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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My larger point was combating the idea that these schools are somehow exclusive in some nefarious way.  I was responding to the person who discussed them perpetuating the cycle of poverty.  Other posts have been in a similar vein.  Is there a higher percentage of middle and upper income families at these schools than other charters?  Yes.  [b]But its nothing like the richest DCPS schools, which have FARM rates in the 5-10% range.  And remember, those schools are quite literally exclusive in that if you can't afford to live in their boundary, you can not go there.[/b]  For these charters, you have to fill out a one page form online.  Is there self-selection that tilts the applicant pool to be richer and whiter than the DC child population average?  Absolutely, anyone who didn't admit that is fooling themselves.  But many of these schools purposefully advertise and do sessions in parts of the city where they have fewer students so that they can be an option for kids from all over the city.[/quote]

Starting next year, there will be 40+ non-feeder OOB seats for 6th grade at Deal, and more for 9th at Wilson. How many at DCI?

I don't mean to deny that DCI feeders are less exclusive than Wilson feeders for early ed. But I suspect there's a lot of families who would happily put a ninth or even a sixth grader on a bus or train who don't have the ability to get a 3 year old to a DCI feeder. I think it's going to be pretty hard for DCI to avoid the impression that it's the most exclusive school in town. [/quote]

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