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From your own link:

[b]with more than half of the students at the elementary school from out-of-bounds[/b][/quote]

The article is from September 2012, so was using data from the 2011-12 school year.  The DCPS profile says it's 82% IB now.  I'm guessing it's some combination of more kids living in the boundary and more families giving Amidon a try.

I think there is a lot more work to do before Amidon is a high-performing school (or even as good as other Title 1 schools in the area!).  But one thing that will help is more neighborhood buy-in, and it seems like that's already begun.  I know the principal has met with many families of young children to encourage them to rank Amidon high in the lottery.  Of the 27 PK3 spots available for next year, IB families filled 25 of them in the first round (the other 2 went to OOB with siblings in the school).  All 5 of the PK4 kids accepted were from IB, too.

It will be interesting to see what happens when Van Ness opens.[/quote]

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