and will be interesting to see the trajectory and numbers in the next few years.
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What the data don't report is the big drop off in the feeder school populations between 4th and 5th grades, and the big drop off between 8th and 9th grades.  Many families are leaving the feeder pattern early, which means they're effectively leaving the middle school and/or the high school by shunning these programs.  Look at YuYing, with 4 fourth grade classes but only 2 fifth grade classes.  The reality is that half the families at the most gentrified feeder won't touch DCI.  Once these families are in the DCI middle school, where are they going to go if they're not thrilled but can't afford private?  Move from DC to the burbs?  As PPs keeping pointing out, DCI is OK, not more.[/quote]

No one said DCI is spectacular.  People are saying DCI is a much better option than their neighborhood IB which is a fact.

I suggest you talk to the families in Capitol Hill and in the Deal/Wilson feeders.  Same pattern in big drop off by 5th.  It’s definitely not unique to YY.  For ETOP, some parents are choosing Latin, Basis, private or moving to the burbs.

For WOTP, privates, burbs, small percentage DCI.

The big drop off doesn’t happen at our immersion feeder and lots of upper SES families are choosing DCI.  Many more will continue to do so and make it work.

Some families are not interested in Basis or Latin and want a more well rounded experience for their kids. Some parents don’t want a small middle/high school experience with llimited electives, extracurriculars, etc.  One size does not fit all.

Also look at the stats, DCI has about 19% at risk.  That’s far from a school that is majority low SES.  Families in the middle school who don’t like DCI have options but are choosing to stay.

Lastly, we are an upper SES families.  We can afford to move WOTP for Deal, go private, or move to burbs for middle and high school. We are not interested and plan on giving DCI a try.  We know many families at our school with similar profiles who are choosing to try out DCI.  So your narrative is incorrect.  There are upper SES families in the middle school who have options to move to burbs, go private, etc…. They chose not and make DCI work for them and supplement if needed.

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