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[quote=Anonymous]I will also point out that a low growth year is an indicator that the following year's performance may take a hit. Low growth can compound over time and a few years of slightly under par growth can pull a kid down from a 4 to a 3 or whatever. So if you see bad growth, trouble ahead.

Some people will just look at how kids that demographically match their kid are doing. And it's almost always non-at-risk white kids, bc that's the only subgroup big enough to break out at most schools. And conclude that if that subgroup is doing fine, then their school is fine for their kid. I get that this is an attempt to control for demographics across schools, but I think it's a real mistake to look at it that way. A school that is not effective serving a portion of its population will have to reallocate resources towards that portion, or the teachers will have to differentiate across an ever-widening range. Either way, it will affect everyone. Much better to choose a school that's serving all its kids well.
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