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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. These "capable students" aren't getting mediocre grades in the SA schools like Barcroft.  They are getting As and being given the impression that their mediocre effort/work is incredibly impressive because they are ahead of their peers. Until they need to swim in a bigger pond. It's not a great situation when an entire grade level has only 4-5 kids who are the higher achievers (and this includes kids of all income levels and ethnic backgrounds). You want a significant cohort. Better shot at a Henry or Oakridge and definitely at a Long Branch or  Glebe or Ashlawn or McKinley or Jamestown.[/quote]

Yes, this is an accurate description. And it explains why Henry and Oakridge are the most over capacity schools in the district, and Randolph and Barcroft the lowest. People vote with their feet. The market is not wrong about this. Hundreds of families are not simply closed-minded. These schools are different, and offer less to middle class and upper middle class families who want more. That is unfortunate and I hope the boundary process can address those inequalities.[/quote]

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