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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I say bunk. UMC parents, particularly white parents, don't tend to care much about ES test scores. They mainly care about enrolling at the schools where the other UMC parents enroll.

For example, Brent's test scores have been among the lowest for white kids in the city for years, yet UMC parents continue to flock to Brent.  The school's at-risk rate has plummeted in the decade my kids have been there from more than a 1/3 to around 5%.  Meanwhile, Watkins continues to post among the highest test scores for white kids in the city, but isn't nearly as popular as Brent for UMC families.[/quote]

This is actually not true... either re: Brent or re: Watkins this year FWIW. Their scores broken down by demographics were extremely comparable (and both very solid, but not super spectacular). I think L-T actually had the best ELA scores on the Hill (both by demographic and overall) & Maury the best math scores, IIRC.

[b]That said, parents absolutely do look at scores, partially as a proxy for how many UMC kids are staying in the testing grades (overall scores), but also to see if being in the minority of UMC students at a school is negatively effecting those kids results (demographic results)[/b].[/quote]

A caveat might be helpful here. Parents look at scores where they [i]can't afford to buy or rent real estate in urban school districts (however small as on Cap Hill) that are overwhelmingly UMC and white[/i].  Parents of means who can't afford privates easily often look at a neighborhood school's demographics, then look no further.  [/quote]

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