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OP here, sigh, finally someone has gotten back to the central question, which is, what does the move mean for the demographics?  Anyway, I am signing off here because I am sure my posting will only generate more over the top assumptions that will have nothing to do with the first question.  I am done being entertained for the day.[/quote]

If you are concerned about the geographic location of the students at the school, the levels of SES and FARM rates aren't necessarily related.  There are many, many students living living below the poverty line in Columbia Heights and nearby, primarily because of the subsidized housing in the area.  If you care to find out more about the geographic location of the existing student body, the PCSB has maps for every charter school of where students live:

http://issuu.com/pcsb/docs/2014_student_location_maps

You may find some things surprising there.  For instance, LAMB has more students living west of Rock Creek Park than Mundo Verde (15 vs. 6 if I count the dots correctly).

We all make assumptions based on our own experience.  I think the reason some people got riled up is because your original post appeared to contain a lot of assumptions on your part.  And FYI, the Latino population in DC has been shifting north and east for a while, to the point where Ward 4 now has the same concentration of Latino's as Ward 1.  This is very evident if you ever ride the 50s buses up 14th Street north of Columbia Heights.
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Great resource - thanks for posting.

It's interesting to see that MV draws most students from within walking distance of its (old) location, which is also true for DC Bilingual but not at all true for LAMB. Could this be because of the two LAMB locations? Or maybe more likely the relative lack of population density around both LAMB locations compared with the MV/DCB locations, which is the most densely populated area of the whole city? Or LAMB just has more city-wide appeal? Up until now I had assumed that LAMB and MV city-wide appeal was about equal.

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Many of the newer charters have more local populations because the first year or two before they become HRCS people sign on who are close by. LAMB is a known school that is been around for almost 10 years, which is why it's really reflecting the city wide mission.

Check back in 5 years and we will see what the population looks like. [/quote]

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