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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's important to look not only at the details in the data, but also at the School-at-a-Glance information to understand what special programs are in the school. Some of the special programs have students with profound challenges in many of these measures, and can skew the average lower for the school. For example, if you have a graduating class of 500 and a graduation rate of 94%, that means 30 kids are not graduating on time. But if 20 of those 30 kids are in the building because of a special program, then the home school population graduation rate would be 98%. Yes, the school still needs to support all students in graduating, but judging the quality of the entire school by these numbers is pointless. They are more useful to point out problems areas, and within the school to point out that a particular program isn't working effectively and needs change.[/quote]

No.  Using caution in data analysis isn't fun.  It's way more fun to make blanket assessments based upon the raw summary provided and then to rub it in the face of people who overpaid for homes in places where schools are ranked surprisingly low.[/quote]
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