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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's interesting how Stokes is one of the few schools that has most kids getting 4+ on both tests yet underperforms for 3+ given its at risk percentage. That indicates a significant achievement gap: mostly 4s and 5s but also more 1s and 2s than one might expect. If I were considering the school I would want to know how it works with such a range of students.[/quote]

Stokes is a small school that can lead to some variation in the data. Not sure if why you would pick out Stokes, but here is some data that shows why Stokes is doing better than other well regarded schools.

- For economically disadvantaged kids scoring 3+ on ELA Stokes Brookland is 14 points higher than Janney and 18 points than Mann.

- For Black students there are a total of 6 ES in all of DC that have higher 3+ scores on the ELA portion.  There are too many WOTP schools scoring lower to list, but Janney is 28 points lower.

- For Black students there are only 18 ES that have higher 3+ scores for math.  Not as good there, but still 10 points above Janney.

So why would you call out Stokes and not Janney for achievement gaps?  If I were a family of a Black child, I would think Stokes is a fine option.   [/quote]

A 3 is not considered on/above grade level in dcps. Only 4’s and 5’s are. Charters, however, include 3’s for some reason. [/quote]

Who said it was?  Did you read the prior comment for context?  The PP stated Stokes has lots of 4s and 5s, but strangely questions why their 3+ scores seemed low.  They suggested Stokes has a significant achievement gap based on the 3+ metric and parents should reconsider sending their kids there. I was just pointing out that the data doesn’t suggest an achievement gap and if it does many highly regarded schools don’t do as well.

Some people will try to trash charters at every turn for political purposes, but ignore similar or worse issues at DCPS schools.
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