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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Push all you want, you won't be heard.  Back in 2013-14, some of us on Cap Hill spend a good deal of time and energy pushing for a Pan Ward 6 middle school, perhaps with two campus, one at Stuart Hobson, the other at Eliot-Hine.  There was broad support for our proposal at the grassroots, but were totally ignored by Ward 6 and DCPS.  As a result, most of the 4th graders at the majority IB DCPS elementary schools in Ward 6 don't return for 5th grade.  The families run to Washington Latin or BASIS to get on viable a 5th-12th grade track. The politicians don't, and never did, give a damn. That's the sad reality of the situation.[/quote]

Yup. That's it, that's all.[/quote]

The city isn't run for rich white racist people.  [/quote]

The end result is are two underenrolled middle schools, Elliot Hine & Jefferson. EH had a capacity of 850, enrolled 250. Jefferson 450 capacity, 350 enrolled. Point being, far fewer families of all races are choosing those schools than DCPS intended. Who knows if other plans would have failed to attract students. the current one has.

One other comment: DCPS did a realignment of middle school on the hill back in 2011. The fifth grade of Hobson moved to Watkins, adding IB to Hine. Before my time so I don’t know what else. 2013/14 may have been too soon to revisit, but plenty of evidence about how the feeder patterns and enrollment are doing at this point.

https://w6pspo.org/2010/07/30/ward-6-middle-schools-plan-good-stuff-for-capitol-hill-students/[/quote]

Found the old DCPS PowerPoint. This is also when Ludlow Taylor was added to Stuart Hobson. Maybe JO Wilson too?

https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/publication/attachments/DCPS-Ward%206-Building%20on%20Momentum%20FINAL-%207-30.pdf[/quote]

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