Reply to School Board is Failing – Central High with 80% Poverty is Blowing McLean and Langley Out of the Water

Forum Index » Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

Reply to "School Board is Failing – Central High with 80% Poverty is Blowing McLean and Langley Out of the Water"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It says that Central High went from 39% free and reduced lunch to 81% free and reduced lunch within a year. Why is that?

The Wise school district does seem to be getting some things right but it's still a little strange why there is such a difference from one year to another. Also, this spending does not include the state spending. Can you show it along with the federal and state spending and then rate it comparatively to the cost of living of these two areas? Also when do the kids take these tests? Its really annoying to have comparisons of Algebra II but kids who take it in 8th grade compared to sophomore year as if it's the same type of student and school.[/quote]

even at 39%, it's still higher than all the FCPS compared schools. FCPS is doing something wrong.[/quote]

What scores are you comparing?  Post something better, if you want a discussion.[/quote]

Here are some statistics based on the data about test scores, spending, and poverty rates for each school:

Central High:
Test Score to Spending Ratio: 0.0140
Poverty to Spending Ratio: 0.0136
Spending: $5,947 per pupil
Poverty Rate: 80.7%
Average Test Score: 83.27

McLean High:
Test Score to Spending Ratio: 0.0090
Poverty to Spending Ratio: 0.0014
Spending: $8,768 per pupil
Poverty Rate: 12.2%
Average Test Score: 78.63

Langley High:
Test Score to Spending Ratio: 0.0093
Poverty to Spending Ratio: 0.0004
Spending: $8,882 per pupil
Poverty Rate: 3.9%
Average Test Score: 82.25

Falls Church High:
Test Score to Spending Ratio: 0.0024
Poverty to Spending Ratio: 0.0051
Spending: $11,958 per pupil
Poverty Rate: 61.4%
Average Test Score: 28.94

Justice High:
Test Score to Spending Ratio: 0.0030
Poverty to Spending Ratio: 0.0060
Spending: $11,096 per pupil
Poverty Rate: 66.8%
Average Test Score: 33.12

Key Insights:
Negative correlation (-0.88) between test scores and spending per pupil indicates that higher spending doesn't necessarily result in higher scores in these schools.
Moderate negative correlation (-0.47) between poverty rate and test scores shows that higher poverty is associated with lower test scores, but not as strongly as spending.

This shows that despite higher spending in schools like Falls Church and Justice High, there is no significant improvement in test scores. In fact, schools with lower spending, like Central High, are outperforming them, which suggests a failure in how FCPS allocates and utilizes its resources.[/quote]

Average test score is a meaingless number.  Your "Key Insights" are meaningless - bad data in, bad data out.[/quote]

Saying average test scores are meaningless just isn’t true. They’re a valid way to see how well a school is teaching its students, especially in key subjects. Sure, no single number tells the whole story, but test scores are a big part of how schools, districts, and even states measure success.

Dismissing these numbers ignores how education is evaluated at every level. Plus, if schools are spending more but still scoring low, that’s a red flag about how resources are being used. It’s not "bad data"—it’s real info showing where things aren’t working.[/quote]

What average test scores?   SOLs?  Which SOLs?  That's why I said it's meaningless.  You are not providing any useful information.  [/quote]

Interesting point, but the data I’m referring to comes directly from SchoolDigger, which compiles SOL (Standards of Learning) scores across various subjects—English, Math, Science, etc. These are the same metrics used by the state to evaluate school performance.

It seems like you’re pretty defensive about the data. Do you have a vested interest in this topic? I’m just sharing numbers that are publicly available to make a point about how FCPS is using its resources. If there’s something you think I’m missing, feel free to share your insights or data so we can have a clearer discussion.[/quote]

I was asking you to provide your units, your context.  This is what my DS keeps getting dinged for in math class right now, too.  Sure, I could look up each school on the VA website, but I have other things to do with my time and other posters are providing more specific test score information for the various schools and districts.  [/quote]

If you make a claim, you back it up.

And please learn about COL before talking about funding again. 
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics