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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As to the question of how the new HS will affect J-R...

According to the latest DCPS data (which is a couple years old) Deal is 77% IB and 20% economically disadvantaged.   Hardy is 55% IB and 25% economically disadvantaged.

If all the Hardy kids go to the new school, and otherwise the feeder patterns remain the same, then it would seem that opening the new school would decrease the overall percentages of OOB and economically disadvantaged students at J-R, right?  This is of course assuming that they don't open up lottery spots, which they shouldn't, because even with the new HS, J-R will be above capacity.  What am I missing?[/quote]

You are missing the fact that the new HS is not intended to placate Ward 3 families or reduce crowding at JR.  The goal here is to get more disadvantaged students seats at JR and the new HS.  It’s the only solution DCPS has for trying to close the achievement gap.  Decades of pouring money on students and building expensive new high schools has not closed the gap one bit. [/quote]

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