Talk:Glen Acres Elementary School

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Page deletion

I don't think this page should be deleted - people that are looking to buy a house may want to learn information about a school in the area, some of which is not published on the local school district web site (such as the year the facilty was built, number of students, etc., which may tell a parent about overcrowding, or school facilities that are past their prime). Having this resource available on Wikipedia is very important. The more information we have available about schools, the better.

PDS

Yes, that argument has a name, WP:USEFUL which is not a reason to keep. In this case, the information would be better consolidated on West Chester Area School District. Elementary school pages are problematic for Wikipedia, because the kiddies vandalize the heck out of them, so the consensus is that unless the school is notable, they should be deleted. AnteaterZot (talk) 01:46, 19 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

School Districts don't always make the infromation available that we are looking for when doing school research, such as number of students (can indicate a crowded school), age of the facility (which can indicate facilities that badly need to be upgraded), and other useful information. My company has used Wikipedia to find information on elementary schools in our research that has helped us get a more complete picture of the school than what is available on a district web site.

PDS —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.94.167.184 (talk) 14:32, 19 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, but since the people who run the school are free to alter the article, can you believe the article then? Besides, research has shown that the only true difference between a good school and a bad one is the proportion of impoverished students. The more lower-class students, the worse the school will be. The quality of the teachers is irrelevant, as is the quality of the facilities. So you would be better off using US Census data to research a school than a Wikipedia article that talks about the wonderful new paint job the school has. AnteaterZot (talk) 22:20, 19 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and I think you misunderstood me when I said the "information would be better consolidated on West Chester Area School District." What I meant was, we have an article on the West Chester Area School District <-- click on it. AnteaterZot (talk) 22:23, 19 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]