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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the data would be useful. Years ago I noticed that black students at Mount Vernon performed better on the SAT than those at South Lakes. (I don’t have any idea as to the scores today). But it was a gap that on its face made little sense. Reston is a variant of Sweden in America, with all sorts of resources to assist those in need. Perhaps it was an anomaly for a year or two. One could guess that the culture that often surrounds Section 8 housing requires additional diligence and could have accounted for the gap. (A couple at University of Memphis explored these kind of gaps as to criminality and Section 8 but their research has been eclipsed as too sensitive). But there is no way to get at that data to substantiate this. By the way, I think a serious student can obtain a very good education at South Lakes so it is not a statement on the school in general. Transparency in score reporting, however, can be useful.[/quote]

This is why the data always needs contextualization though--what percentage of black students took the test at Mt Vernon vs South Lakes for instance.  What's the SES of each  relative group (since that's the greatest predictor of SAT, far more than school attended)? Overall, South Lakes SES is higher, but the Black population SES there is a lot lower due to concentration in Section 8 housing.  This is exactly why producing SAT results as a simple table broken down this way ends up being misleading--especially since test optional is lowering participation in ways it never used to.  Kids see their PSAT score, know their GPA and decide whether it's worth it to take the SAT or go test optional.[/quote]

The value is in framing an inquiry and not jumping to conclusions. Given the social support and networks in Reston, the nature of the gap would be a worthy study. If the gaps cannot be closed in Reston, matters are pretty bleak. [/quote]

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