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Reply to "I grew up hearing that the NoVA public schools were the best in the state"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Btw, a GS5 score in NOVA isn’t the same thing as a GS5 in a more rural area. Not that GS means much anyway.[/quote] This is OP. Will you please explain this? I thought the Great Schools ratings were statewide comparisons. So a school that’s a 3 in rural Virginia has roughly the same test scores etc as a school that is a 3 in northern Virginia. Is my understanding incorrect?[/quote] DP. I don't think that poster is correct. However, GS recently changed their formula, In Virignia, the GS score used to be based solely on SOLs. In the past year, they've added a heavily weighted equity score that has greatly impacted schools with more than minimal diversity. Depending on how diverse or homogenous a rural school is, the GS comparison may not be as straightforward as it used to be. [/quote]
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