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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]As always they put a heavy focus on metrics that high-SES, majority white schools would inherently excel at. So of course, we see the East Coast on top as usual. [/quote]
Maryland and Virginia are a LOT less “majority white” than most states.[/quote]
NP.. it's really about SES/income.

FCPS has less FARMs students than MCPS.

Generally, the rankings are a proxy to income and education level of the populace.

Schools in the W cluster in MCPS will rank highest; schools in the eastern county that have a high FARMs rate will rank very low.

CA, NY have a high rate of FARMS students, but there are pockets of really high income, and those schools do really well (I'm originally from CA).[/quote]

I think it's mostly about the education level of the parents.  Kids that come from educated families will generally become educated themselves.

Immigrants from Asia and Africa are often college graduates, but many of them cannot find lucrative jobs.  Language barriers, lack of credentialing, and/or lack of a professional network are major hurdles.  However, their kids often turn out to be good students despite that lack of income.  Goes back to the education of their parents.
  
Income is important too, but I think education matters more.  It's just easier to villainize high SES people.[/quote]

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