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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sweeping statement bearing little relationship to reality. Who cares about CAPE scores at DCI when middle school kids can take advanced math and get grouped in science and social studies classes with high achievers? In the high school, classes are tracked.  We can't afford a private, didn't get into BASIS or a Latin and don't want to move, so we make the best of the situation.

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If the classes are tracked, and you have a big enough cohort to stay advanced, then I agree, CAPE scores are irrelevant.[/quote]

Bingo.

I would also add that you need to compare apples to apples.

As said in this thread, DCI has 20 times more ELL and SPED.  If Latin had similar kids, numbers would be very different  [/quote]

Apples to apples, you say?  Do you always just make sh*t up?

1.  There are not lots more SPEDs at DCI than Latin.  Not sure why you think DCI would attract more SPEDs than Latin.  Plus, don't SPED kids typically get extra time on CAPE?  Why would you think that there are lots more at DCI than Latin, and why do you think that they do worse on standardized tests with accommodations?

2.  There are more ELL at DCI than Latin for obvious reasons.  However, there are about 4 or 5 times more ELL at DCI, not 20 times as you claim.  Moreover, if you look at ACCESS test results, the ELL at Latin do better than DCI.  In the last testing cycle, 17% of ELL at Latin tested proficient compared to 5% at DCI.  So, Latin does a better job teaching English to ELL than DCI.

3. Hopefully, kids at DCI speak pretty good English by 10th grade.  However, if you look at CAPE results for 10th grade, 63.8% of DCI students are below grade level in ELA.

4.  Looking at math in 10th grade, 93.7% of  DCI students are below grade level in math.  And math doesn't require English fluency.
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What is this crazy word salad?  DCI does have more English learners, more at risk students and more special ed students. I don’t think that makes it easier for them to do well on the CAPE or whatever.

Not sure where this insecurity is coming from. If you’re happy at Latin relax. [/quote]

So the insecure Latin booster thinks special ed kids unfairly get an advantage on test scores?  Ok. Sounds like a fantastic parent community over there at Latin. [/quote]

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