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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The "Hints" greatschools provides now kind of highlights the issues with their new rating system.

[quote]A worrisome sign:

Test scores for [b]low income students[/b] at this school fall below the state average for [b]all students.[/b][/quote]

This is 100% across-the-board expected.  The fact that they are providing it as a "worrisome sign" makes me assume it is being used in the rating calculation.  Here is how a properly worded Hint/Factor would be presented and used in the rating:

[quote]A worrisome sign:

Test scores for [b]low income students[/b] at this school fall below the state average for [b]all low income students.[/b][/quote]

See what I did there?  The above quote would have been a valid, and useful factor in calculating the ratings.  The first one does nothing but contaminate the entire rating system, rendering it useless.

I know there is never going to be a perfect way to do this. [b] But why wouldn't they just compare test scores of each sub-group to the subgroup's average within the state? [/b] And then aggregate the results from all sub-groups into an overall rating?  It's still just using objective data instead of some completely concocted formula pulled out of thin-air.[/quote]

That's what US News does.  It's why Madison HS dropped out of the rankings this past year.  You aren't eligible if you have a sub-group that is under-performing compared to the average for that particular sub-group within the same state.   [/quote]

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