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If you want to define a "good" school, that is fine.

The previous poster was clearly talking about performance data. I was simply showing him that the report quoted in OP does not provide the overall performance data. You can have a school in which all subgroups perform better, but overall it does not.

Whether that performance data (score) means anything - I don't want to be dragged into that for now.

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How is it possible for "each subgroup to perform better but not overall" compared to another school?[/quote]

See, that's the problem. Many people are mislead by those type of reports.

Let me give you an example: pet school A and school B, dogs and cats go to these schools.

In school A, cats get an average score of 90, dogs get an average score of 20.
In school B, cats get an average score of 100, dogs get an average score of 30.

Do you think school B must out-perform school A?

Not true. The answer: school A has 100 cats and 1 dog. School B has 100 dogs and 1 cat. Now you can see which school has higher performing animals?

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School A is clearly better. Your reasoning is flawed. [/quote]

Wrong! School B is better for dogs and for cats since both groups perform better there than at the alternative. This is pretty basic stuff. [/quote]

Although averages are interesting, you're right; it comes down to individual outcomes so dogs and cats are better off at school B.[/quote]

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