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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assuming a stable or constant incoming class at 9th is a big assumption. I think the size varies quite a bit year to year.

[b]As the parent of 2 boys I really dislike the implication that there's some reason that boys can't hack it.[/b] Let's at least say that some boys and some girls can't hack it.

In fact, since we're discussing anecdotes the only person I know who left Banneker before graduating was a girl. [/quote]

I agree with you. Still, such a huge drop-out rate is something worth investigating and preventing. It cannot be good for the school or for the kids.[/quote]

[b]It is only a drop out rate if the kids don't graduate from high school at all. Attrition =/= dropout.[/b]

Banneker has been judged on how many grades pass the IB exam, AP results and college acceptance and scholarships, benchmarks they do well on. Perhaps another criteria should be added.

The Tier system for charters factor attrition, test scores, and students academic growth over time.

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True for a whole school system, but not how things are calculated at the school level. The single most obvious metric for a high school is Graduation Rate.[/quote]

And the way DCPS calculates graduation rates for all its schools, Banneker's is always 100%. http://benjaminbanneker.k12.dc.us/about_bbahs.html
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Well, that's an obvious joke, accomplished at the expense of dozens of "kindly-counselled-out" kids[/quote]

Curious - is McKinley Tech (given application-only nature, test scores and general rep) at all in the conversations among highly achieving STEM students at Deal? I imagine not given geography alone but am curious.[/quote]

Getting there is inconvenient, but based on on the information available on line, Wilson also seems to have more to offer in courses and clubs. My DC will look into MT when the time comes though, as you never know if everything available is on line. But he can get all he needs for STEM at Wilson, plus his sport, and can walk there. That is hard to top or trade for over an hour each way by Metro.[/quote]

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