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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

Well, you are making a huge assumption that the difference between the high SES and middle SES groups could make a student who is lower percentile nationally 19 percentage points higher than a student in the other group who is actually higher nationally.  I think that's really unlikely, but only someone with access to all the numbers could say for sure.  If you have two students who are both 98% nationally and one from a low SES group ends up with an MCPS 99% and one from a high SES group ends up with an MCPS 96% do you still think that makes no sense?  We don't know what these numbers actually are and how much the national % and MCPS % are different, but based on what 5th grade parents were reporting on other threads I don't think you can be 98 or 99% nationally and be 80% MCPS.  I don't think it changes that much.  They are reporting both scores to parents, so if there are differences that large, there should be people here who can attest to it (of course, anonymous, so...)[/quote]

As a PP has said, MCPS does not have information about socioeconomic status This is what they have:

1. Whether or not you receive free or reduced meals.
2. Where you live.

Is that a proxy for your socioeconomic status? Yes. Is it a good one? Not very, but it's all they've got.[/quote]

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