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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've read in a few threads to not pay too much attention to Cape scores, and i've also seen Charters refenced alot for more of a nuanced curriculum, but how exactly is that measured if Charter standardized testing scores are noticeably lower than a Brent, Janney, Maury, Murch etc? If not using DC Cape as a metric, how do parents measure whether their child is on or above grade level? And other than perceived SES level, differentiate between High performing schools vs lower or mid performing schools?

Its easy to tell what the "best" schools are based on testing scores alone(and location obviously), but i'm curious [b]what metric parents are using to decide whether their kids are at, below or well beyond grade level in various areas[/b]?

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Are you asking about how parents know how well their kids are doing? There are lots of assessments throughout the year -- for my kids, it's iReady at one school (which is actually quite precise) and MAP at another school. I do pay a lot of attention to these.

I don't really care about CAPE and it's weird how much later it comes out. That said schools that have very high CAPE scores tend to be doing something right.[/quote]

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