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Of course IB enrollment to Hardy is significantly lower than Deal's for reasons which go beyond the IB demographics. But let's clarify for the uninformed readers that the two constituency are substantially different, with Hardy boundary zones showing an average median income which is twice as much as Deal boundary zones.[/quote]

What percent of current middle school age kids living IB to Hardy, attend private schools, vs the percent who attend charters, Deal, etc? The fact that the Hardy zone has more attending privates doesn't mean Hardy can't "flip".   I mean lots of kids in Potomac and McLean attend privates, but the neighborhood public schools in those areas are well regarded and an important draw for those areas, IIUC. [/quote]

Of course Hardy can flip and is actually flipping , thanks to the dedication of the Principal Pride and her staff, great teachers, involved parents, and stronger PTO.

The present situation and trends need to be put in context: Hardy's boundary cluster is the wealthier MS cluster of the whole city (and is, on average, twice as wealthy as the Deal feeding boundary). The IB take-off is slower since parents can more easily access private schools, or might have a social preference for such schools (especially after elementary schools) no matter what the performance of Hardy is. The differential between the average SES of the boundary and of the OB students attending Hardy is very high, and IB families have shown little appreciation of such differential or diversity, not to say diffidence.

The school academic offering , which is very high, cannot do much about this diffidence.

However we see a growing enrollment by IB families who weight the academic offering more than the SES differential and are opting for Hardy, and slowly changing the patterns. These are the families which demanded (and received) the START OF HONOR CLASSES rather than demanding a CAP TO 6TH OB GRADE ENROLLMENT (as several Hardy constituents suggested instead) .

Things are changing, especially after this year's introduction of honor classes in English and Math. But a IB revolution just cannot happen in 360 days in the context of the very wealthy and high SES Hardy boundaries.
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