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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Metis report gives info on the students applying to the HGC for 2013/2014, those students would have taken last years 5th grade PARCC.  So comparing numbers for those 5th graders

3.4% of all 3rd graders were offered spots at an HGC, 7.5% scored a 5 in math, 5.4% scored a 5 in Reading
White: 5.3% offered HGC, 9.8% 5 in math, 8.9% 5 in Reading
Asian: 8.3% offered HGC, 21% 5 in math, 11.4% 5 in Reading
Black: 1.4% offered HGC, 1.2% 5 in math, 1.4% 5 in Reading
Hispanic: 0.8% offered HGC, 1.4% 5 in math, 1.2% in Reading

I'd believe way to much credence could be placed in PARCC results, and there's no telling how much various groups overlap, e.g. certainly HGC students aren't a strict subset of students who receive 5s and there are far more 5s awarded than slots in HGCs.  Still to the extent they are counting the same kids, it would suggest HGCs already do a good job attracting the best candidates in each subgroup, acceptances won't increase until all scores improve.  [/quote]

I posted earlier that the proportions scoring 5s would probably match closely with the proportions in the HGC and it appears that I was correct.  I agree; it looks like they're doing a good job of pulling qualified candidates.[/quote]

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