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Reply to "GreatSchools Ratings Downgrade for Top FFX Schools "
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[quote=Anonymous]That is why those scores mean nothing? First, the scores are calculated by comparing schools in the area. So if ONE school got better test scores another school is going to drop. It is kind of wierd. I will give this as an example. There is a school in S. Arlington ranked 3. The test scores are all in the high 80th percentile. I looked up my school back home. It is ranked a 6. It's test scores are in the 50th percentile. The school back home is ranked higher becuase the other schools have even worse test scores. It is difficult in an area like NOVA where the schools are all pretty good (and yes I am standing by this statement becuase compared to the rest of the country, the schools are ALL outstanding, even the ones in the poorer neighborhoods). But it basically means that you are giving lower rankings to scores that have high test scores simply because one school scored 99% and one score 90%. [/quote]
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