Just because a student’s household is in a VEEP qualified cluster, that does not translate to the individual student being a poor student academically. It means they live in a neighborhood that the SCHOOL was failing. Not every student.
I have friends who’ve purchased in CV just for the schools. And I have friends who’ve purchased in LJ just for the schools.
I chose to stay where I am (University City) and use the choice system to get into the schools we wanted. In our case, it wasn’t La Jolla, my younger son will continue at Hawthorne Elementary (looks terrible on paper but has a PHENOMENAL seminar program that is unmatched anywhere). My older son will be attending the IB program at Roosevelt.
I agree completely that involved parents are the key. A good student will succeed, anywhere… but parents can’t just plunk their kid down in a “good” school and wash their hands…
As usual – you have to look at what the API numbers are… I transferred my sons from a school that looks good on paper (Curie Elementary) to one that looks terrible on paper – but had a program and 2 specific teachers that are the best of the best. API scores don’t reflect that.
