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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not much news here.

Among publics in DC SWW still ranks highest, followed by Banneker.

Washington Latin's SAT/ACT scores seem low - and only 18% of last year's seniors passed at least 1 AP exam? [/quote]

But wait, isn't SAT scores the only reason white folk won't look at Banneker? Yet they'll flock to Latin. Sad.[/quote]

Excellent point.

Banneker - SAT average for 2016 = 1038
Washington Latin - SAT average for 2016 = 943[/quote]

Why do people send kids there?[/quote]

Latin spins their data to make it sound better (their language in plain text; my annotation is in bold)

Our graduation rate is consistently among the highest in DC [b][below 100%][/b], and our students demonstrate their high level of college preparation with an exceptionally high pass rate on Advanced Placement exams – more than 75% received scores between 3 and 5 (all passing, with 5 as the top score) [b]many students at WL don't take APs; if you don't get a high enough grade in the pre-requisite you can't enroll in AP[/b]. Latin students also exceed the national and DC average on College Board’s PSAT and SAT tests. [b]DC average is very low[/b]

Nearly 100% of each senior class has been accepted to college. Our 225 alumni received nearly $21 million in scholarships, including eight Posse Scholars, three George Washington University Trachtenberg Scholars, and two Beat the Odds Scholars. One of our 2015 graduates was accepted to West Point Preparatory School, [/b]West Point Prep is for students who have promise for West Point but are judged to need another year of academics before enrolling[b] the first DC charter school student ever to do so.
I'm talking about Latin, and I'm really asking. [/quote][/quote]

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