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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]On the subject of Drew, are there stats available for the traditional vs. Montessori programs? Drew is around 55% FARMS, which I believe is the aggregate number for the whole school. If 2/3 of the slots for Montessori are reserved for low income, then that suggests the traditional program FARMS rate is lower, probably in the low 40s or high 30s. If that's the case, looks like the new Drew zone can be used to alleviate some of the demographic issues at Randolph. IIRC from a meeting last year, the plan is for Drew to take some of Oakridge's overcrowding, some of Hoffman Boston, and some kids from Randolph. I don't know if Hoffman Boston is overcrowded or not.[/quote]

No, Drew is going to take kids primarily from Oakridge and Abingdon (the Abingdon area has been using Claremont as a neighborhood school, but without guaranteed admission to that school the boundary needs to be redrawn so that Abingdon doesn't get pummeled with increased enrollment. Randolph isn't overcrowded. If you live in that boundary, do not expect to be rezoned. It isn't going to happen. Though I do think some in Douglas Park who are currently zoned Henry aren't going to make the cut in the Fleet boundary. They're not walk zone to Fleet (or Henry for that matter), but are walk zone to Randolph and will likely get shifted there. [/quote]

Douglas Park is partially zoned Hoffman Boston. I would expect all of that weird pie piece zone H-B to be pushed back in bounds to Randolph. That would include the upscale condos at that corner of Walter Reed and 4 Mile. 
The stage has been set for that due to the middle school boundary process. Douglas Park was poised to be split down the middle TJ/Gunston. They fought all stay at TJ. Well, now they will likely all be at Randolph. Not a bad thing. Randolph needs all of the middle class families it can get 
I’ve been watching the real estate in that area. There’s been an uptick in flips in that small potion of the neighborhood zoned H-B. Those people are in a for a shock next year.[/quote]

Douglas Park resident here.  There have been 2 or 3 flips in that area recently but the number of flips and remodels in DP as a whole is up considerably. I think most people in that part of the neighborhood are expecting to be redistricted. I have heard one family say they wish they were districted to Randolph (but that is just one family). [/quote]

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