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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thread went off track when some W parent asserted TPMS was inferior to their W feeder since Their high school had higher SAT average.

There is a well documented correlation between affluence and standardized test scores. Race is a proxy for SES. Blair is the most diverse high school I’m Maryland whereas Ws are homogenous by comparison.

Comparing SAT scores of the largest demographic cohort common to these schools is the fairest way to compare these schools as opposed to comparing the affluence of the surrounding communities. [/quote]

Some of us are just saying on average, TPMS is not as strong as RF or CJ for the non-magnet part as far as STEM is concerned, based on SAT scores of Blair students vs Wootton students. 
You are the one using the word "inferior".

For the rest of your post, I agree that we can make all kinds of comparisons, as long as they are based on valid data (for example, one of the previous PP where the average SAT for WHITE Blair students were mistakenly used as score for all Blair students - that is not valid).

People make their decisions based on the facts. So if some people believe: "I don't care what SAT average the school has, since that can be a result of certain groups of students not doing well in SAT. As long as my group does well, it means the teachers teach well and the school guides well and my kid will succeed", that is perfectly fine. Some may even think having their kids going to a school were average SAT is not so high, would be a good thing since that way , their kids can easily become the top in the school.

Other parents may prefer a school with better average stats - they may believe that the teaching resources are not that different between schools yet they want their kids to be among kids that do better (SAT is one way to judge that).

It is the parents' choice. 
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The poster clearly did this intentionally in order to isolate for the vast demographic and socio-economic differences between these schools by comparing similar groups at both schools we  see how these schools really stack up. They found that a similar student at Blair outperforms a similar student at Wooton. It's really not that complicated. 
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It is not that complicated.

So it is up to the parents to decide: do you want your kids (if not able to enter the magnet program) to go a school where it appears that each ethnic group is doing better, or to a school where the average of all students is better. The former is BLAIR and the latter is WOOTTON (in that comparison).

So if one believes teachers and programs at BLAIR are better so that my kids will do better despite the influence of the other overall lower performing students, one would choose BLAIR. If one believes the students influence is more important, one would choose WOOTTON. If neither matters, than look at other aspects...

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