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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Public schools systems have to re-draw their boundary maps every so often. It happens in large systems. Somebody will have to move.

Some pyramids are “better” because they have wealthier families. The lower rated schools have more low income students. It is that simple.

We’re in a low ranked district, and my kids do well because we support them with outside help when needed, and they don’t have to work during the school year, just like families in the top ranked schools.

How do low income students perform in wealthier schools?  Are their scores any better because they attend a top school? Does anybody here have that info?  Is it the school or is it the family support that influence the student’s success?[/quote]

The Timber Lane families who want to stay at McLean rather than get moved to Falls Church (it’s a Title I school) pointed to statistics showing that the low-income kids at Longfellow/McLean performed better on standardized tests than the low-income kids at Jackson/Falls Church. [/quote]

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