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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It dropped the Latin number to a 2/10 for their middle school.

Then you look at the data and nothing speaks 2/10. I guess Latin does not release some information and GS dinged them really hard for it. [/quote]

Not sure releasing would have helped. Their numbers are pretty bad. [/quote]

What numbers? Their PARCC scores are pretty similar to Hardy, which is a 9/10. [/quote]

No kids at Latin but it’s BS.  It’s all about equity and at risk and Latin likely got dinged because they have low at risk.

When you see DCPS schools where overwhelming majority are not even on grade level higher than Latin, not to mention the data misinformation, I don’t know how you can take Great schools seriously.[/quote]

The ratings are incomplete. The overall rating is supposed to be a compilation of academic data (including test scores), equity, etc. But none of the DC charters seem to have test score data available so the score is defaulting to equity only in most cases. If the equity score is low, it appears the overall rating is low. For example, Cap City's middle school has a 5 for equity and a 5 as the overall rating. Sela is a 7 for equity and a 7 overall.

The charter high schools look a little better because their scores reflect both college readiness and equity but still don't have test scores.

GreatSchools sucks. It's ridiculous that it is still around when it has been inaccurate and presenting faulty information for years.[/quote]

Ahh, this explains LAMB too, because there is 0 chance it should have a 10 based on the test scores it's showing and it has a 10 for equity (maybe because all groups do equally poorly on tests?).[/quote]

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