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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lee had grown to around 2100 in 2005 before a boatload of students were removed when South County opened.[/quote]

Looks like Lewis is back to its historical size.[/quote]

As of 1995. Schools have had different enrollments at different times in the past.  Enrollments were low in the mid-90s.  But the 1995 numbers show they were willing to keep Marshall open with under 1100 kids. [/quote]

The average school had a much lower enrollment. And I can bet that Marshall did not have a 55% FR lunch rate or a 35% ESL rate. These things make a tremendous difference.[/quote] Marshall was not a well regarded HS in the 1990’s.[/quote]

For more context, Lee, West Potomac, Annandale (which was also a Lacrosse and Football powerhouse) etc., all had a good reputation and were all much more highly regarded over Marshall back then. Across Rt 7 from Marshall, Pimmitt Hills was also still very much a blue collar neighborhood. There was also the stigma of gang violence near Marshall at the time. Won’t go into details, but anyone can search the Washington Post archives.

Plopping the IB Programme at Marshall was a huge success story. Pimmitt Hills is also now one of the more desirable close-in neighborhoods.  [/quote]

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