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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The percentage of kids below/at grade level really is not a function of how effective the school is.  SO many students arrive at middle school incredibly far behind where they should be.  This is a function of so many factors, including quality of elementary school education, pandemic, socioeconomic status, etc. While there is still a lot of progress to be made, the school was recognized earlier this school year for math and reading growth that exceeds other middle schools.[/quote]

This. Middle school PARCC scores are just not a very informative metric. A middle school only has three years with each kid, best case scenario, to make up for them being many years behind when they come in. Look to growth metrics and other quality indicators such as retention and published student work.[/quote]

My concern would be about the energy/resources that need to be spent on the very large majority of remedial students.  Does the school end up so focused on their needs that it isn't able to give adequate attention to kids who are on- and above-grade level.  What does the tracking look like?  In my public middle school we had honors classes for all four core subjects, but my impression has been that EH does not.  Would be delighted to be wrong.[/quote]

OP here. This is where I had to drop a lot of preconceptions. My kid is not so special that he doesn’t benefit from interacting with all the other kids or the lessons as taught. The teachers are good and engage everyone. Lots of opportunities for cooperation, expression and group work. Honestly my particular kid likely benefits more from that than say being assigned books at his actual reading level. [/quote]

If your child's peers were at/on grade level, your child would still benefit from all the above AND get to read books at his actual reading level, no? That's happening elsewhere in DCPS and DCPCS, and it's not "misinformation" to point it out.[/quote]

Well, “learn as much as possible” can’t be the goal because there would be no limit. We could be like Korea with Hagwons. I feel like parents with that goal can move to Fairfax and shoot for AAP - that’s not us. [/quote]

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