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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 11:40. [b]I was citing Great Schools because it's basically the only common metric I'm aware of.[/b] OP may be far and away more sophisticated at evaluating schools than I am, but it was one of the first things I looked at. Also, it does tell you how the kids at the school do on standardized tests. What that in turn tells you depends on what you think of standardized tests and many other things. Low scores may mean the school population is lower income, is more minority, is less educated, is less smart, has bad teachers, has bad leadership, low parental involvement, whatever conclusions you want to draw. Some of those things might mean your child gets a worse education, some don't necessarily mean that. Low scores might also lead to a push to raise scores, possibly resulting in a beloved principal being relocated (see: Randolph). High scores might mean the school population is higher income, less minority, more educated, better teachers, etc. It might mean your child gets to do more enrichment rather than focusing on test prep. There are lots of ramifications, some more obvious than others. But Great Schools does give you some info.[/quote]

Schooldigger is another. Both schooldigger and and greatschools are based on standardized test scores but use different algorithms so the ratings are a little different. My advice is to look at both websites, the demographic breakdown, and actual test results. Both websites have all that data. Don't judge a school by only the "number" rating on greatschools. Note that the greatschools ratings tend to fluctuate year by year, whereas schooldigger ratings are more consistent. [/quote]

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