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[b]It is common sense to look at student test scores when choosing a school[/b]. It certain does not tell you EVERYTHING about "whether the teachers are good or whether the school is well-run". ANYTHING? hard to say.

And also remember people can be interested in knowing how good their kids' schoolmates perform before choosing a school as well.

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How did people ever manage to do this before there were standardized test scores easily available on the Internet?!

But yes, if you're interested in the average scores on standardized tests at a school, then it certainly is common sense to look at the average scores on standardized tests at the school.[/quote]

It is common sense to look at student performance data before choosing a school because it is one of the most directly accessible information. I don't know how people manage to do it before - but it is clearly easy to do now.
This is much easier than finding out how "good" the teachers (there can be reviews but you'll never be able to find that for ALL the teachers and make a sensible comparison between schools) are, or similar aspects that are rather subjective.
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That information isn't that helpful. It's just an average that indicates an areas overall affluence. One school may have a small group of high-performers whereas another has a slightly larger group. [/quote]

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