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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm curious, how can Latin only have 10% FARMS if they knock themselves out retaining struggling kids?

If the average Public Charter school is 70% FARMS why do the schools often mentioned on these boards have very, very different numbers of low income students?

Surely it has to be more than the luck of the lottery, give that the overall pool of public school students in the District are, by any definition, low income.
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It would be about who is choosing to enter the lotteries for these schools.  The school can do tons of outreach all over the city and still only attract a largely middle class applicant pool.  Just like lots of middle class families know about KIPP and DC Prep and are invited to apply, but many so not.  When you have a choice system with schools offering a certain thing ( immersion, montessori, STEM, extended day and year, Expeditionary Learning, IB ) ,you can't blame the school for attracting a group who favors that thing for some reason.[/quote]

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