Anonymous
Post 11/02/2022 20:26     Subject: Fighting at Jackson Reed

Anonymous wrote:Jackson-Reed was designed to accommodate 1550 students.


DCPS just restates capacity as enrollment grows.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2022 20:22     Subject: Fighting at Jackson Reed

Jackson-Reed was designed to accommodate 1550 students.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2022 10:03     Subject: Re:Fighting at Jackson Reed

Some research says the optimal size high school is 600-900 students.

Below is an essay that addresses that finding. It makes some interesting points about the pros and cons of large size.

At the end, the author lists 4 things over-sized schools should do to be successful. J-R does 1 of these 4 things (academies).

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanderark/2021/06/04/whats-the-right-high-school-size-and-structure/?sh=eb58a2aa1882