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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Top 5 in VA public (TJ, Oakton, Langley, McLean, Marshall) absolutely trounced top 5 in VA private (Potomac, Basis, Flint Hill, Madeira, SSSAS).

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You know how to compare ratios, right? Apart from TJ, your statement doesn’t hold when considering the number of NMSF as a proportion of the graduating class. [/quote]

Agree.  This was a dumb comment when you look at overall numbers of kids in each school.  Have to look at the denominator. [/quote]

You also have to look at student demographics.  Some public schools have 30-80% of their students receiving free lunches because their family incomes are so low. Some have substantial shares of students who are English Language learners.  All have students with disabilities that most private schools would automatically exclude.  So to say "let's look at the denominator" when the denominator of private schools is primarily wealthy and children of the highly educated, is not the right metric either.[/quote]

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