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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a no brainer that looking at SH's test scores doesn't tell you all that much, given that just under one third of the students are in honors classes almost all day. PARCC scores are not pulled out by honors vs. regular classes.  No, PARCC scores are only pulled out by subgroup/race/sex/SES.

The students in the new honors classes for ELA, math, science, social studies and Spanish work at or above grade level.  The students in these classes are a very diverse group of kids by race and, to a lesser extent, SES. If you don't get into Latin or BASIS (or aren't attracted to these programs), can't afford privates, and live in-boundary, Hobson is now worth a look.[/quote]

This. Any parent who is simply going by test scores isn't truly making an informed decision. If SH is on your list as a possibility, you should come to the school, observe the honors classes, talk to parents whose kids are in the classes, talk to the teachers, the principal, etc. [/quote]

And don't assume your child will automatically qualify for these classes. There are plenty of smart students at SH.[/quote]

This is going a bit far. While there may be plenty of smart students at SH, there aren't "plenty" of high achieving ones if you look at test scores. [b]If your kid can get a 4 on PARCC (which I'm guessing most of this board would think was a disappointing score)[/b], they will get into SH's honors track.[/quote]

We are high-SES, Ivy-educated, and we don't think a 4 is disappointing.  You have some nerve casting it as a disappointing score.  It makes me wonder if your kid has even taken the PARCC. [/quote]

In the absence of special needs (which absolutely changes the calculus), the possible scores for children of parents like you are 4 or 5... Given that, I think many parents would be a tad disappointed with a 4. That said, I was being hyperbolic. But, if you’re worried about rigor in MS, your kid isn’t getting 3s and isn’t going to have trouble getting into SH honors. While the honors classes are very mixed racially and mixed SES-wise to a slightly lesser extent, there are vanishingly few high SESers at SH not in the honors track.[/quote]

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