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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, in HS, many kids just do the minimum and don't care about these tests.  I wouldn't put much concern in them.  We have skipped testing, and I don't even look at the scores, as it means nothing - for all I know, my kids just randomly check boxes if it's not a graduation requirement, as once you are in HS, you are on the track, so there is no benefit to the student.  (I am a parent who pays attention to every grade, etc, but this stuff doesn't matter).[/quote]

I'm not worried about my kid's score as she is not in HS, nor am I particularly worried about the quality of education kids get at Einstein given that the 2025 proficiency rate seems aberrant. I do think it is fair to wonder how well schools are doing at teaching kids math and literacy as these skills are important for a lot of things in life.

And in general, the MD school report card website seems poorly designed and unclear - they could clearly label their tables and charts so you don't have to dig into other documents to find out what the numbers they are listing actually are.[/quote]

The quality of the education is really about the teacher your child is assigned to.  Teachers are hit or miss at any school.  And, many of the kids are ESOL as there is a large Hispanic population.  These are great kids, so don't get turned off by it.  But, if they don't speak or read English well, it's impossible to pass these tests.

Don't choose a school on numbers alone.[/quote]

Oh we have already chosen Einstein. We are in our forever home.

But it's telling how parents who want to understand the school system and how well it is serving students get waved off and yelled at.[/quote]

It's impossible to understand the system, and you have to look at your child's true peers to actually compare, given there is a SPED program and ESOL, and other factors that impact test scores.  They don't fully break them down enough to get a real sense of things. [/quote]

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