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As far as the High schools why dont we have at least one that is a "7" on great schools.com? Our most esteemed school is Roosevelt and that is just a "6"..again you can say the "demographics" (blacks) but look at these majority black HS in Charles & Baltimore County

Charles County:

[b]West Lake HS:  70 percent Black, 11 percent White, 5 percent Hispanic  "7"
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http://www.greatschools.org/maryland/waldorf/598-Westlake-High-School/

[b]North Point HS: 55 percent Black, 30 Percent White. Also a "7"[/b]

http://www.greatschools.org/maryland/waldorf/2554-North-Point-High-School/details/

P.S. [b]They also have 2 other HS (Black population 55 % +) that are a "6"
P.S. My point we have let  PG GOVT use these things as EXCUSES as to why we can't produce high test results and low crimes. Now I know that MD test scores are really high compared to other states so even a school like Duval which is barely a 3 has about 80-85 of the student body proficient in scores which in any other state would give it at least a 5 or 6, but were not in any other state were in MD so why can't our scores match other HS with similar demographics? WE AREN'T THE PROBLEM PG GOVT IS
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You know the schools you list first as examples have a much lower poverty rate than most high schools in PG County.   For one thing their FARMS rate (free and reduced meals) is a lot lower than the school you are comparing it to.

West Lake High School:   FARMS rate       28%
North Point High School:   Farms rate     18%
Roosevelt High School:  FARMS rate       40%

Even so, how well an education are those poor kids on Free/Reduced Meals being educated?   Well, look at the most recent test scores for the PARCC -- Algebra I test and see how FARMS kids are doing at each of those schools.   What percentage of FARMS kids passed (proficient) the Algebra I test at each school?

West Lake High School  --- less than 1%
North Point High School  -- less than 1 %
Roosevelt High School  ----   19%

So, if you are a poor kid, would you rather go to a school with a greatschools score of 7?   Or Would 6 be OK?

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