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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not familiar yet with PARCC scores, but it's striking to read that a 99% in the DCPS standardized test (PARCC) translates into 30% in the private school one (SSAT). Can other parents comment on this?[/quote]

Depends on your kid.

My child gets 4s on PARCC, and [b]got a 92 percentile on the SSAT[/b]. DC only did one practice test, no test prep.

Was in 5th grade at a DC charter school. Some tests just fit some kids better than others.

However, [b]we struck out at al[/b]l but one of the privates we applied to (Field, Burke, GDS).[/quote]

wow, this is a really striking fact, in and of itself. 
Your kid did really well on the SSAT.  92% on this test is a great score (for those not taking this test, this is normed against a very competitive group and generally an 80%+ gets a kid into the top boarding schools in the country).   Congrats to your kid!

And yet, your kid from a DC Charter didn't get into 2/3 local schools, 2 of which aren't competitive.   It's a VERY difficult world of admissions out there, especially coming from public/charter schools.  
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