Cooper Lakes Community - Good idea to buy a house NOW?

[LocalPlanner]

I'm not claiming the experience is different - I've seen others recommend against those three schools. But why would the experience be that different? Just because they're zoned to cheaper homes, some with renters? Folks on this forum always counsel against sending children to schools zoned to starter homes, but never actually give a reason why the academic experience would be different.

[curbur]

Originally Posted by LocalPlanner

I'm not claiming the experience is different - I've seen others recommend against those three schools. But why would the experience be that different? Just because they're zoned to cheaper homes, some with renters? Folks on this forum always counsel against sending children to schools zoned to starter homes, but never actually give a reason why the academic experience would be different.

The schools are packed just like in FBISD, and I know I'll probably argued with for coming out and saying this, but in my own personal experiences, the kids from lower socioeconomic backgrounds tend to be more wild and unruly on average than their more advantaged counterparts. By no means is that to say that a kid will inherently be good and not misbehave if they come from a rich family, or vica versa, but it does seem to trend that way when you look at large groups of kids. in addition, short of doing anything illegal, it really does feel like CFISD plays favorites. The nicer, newer schools seem to get a more competent teaching staff, with newer facilities and resources to learn that they don't go back and put into their older existing schools, especially if they are in a more disadvantaged area of CFISD. I had a friend who attended Cy-Springs, Cy-Falls, and Langham due to moving and zoning changes while we were in high school, and she said, the experiences she had at Cy-Springs vs Langham or Cy-Falls was very apparent and frankly shocking. I'm not sure if this is the case with other districts in the Houston area.