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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree. But, disagree with generalized blanket statements that it implies ( White/Asian smart, non W/API dumb)

I also used Great Schools when buying our home as my DD went to a previous GS 3 school. All minority, she was the top student who moved up a grade for Reading and Math. We moved to a GS 9 school and in CM she has a partner at the top and lots of similar peers. And they have Literature circles so she is always challenged with peers.

Signed, an African-American Mom[/quote]

I actually think your point shows how GS's new methodology is flawed. It figures "equity" scores by comparing test scores by race and not by SES, which is really what matters and really where the achievement gap is.

For example, Bethesda Elementary's GS rating overall is a 9 - their test score rating is a 9, academic progress rating is a 6, and equity rating is a 10 (because kids of all races score equally on standardized tests, since they are all of high SES).

In contrast, a school like Flora Singer in Silver Spring scores an overall GS rating of 6 - with a test score rating of 7, the same academic progress score of 6 as Bethesda Elementary and an equity rating of 3 because of the disparity in scores among races, which in this case is most likely an SES issue - the Hispanic students there (who tend to be of lower SES than the white students at that school) have a test score rating of 3, while white students there have a test score rating of 10)

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