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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IB participation rate is affected by a lot of things. The proximity of other schools is one, another is preschool capacity-- if a school has to turn away some of its IB preschoolers due to capacity constraint that will make for a lower rate, but it doesn't make it a worse school. Having full Dual Language so kids who want English-only get IB rights elsewhere will bring down the IB percentage, but it doesn't mean anything bad about the school. If part of the zone has grandfathering rights at its former IB school, so that certain kids have IB rights at two schools, again, that doesn't mean anything about the quality. I agree that 19% is pretty low, but IB participation rate isn't a very good metric in general.

Similarly, things that bring in OOB kids can affect the IB percentage but aren't well-correlated with quality. For example, offering self-contained classrooms tends to bring in more OOB kids and their siblings, but it doesn't make the school a worse school. Offering a lot of preschool seats brings in OOB kids who were shut out of their own preschool, but it's not a bad thing and it doesn't mean poor quality.[/quote]

Participation rate tells you how the neighbors feel about their IB school. For some reason none of the things that you mentioned affect the participation rate in elementary schools WOTP.[/quote]

They do, though. Hardly any other schools nearby is a factor-- if Walls or Latin were closer for example that could make a difference. No Dual Language so no alternative feeder options. [/quote]

No, they don’t. We are not talking about your opinion. Look at the data! None of the elementary schools WOTP has the low participation rate that you see EOTP.[/quote]

I suppose it is my opinion, but I believe that if Ward 3 had more non-neighborhood schools nearby, their IB participation rate might be lower. For example if Yu Ying or SWS or something were located in Ward 3, would that affect Ward 3 schools' IB participation rate? I think it would, and I don't know why that so offends you. Ward 3 schools have a high IB participation rate because they are good schools, but also because to go elsewhere is a long commute. That's not the case in some other parts of the city. The absence of competing schools is one reason their IB participation rate is so high.[/quote]y

Ward 3 doesn't even have neighborhood schools nearby. On Capitol Hill, I walk to 4 DCPS elementary schools within 10 min. And that's just DCPS! In Ward 3 I'm basically stuck in my neighborhood school unless I want to drive every day.[/quote]

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