CogAT scores are here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our school sent home today in Wed folders and sent an email explaining that they just received the score reports from the county this morning.

Which school please?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school sent home today in Wed folders and sent an email explaining that they just received the score reports from the county this morning.

Which school please?

DP here, we received scores today at Newington Forest. As well as an email home reminding parents to check the weekly folders for scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school sent home today in Wed folders and sent an email explaining that they just received the score reports from the county this morning.

Which school please?

Laurel Ridge—it’s decidedly not a school where AAP is a huge deal. I wonder if other schools are waiting until Friday.

[Anonymous]

It would be crappy if schools have them and are deliberately waiting until Friday knowing it’s the same date as the deadline to parent refer. But I definitely don’t put it past our administration and AART.

[Anonymous]

We have Thursday folders so I guess we will get them tomorrow

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We didn't get ours. Guess we're going in blindly. I contend that my kids are at the WORST type of FCPS school - high SES, but doing absolutely nothing for the children. Resting on the laurels of families who can afford tutoring to keep test scores up.

What school is that? Almost every high SES school in the county provides better services than low SES, simply because the PTA is better funded.

Yes but many low SES schools get federal Title 1 funding.

which does not make up the differences, but sadly no amount of money does... the best you could do is try to ensure that schools have similar SES diversity

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Came home in my kid’s backpack.

Help me understand how a 135 is in the 99 percentile.

My kid’s scores:
NNAT 144
CogAT 135

We didn’t prep, but I wish we had. I’m disappointed.

You definitely should have test prepped. 99% percentile? Does your child have fallback plans now that even jr college is likely out of the question?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is it not the 99th percentile? Most kids don’t do test prep beyond what the teacher gives in school. Most kids nationwide are in mediocre at best public schools. Now if you’re in a particularly competitive school/pyramid where there are a lot of kids getting a 135+, maybe your kid doesn’t look quite as good. But if this decision cycle is anything like in past years, the teacher recommendations/GBRS/HOPE scores/whatever they’re calling it these days will reign supreme anyway.

Yep. This is life. Test plays a part but is not the end all, be all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Came home in my kid’s backpack.

Help me understand how a 135 is in the 99 percentile.

My kid’s scores:
NNAT 144
CogAT 135

We didn’t prep, but I wish we had. I’m disappointed.

You definitely should have test prepped. 99% percentile? Does your child have fallback plans now that even jr college is likely out of the question?

No need for snark! This parent happens to be in an extremely competitive district and I feel their pain -- Colvin Run is not your "National Average" school and feeling disappointed in her gifted child (clearly!) being potentially held back due to cutoffs is upsetting.

Hang in there, OP and best wishes with your AAP referral!

[Anonymous]

I thought the PP said 135 WAS the 99th percentile. Confused as to what the issue is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought the PP said 135 WAS the 99th percentile. Confused as to what the issue is.

99th percentile on the National scale. However, many competitive schools such as Colvin Run often have cut-offs north of 140.

[Anonymous]

Just appeal. Everyone gets in on appeal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just appeal. Everyone gets in on appeal.

They don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Came home in my kid’s backpack.

Help me understand how a 135 is in the 99 percentile.

My kid’s scores:
NNAT 144
CogAT 135

We didn’t prep, but I wish we had. I’m disappointed.

Just by exposing the kids to the question types, they can improve their scores by typically 15%-20%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just appeal. Everyone gets in on appeal.

They don’t.

But they do usually if they support their claims with a private diagnosis