McKinley Middle School

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Anonymous wrote:My DS was matched at McKinley Middle School and was wondering if that is a good school for math and science?

I doubt it if only 8% are meeting or exceeding expectations in math and <5% in science.

Aren’t those PARCC numbers 3 years old? None of those kids are even in middle school anymore.

You realize that stats are likely going to be worst with the pandemic right? Learning loss has been huge in DC especially the lower performing groups.

It is true that there has been learning loss, but I still wouldn't rely on 3 yr old stats to dismiss a school, especially in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood where the students at the feeders are seeing rapid improvements in their test scores. Let's say you had a kid in 7th grade in 2020--her scores are likely to slip as a result of learning loss. So let's say she went from scoring 3s to scoring 2s. But, in the same neighborhood, you are seeing a higher proportion of kids who are not at risk. Sure, you may see some learning loss there too, but maybe less. So maybe now in 2022 you have a new class of 7th graders with more kids who were scoring 4s, and now they are scoring 3s and 4s. That still reflects growth. I can't tell how much of a shift is happening at McKinley MS, but the posters who keep chiming in to remind us all about learning loss are right, but also I think missing other forces at play in schools like these. All of which is to say, visit the school if you can, rather than relying on opinions of outsiders judging old test scores. I am a nerd and follow them on social media and it looks like some cools things are happening there.

All of this. Langley isn't even majority at-risk anymore.

Sure in ECE, but not true in upper grades at all.

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Bump for updates on McKinley Middle.

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My foster daughter was enrolled there during remote schooling (7th grade), so I heard the teaching. I thought the math teacher was good & I liked the social issues teacher too (they were listening to the audio book of 'Becoming' and discussing it.
A girl I know through scouting switched there for 8th grade & is having a good experience.
I don't think there are as many white kids there as at Stuart Hobson.

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Anonymous wrote:My foster daughter was enrolled there during remote schooling (7th grade), so I heard the teaching. I thought the math teacher was good & I liked the social issues teacher too (they were listening to the audio book of 'Becoming' and discussing it.
A girl I know through scouting switched there for 8th grade & is having a good experience.
I don't think there are as many white kids there as at Stuart Hobson.

I know a couple teachers there. My personal reaction is they are very good, but turnover is pretty high because student population is a tough one