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[quote=Anonymous]I have zero concern that my kids won't be prepared for college or that the vast majority of their classmates won't be either. Their MS has roughly 60% FARMs and ESOL but has at least 76% passing the SOLs (including quite a few with perfect scores on at least some of the tests). So, let's say there are 1,000 kids in the MS. That means there are 760 passing each test at a minimum. If we assume that all non-FARMs passed (an assumption, not a given), then that means there are 400 non-FARMs and 360 FARMs/ESOL kids who also passed. 100% pass rate for non-FARMs/non-ESOL would be fantastic. And if 360 of 600 FARMs/ESOL also pass (60%), that's no small feat either since many of these kids have parents who speak no English, can't help their kids with their schoolwork, and can't afford tutoring or test prep classes. In reality, not 100% of the non-FARMs kids pass, which means that the percentage of FARMs/ESOL kids passing is actually higher than 60%. And when you factor in that many of the "non-FARMs" kids at this school are probably barely above that money line, that makes these schools all the more impressive.[/quote]

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