Sabre Springs vs Scripps Ranch schools

[Eugene]

[quote=gn]
Thanks for the good explanation. I didn’t know that a school district would bus students from as far away from Scripps as from “south of the 8”. I thought the district would go to nearby areas like Mira Mesa/Sorrento Valley or Tierra Santa. Does anyone know how a school district would go about doing this ? Previously, I like Scripps a lot but this issue concerns me.
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It is a fact of life that SDUSD buses some low income kids from south of the 8 to schools in La Jolla, Mira Mesa and Scripps Ranch. In some schools, the percentage of non-local students can be 30% or more.

Case in point: La Jolla High. 20% of students in La Jolla High get free/reduced price lunches. I make more than twice the reduced price lunch threshold for my family, and I can’t afford a decent house in La Jolla. How is it possible that 20% of kids in the school are that much poorer than I? The answer is, obviously, they don’t live there, they were bused in …

I don’t know how they would go about doing these changes if they occur in the future. They can ramp up busing, they can redraw school boundaries, they can build new schools south of the 8 (if they can find the money) … no one knows really.

[quote]This should not be confused with “busing”, which San Diego unified does not have.[/quote]

They may not call it busing and use any number of euphemisms, call it “Voluntary Enrollment Exchange Program”, “magnet schools”, but it is what it is. Yes, it’s voluntary, if you live in City Heights and you want to attend a crappy local school, you’re free to do so. And, since it’s voluntary, it’s more or less one way.

[strawberryfields]

From what I understand, there are less kids bussed into Scripps Ranch this year due to budget cuts.

I’d say that 90% of my kids classmates at their SR school are our neighbors. Seems like the majority of “others” are from Mira Mesa, Sorrento Valley, etc. Plenty of “choicing” but it’s generally kids from within our neighborhood.

As for the original question, I’d say that you probably couldn’t go wrong with either Sabre Springs or Scripps Ranch schools.

[strawberryfields]

From what I understand, there are less kids bussed into Scripps Ranch this year due to budget cuts.

I’d say that 90% of my kids classmates at their SR school are our neighbors. Seems like the majority of “others” are from Mira Mesa, Sorrento Valley, etc. Plenty of “choicing” but it’s generally kids from within our neighborhood.

As for the original question, I’d say that you probably couldn’t go wrong with either Sabre Springs or Scripps Ranch schools.

[strawberryfields]

From what I understand, there are less kids bussed into Scripps Ranch this year due to budget cuts.

I’d say that 90% of my kids classmates at their SR school are our neighbors. Seems like the majority of “others” are from Mira Mesa, Sorrento Valley, etc. Plenty of “choicing” but it’s generally kids from within our neighborhood.

As for the original question, I’d say that you probably couldn’t go wrong with either Sabre Springs or Scripps Ranch schools.

[strawberryfields]

From what I understand, there are less kids bussed into Scripps Ranch this year due to budget cuts.

I’d say that 90% of my kids classmates at their SR school are our neighbors. Seems like the majority of “others” are from Mira Mesa, Sorrento Valley, etc. Plenty of “choicing” but it’s generally kids from within our neighborhood.

As for the original question, I’d say that you probably couldn’t go wrong with either Sabre Springs or Scripps Ranch schools.

[strawberryfields]

From what I understand, there are less kids bussed into Scripps Ranch this year due to budget cuts.

I’d say that 90% of my kids classmates at their SR school are our neighbors. Seems like the majority of “others” are from Mira Mesa, Sorrento Valley, etc. Plenty of “choicing” but it’s generally kids from within our neighborhood.

As for the original question, I’d say that you probably couldn’t go wrong with either Sabre Springs or Scripps Ranch schools.

[Anonymous]

I agree, schools in either area would be a win. I’m in scripps and have family in sabre springs–good areas with good people. My personal opinion (3 kids in scripps schools) is that ultimately it comes down to parent involvement and their luck in getting a compatible teacher more than points on a scoring chart.

I do think the numbers listed are 08, here’s what they advertised this year:
EBS: 954
Marshall: 897
SRHS 841

[Anonymous]

I agree, schools in either area would be a win. I’m in scripps and have family in sabre springs–good areas with good people. My personal opinion (3 kids in scripps schools) is that ultimately it comes down to parent involvement and their luck in getting a compatible teacher more than points on a scoring chart.

I do think the numbers listed are 08, here’s what they advertised this year:
EBS: 954
Marshall: 897
SRHS 841

[Anonymous]

I agree, schools in either area would be a win. I’m in scripps and have family in sabre springs–good areas with good people. My personal opinion (3 kids in scripps schools) is that ultimately it comes down to parent involvement and their luck in getting a compatible teacher more than points on a scoring chart.

I do think the numbers listed are 08, here’s what they advertised this year:
EBS: 954
Marshall: 897
SRHS 841

[Anonymous]

I agree, schools in either area would be a win. I’m in scripps and have family in sabre springs–good areas with good people. My personal opinion (3 kids in scripps schools) is that ultimately it comes down to parent involvement and their luck in getting a compatible teacher more than points on a scoring chart.

I do think the numbers listed are 08, here’s what they advertised this year:
EBS: 954
Marshall: 897
SRHS 841

[Anonymous]

I agree, schools in either area would be a win. I’m in scripps and have family in sabre springs–good areas with good people. My personal opinion (3 kids in scripps schools) is that ultimately it comes down to parent involvement and their luck in getting a compatible teacher more than points on a scoring chart.

I do think the numbers listed are 08, here’s what they advertised this year:
EBS: 954
Marshall: 897
SRHS 841

[ocrenter]

[quote=gn]ocrenter,

Is this because in the older parts of Scripps, the children of the homeowners are growing out of school age ? If that is true, then other neighborhoods like Carmel Valley would have the same problem, wouldn’t they ?[/quote]

sorry gn, was away.

to answer the question, the problem with scripps is demographics.

there’s no new housing developments. within the SCHS draw area. But there is plenty of new housing in adjacent poway school district areas that entice high earning families.

most homeowners, even if they would prefer to downsize and move away, if they can’t get the right price, they’ll stay put. therefore, new families with children don’t move in.

last major home developement within Scripps was nearly a decade ago. give another decade, and all of the kids from that era would have moved through the schools.

so the area would be primarily empty nesters. so where do you think students will be coming from 10-15 years down the line?

[ocrenter]

[quote=gn]ocrenter,

Is this because in the older parts of Scripps, the children of the homeowners are growing out of school age ? If that is true, then other neighborhoods like Carmel Valley would have the same problem, wouldn’t they ?[/quote]

sorry gn, was away.

to answer the question, the problem with scripps is demographics.

there’s no new housing developments. within the SCHS draw area. But there is plenty of new housing in adjacent poway school district areas that entice high earning families.

most homeowners, even if they would prefer to downsize and move away, if they can’t get the right price, they’ll stay put. therefore, new families with children don’t move in.

last major home developement within Scripps was nearly a decade ago. give another decade, and all of the kids from that era would have moved through the schools.

so the area would be primarily empty nesters. so where do you think students will be coming from 10-15 years down the line?

[ocrenter]

[quote=gn]ocrenter,

Is this because in the older parts of Scripps, the children of the homeowners are growing out of school age ? If that is true, then other neighborhoods like Carmel Valley would have the same problem, wouldn’t they ?[/quote]

sorry gn, was away.

to answer the question, the problem with scripps is demographics.

there’s no new housing developments. within the SCHS draw area. But there is plenty of new housing in adjacent poway school district areas that entice high earning families.

most homeowners, even if they would prefer to downsize and move away, if they can’t get the right price, they’ll stay put. therefore, new families with children don’t move in.

last major home developement within Scripps was nearly a decade ago. give another decade, and all of the kids from that era would have moved through the schools.

so the area would be primarily empty nesters. so where do you think students will be coming from 10-15 years down the line?

[ocrenter]

[quote=gn]ocrenter,

Is this because in the older parts of Scripps, the children of the homeowners are growing out of school age ? If that is true, then other neighborhoods like Carmel Valley would have the same problem, wouldn’t they ?[/quote]

sorry gn, was away.

to answer the question, the problem with scripps is demographics.

there’s no new housing developments. within the SCHS draw area. But there is plenty of new housing in adjacent poway school district areas that entice high earning families.

most homeowners, even if they would prefer to downsize and move away, if they can’t get the right price, they’ll stay put. therefore, new families with children don’t move in.

last major home developement within Scripps was nearly a decade ago. give another decade, and all of the kids from that era would have moved through the schools.

so the area would be primarily empty nesters. so where do you think students will be coming from 10-15 years down the line?

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