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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Each year Beauvoir brings an ERB representative to the school to meet with all parents about the test as well as the school's scores. Parents also receive their own child's scores with explanations. This year the third grade Beauvoir results were presented as follows:

Mean Percent Content Mastery By Test

Auditory Comprehension for Suburban Public Schools  -  74%
Auditory Comprehension for Independent Schools Nationally  -  80%
Auditory Comprehension for Beauvoir  -  88%

Reading Comprehension for Suburan Public Schools  -  72%
Reading Comprehension for Independent Schools Nationally  -  78%
Reading Comprehension for Beauvoir  -  87%

Mathematics for Suburban Public Schools  - 71%
Mathematics for Independent Schools Nationally  - 79%
Mathematics for Beauvoir  -  87%

This presentation is given annually and the numbers in each group vary slightly if at all.[/quote]

These percentages are hardly impressive given that "suburban public schools" would naturally be dragged down by seriously underperforming students (low income, low aptitude, English as second language, etc.)  One can imagine that, in this area -- high socioeconomic levels, high parental educational level etc.-- the high performing kids in these public schools would score better than B's score (again, assuming that the very low scores would have dragged down the total % means that the high performers must be scoring substantially higher).   As B's score is made up of a pre-scrubbed, vetted group that has "made the cut," I'm less impressed.  Not intending to start a food-fight here - but I'm a parent weighing the cost/benefit of spending 35k.[/quote]

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