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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does this reflect parents/teachers doing test preparation locally or are these kids here really smarter?

My child is 67 percentile in the grade scores which are nationally calculated but 42 percentile locally. That's a huge disparity. Especially since FFX county is not all high income high achievers anymore.

Curious what you all think. [/quote]

I think it is the a little of both (the prepping and this area attracts a certain type), the fact that a 96% national composite score translates into an 87% score here is just absurd...I mean honestly. I am also a psychologist and have been blown away by the amount of "over 130" IQs that are reported by my peers for kids in this area. When you are in grad school and complete the testing courses (and internships), you are told it is supposed to be such a small percent of the population...how is it that here it is 20%?

I would hate to think people prep children for IQ tests...because what happens? Well in order to keep the services appropriate, they just raise the bar. The majority of other places a 127 IQ is amazing, 130? Definitely. Here the fact that they require a 132 composite and won't even look twice at turning down a 130 WISC V? I don't even know what that is....[/quote]

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