Estimated Socioeconomic Impact of School Closures Plan

October 2, 2002 SES Data by School (Free/Reduced Lunch Report)

- Estimated Impact of School Closures Plan (2 schools)

A/U

School

10/1/2002
Enrollment

F/R %

Within
+/- 15%

Proposed Closures- blended enrollments SES*
* using 10/01/02 enrollments

Within
+/- 15%

14

Harrington

371

75.5%

H

- closed

 

24

Fletcher/Maynard

249

69.1%

H

- approx. same

H

17

King

262

64.6%

H

- approx. same

H

15

Amigos

297

62.6%

H

- approx. same

H

16

Kennedy

241

59.6%

 

-Increase in F/R % from Harrington students

H

23

Tobin

410

54.4%

 

- slight decrease in F/R % from Fitzgerald students

 

11

Fitzgerald

366

51.6%

 

- closed

 

19

Longfellow

375

46.9%

 

- approx. same

 

 

Elem. Total

4883

46.1%

 

 

20

Morse

377

43.0%

 

- approx. same

 

25

Graham & Parks

361

34.9%

 

- Increase in F/R % from Fitzgerald students

 

10

Baldwin

367

32.5%

 

- Increase in F/R % from Fitzgerald students

 

21

Peabody

367

29.1%

L

- Increase in F/R % from Fitzgerald students

 

18

King Open

338

25.4%

L

- Increase in F/R % from Harrington students

 

13

Haggerty

188

24.1%

L

- slight increase in F/R % from Fitzgerald students

L

28

Cambridgeport

314

22.3%

L

- approx. same

L

* The current Controlled Choice Plan sets a goal of all schools being, over time,  within 15%, plus or minus of the system-wide elementary percentage 
of students eligible for free/reduced meals under federal school lunch guidelines. An "H" indication means the school is higher than the 15% range. 
An "L" indication means the school is lower than the 15% range. The system-wide average as of 10/2/02 was 46.1%.

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