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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are referring to the clusters.  Each high school has a cluster and the big topic right now in the B-CC cluster has to do with a new middle school.  But take a look at the % of students that go to college from the down county high schools vs the other areas of the county

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I am the OP. I see the differences in performance among schools too, but my point is that these are averages based on the different populations of kids who go there. That's what I meant by who sits next to your kid in class. If you know your child, you encourage your child, and they have great teachers, they will not suffer harm if the kid next to them does not go to college. [/quote]

Given the current interest in test results in American schools, some parents may be concerned that large disparities in performance on tests will lead to greater focus on the kids who need remediation, leaving less attention to the kids who are already passing the tests. How does that fit with your argument, OP?[/quote]

Thanks for asking. As somebody pointed out, currently the system is that schools with lower scores get increased support and smaller class sizes for ALL students. So the fact that my child's school has a larger % of low-income students currently means he has smaller class sizes so the teacher can spend more time with the kids who need remediation. So far that's worked great for us. I do hear this fear from parents that you mention too, but I don't know if it's real. Can anyone chime in if they have a high-performing child in a lower-performing school, and how it has affected them?[/quote]

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