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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The schools don't perform, the students do.  You could take the entire staff of a "high performing" school in Fairfax or Bethesda and trade them with the entire staff at a "poor performing" school in DC and the academic results would likely be about the same because it's all about the students.[/quote]

OP. I fully agree that students and their backgrounds are very important, that is assumed in my question. [/quote]

Ok, but my point is the school and the staff and the curriculum could be great even though the school appears to be "low performing" by test scores.[/quote]

I taught in mid performing and low performing schools (very low Title I). I would put the faculties of these schools against any high performing school--like the one my kids attended.  It is the kids that make the difference in the scores--but, it also affects the atmosphere and activities.   As I told the parents of one higher performing kid in my Title I class--"I can provide a challenge for your daughter.  I cannot provide competition."   [/quote]

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