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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is at a K-8 and has been consistently getting A's. Report card grades vary between 93-98. He's a good student, but I would not say he's super advanced academically from what I see when I help him with his homework. He's also not on the advanced Math track.

His ERB scores though are usually within the 50th-75th percentile when compared to other kids in private schools.
I have asked the school multiple times about the discrepancy but I was never given a straight answer. Other parents at our school have also shared similar experiences.
Are grades that inflated in all private schools now? Do they even matter? I do worry about outplacement when the time comes to move schools in 9th.
 [/quote] Here is a candid opinion. Yes, it does tell you that your child is not on the grade level. some private schools are watering down their curriculum and are just doing the very basic grade level work. ERBs at grade 4,5,7 6 and still ranging between 50-70% is telling your that your child is under performing. [/quote]

... no? Remember is that the 50-70% range the OP was talking about was for *private* schools, probably, given this board, independent ones. One of my children was only in the 25th percentile on math, by independent norms, while nevertheless being in the 70th percentile by national norms. 65th percentile quantitative reasoning, by independent norms, was 92nd percentile, nationally.

Second thing to consider is that maybe this is approximately where the kid *is*. Can't tell, from the outside, how well the school is doing with the raw material it has, though the all-As would make me feel a bit wary, unless he had really high executive function. [/quote]

PP we are talking about an elementary school age child who is at a k-8. OP is concerned about placement for 9th grade, not college. National norms and statistics are not relevant. The group you dismiss- local independents - is exactly the peer group her child will be competing against for 9th grade admission

Do you understand the context at all?[/quote]

DP, but I think PP was responding to the assertion kid isn't on grade level. A kid who is scoring well against the national norm and better than 50 to 75 percent of independent school students is ON grade level. Just not above it.

Grade inflation worries are about whether the student is getting an A for subpar work or too-easy assignments - basically, whether the student is learning enough. Competition for 9th grade admission is a different question.[/quote]

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