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[quote=Anonymous]The MCPS percentile score is based on grouping elementary schools in the county into three SES groups. They don't say exactly what criteria goes into it but the categories are something like highly impacted (by poverty), moderately impacted and mildly impacted. They may use FARMS percentage or Title I status. For the purpose of the MCPS percentile students are only compared to their "peers" in the same SES group. So a child from Bethesda Elementary would be compared to a child from Potomac Elementary but not to a child at Arcola or Wheaton Woods which are Title I schools. MCPS believes this helps level the playing field. As an aside, I'm not sure I get their logic. I think it makes sense to give extra points for MAP scores and other achievement-based testing but Cogat is supposed to measure raw cognitive ability so there should be about the same distribution in poor areas and wealthy areas. It shouldn't depend on prepping or enrichment.[/quote]
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