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Reply to "Madison H.S. Parents - Principal Survey and Skills-Based Grading"
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[quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know why it is that the low-income students at Madison have low grades compared to other schools of similar demographics which brings down the Great Schools ratings? On Niche and other ratings, the school ranks very highly but on great schools Madison has a 6 out of 10 and they all have an 8 out of 10. I've checked other schools of similar demographics around the state and Madison is higher in all areas except for this, so it seems counterproductive to bring down the top performers who are excelling compared to other schools. The grades for English and Biology SOLs specifically are not meeting standards for the state. There must be another way to actually bring up these scores and help these students rather than affecting everyone else. Other schools are able to do this without implementing some grading system to artificially close a gap. The equity rating Madison gets is based off these SOLs. [/quote]
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