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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is at a K-8 and has been consistently getting A's. Report card grades vary between 93-98. He's a good student, but I would not say he's super advanced academically from what I see when I help him with his homework. He's also not on the advanced Math track.

His ERB scores though are usually within the 50th-75th percentile when compared to other kids in private schools.
I have asked the school multiple times about the discrepancy but I was never given a straight answer. Other parents at our school have also shared similar experiences.
Are grades that inflated in all private schools now? Do they even matter? I do worry about outplacement when the time comes to move schools in 9th.
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OP these are very good questions and observations.

My kids came through private schools and are at the upper end of high school now. Same experience in lower school years with grades and ERBs

What I found about the ERBs is, no matter how your current school tries to spin it, the one number that is important is your child’s rating among other private school kids in this area. That is his true peer group when looking at next schools and predicting how he will fare academically in middle and high school. [/quote]

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