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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Note that PP left out the "Multiple" category where HB has higher numbers than any other of the high schools (9.1% compared to Wakefield's 4.6, WL's 6.8, and Yorktown's 7.5), as well as the Asian category where HB ties with WL for highest percentages of 9.7.  But yeah, 58% white -- while lower than Yorktown -- is higher than 2 other comprehensive high schools.  (It IS is less white than 9 out of the 24 elementary schools that feed into it, and note that some of THOSE schools are significantly more white than HB:  72%, 73%, 79% etc.)

I have always been impressed by ATS's high participation numbers from minority groups, but some portion of this is because VPI preschool feeds directly into ATS and traditionally has higher than average minority participation rates -- in this way there is a minority leadin to ATS as a choice school and they benefit from those participation numbers.  Wish HB could do something similar but there is no equivalent lead in for middle school (is there?).  In some ways the lack of transportation and sports and "leave all your friends behind" issues may he hurting low-income and/or minority participation, but I don't know.   [/quote]

You’re probably right about sports. For some lower income kids, sports are their best way of paying for college. It would have also been good to build the school in south Arlington. [/quote]

Late to the game, are you? There was no option to move HB anywhere but Rosslyn. There was no place in south Arlington. HB had to move somewhere and the only logical spot was Rosslyn. HB does without playing fields and true outdoor space. I don't think an ES would have been a good choice at that location and, if I recall, most SB meetings had citizens balking at putting an ES there. Precisely because there would be no outdoor space. AND being in a busy business corridor.

Agree with your statement that it would be nice for HB to figure out how to get kids from a minority 'lead in' like ATS.

As a parent with one kid at HB and another at WL, HB is the best fit for my kid. The main issue with HB is that, despite the moniker 'hippie high', there are still a lot of type A parents and kids that apply, get in and end up diluting what once was the true HB was of the past. [/quote]

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