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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do people rely on great schools when assessing a school?  The site might be good for homogenous suburbans, but in no way reflect all urban school.  For special needs, I can see.[/quote]

Pp again.  For example, Great Schools has Haynes and Stokes as 7/10, 2R 9/10, IT 6/10 (with no test data and 4 star reviews), Lamb 10/10 with same test score as the 7/10 above, 3 KIPs 10/10, Mann 8/10 but other JKLMOs 9 or 10s.  It just seems to inconsistent to use scores on great schools IMHO[/quote]
21:31 here,
[b]Great Schools also offers test scores. They can be found under the test scores tab. [/b]Maury's can be found at http://www.greatschools.org/washington-dc/washington/28-Maury-Elementary-School/?tab=test-scores. Also Greatschools' ratings take into account score growth as well as test scores. According to Great Schools Haynes has a total score of 65.6% and Stokes has a test score of 63.2% and both have been flat so they seem to belong in the 7/10 category, while Two Rivers has a test score of  73.8% ad has improved significantly so it seems to belong in the 9/10 category. As for Inspired Teaching, [b]test scores are available, [/b](link here: http://www.greatschools.org/washington-dc/washington/839-Inspired-Teaching-Demonstration-PCS/?tab=test-scores), contrary to what PP said, and are abysmal (23% math and 46% reading), but they are a new school so Great Schools probably counts them as having improved from nothing. LAMB's test scores are 77.6% and they improve significantly from grade to grade so 10/10 seems deserved. Mann's scores are not stated as a whole, but are between the high 70's and low 90's and they have declined in test scores lately, so I can see why they would get only an 8/10. All the  JKLM's scores that were 10/10 seem well deserved. [b]However, Lafayette and Murch got only a 9/10[/b], contrary to what PP said. They have flatlined though, and sometimes slightly declined, compared to Janney and Key rising. This explains their score. [b]There are only two Kipp's with 10/10 and five kipp's are listed.[/b] For the two Kipp's they are growing and have test scores of 89.6% and 87.6%, explaining their rating. Given all of this, I am not entirely sure what is wrong with Great Schools. Great Schools seems perfectly fine to me, and you have not pointed out any errors not easily explained.[/quote]

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