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[quote=Anonymous]http://www.greatschools.org/virginia/staunton/1686-Robert-E.-Lee-High-School/?tab=ratings

Note the significant difference between the passrates for kids who are not economically disadvantaged vs. those who are.  50% of the kids are FARMs.  That's high.  But, that fact hasn't stopped the non-FARMS kids from passing their state tests at a very high rate.  The number of poorer kids (lower scoring kids) will have a significant pull down effect on the composite score (and reputation) of the school.  Doesn't mean the teaching or curriculum is poor.  The social scene is definitely going to be different in a school with 50% poor kids.  If you move to West Springfield, which is a well -regarded school, you're getting a passrate for white and non-FARMS kids that is a "9" rather than an "8" -- you're getting a more uniformly middle class and white social group.  (WSHS = 60% white, 12% Farms; Lee = 23% white, 50% Farms).  But, don't be fooled into believing you are getting so much more in terms of educational quality.  White kids and non-poor kids at Lee = 8 (out of 10).  White kids and non-poor kids at WSHS = 9 (out of 10).

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