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Page 6 of this report doesnt show any of what you're talking about. Page 6 is a breakdown of the AAP participation rates by demographic.

Surely you know that a threshold is a benchmark and that kids can be accepted below that given special circumstances? I'm definitely not implying that black and brown kids should not be allowed entry based on lower scores. I'm still trying to figure out what your point is though. Its not some outlandish idea that if a kid has a lower score but the rest of his/her package is impressive that he should be let into the program. Otherwise why even ask for anything other than test? If anything using a broader criteria will increase the amount of diversity in the program because know that generally bias exists in standardized testing.[/quote]
Sorry.  Page 66.  
It's not a threshold when a decent number of kids are getting in with scores below that threshold.  Unless you're trying to argue that 115 or 120 is the threshold, you would have entirely too many kids get in under the threshold these days.  It's definitely not 132.  If you do the math, AAP represents about 20% of the population per grade.  10-13% are in pool, which required only a single sub score at 132.  By FCPS stats, around 2/3 of pool kids get in, which is 6.67-8.67 percent of the school population.  The remaining 11.3-13.3 percent of the population is in AAP without being in-pool.

If the threshold is the point at which admission to AAP is rare, then the threshold would have to be at most a 115 CogAT, but it would also be a 12 or so GBRS.  [/quote]

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