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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]they all drop out by end of 8th grade and all that's left is that big bump in scores that MCPS sees in 11th grade testing by demographic. nevermind that some sample groups are considerably smaller. [/quote]

Not even remotely true and patently racist. [/quote]

The data is on the MCPS website. The number of ESOL, FARMS and hispanic student in each class grade cliffs off after 8th and 9th grade severely. It is one of many problems the county has to deal with since keeping them as engaged populace and productive workers is imperative to civil society.  Dropping out because you are getting poor grades and then turn to cash jobs, teen pregnancies, or making trouble is a real problem in the east side of Montgomery County. THe pressure is there from one's tribe as well. It's the way things are done. [/quote]

The percentage of students in ESOL decreases because students learn English.

Elementary schools overall: FARMS 39.3%, Hispanic 32.3%, ESOL 25.3%
Middle schools overall: FARMS 32.7%, Hispanic 29.2%, ESOL 8.9%
High schools overall: FARMS 27.0%, Hispanic 29.5%, ESOL 11.2%

I'm not seeing a drop off a cliff here. I am seeing a student population that is increasingly poor and Hispanic (a well-known fact) - or do you think that poor and Hispanic students also drop out between fifth grade and sixth grade?[/quote]

Are you trying to use percentages to show the quantity of something is changing.  Yikes.  Must be C2.0 math. [/quote]

If poor students and Hispanic students were dropping out in great numbers, then the percent of poor students and Hispanic students would decrease -- unless everybody else were similarly dropping out. [/quote]

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