GreatSchools Ratings Downgrade for Top FFX Schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:11:39, you do know that the SOLs were taken last year BEFORE the new superintendent?

Well she better fix it. She needs to get a hold of great schools.

[Anonymous]

Are last year's SOL scores just now being reported by Great Schools? Clearly I check their site often, lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is outrageous, this stupid superintendent did this. Everything was fine until she came aboard. I also think the massive influx of ESOL FARM students has royally screwed our areas in Fairfax and Arlington.

I don't get it--ESOL kids can pull down an overall school score, but what does that have to do with your kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is outrageous, this stupid superintendent did this. Everything was fine until she came aboard. I also think the massive influx of ESOL FARM students has royally screwed our areas in Fairfax and Arlington.

agreed now will people wake up and do something about the illegals this is proof they are destroying our school systems.

[Anonymous]

Maybe they're just anticipating a drop in quality due to the budget shortage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they're just anticipating a drop in quality due to the budget shortage.

Arlington dropped too

[Anonymous]

It must be a glitch.

[Anonymous]

LOL, I can just picture the McLean mommies pounding away at their keyboards..

[Anonymous]

Interesting observation.

In our pyramid, where all the schools ranged from a tiny handful of 8s to mostly 9s and a few 10s, the schools are today almost uniformly 7s.

The only exception is one school with a 10.

That school is a small PK-12th grade school for the most severe of special needs kids, and does not take SOLs.

So I don't believe the SOLs have anything to do with this sudden, uniform change in ratings.

[Anonymous]

George Mason HS in Falls Church City is a 9. I love Falls church....but no way it's better than TJ!!

[Anonymous]

Maybe it is because they keep closing for no apparent reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:11:39, you do know that the SOLs were taken last year BEFORE the new superintendent?

I won't let your facts get in the way of my truthiness! ESOL! Illegals! Anchor babies! Harumph, harumph, harumph!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:George Mason HS in Falls Church City is a 9. I love Falls church....but no way it's better than TJ!!

Isn't TJ on record for having a large number of children taking remedial English classes, as though English is a second language for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:lol you know the rating are absolute crap- they bumped the
worst school in va ( jefferson Houston) up to a 4 overnight.

what if you were moving here from out of state and just went with the ratings!??

then you would get what you deserved.

[Anonymous]

I just looked at the TJHS listing on Great Schools -- there is obviously a mistake in their data. Something is wrong. When you look at their pass rates on the SOLs by subject, it's 100% for every subject. But, when they show the test scores by grade, it only shows 7th grade and the pass rates look to be about 75% (based on the bar graph they are using).

Somebody mixed up the data transfer on this one. Do not worry. TJ is still a 10. Great Schools has a glitch on this one.