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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, the test scores reflect inadequate college prep for some of the city's brightest students all the way from K-12.  Look at SAT scores at NYC magnet programs for at-risk students, e.g. Bronx Science and Bronx Tech, if you doubt this.  The average scores for AA and Latino students at those school are at least 200 points higher for both reading and math.  The brightest poor minority kids can actually score high on standardized tests with the right prep and peer groups.[/quote]

Your comparison is a bit misleading.

Banneker is 92% black and Hispanic

NYC's specialized schools such as Bronx High School of Science are about 9% black and Hispanic.

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Right, and those NYC magnet minority poor kids knock it out of the park on standardized tests.  I know because I was one of them.  Those students come up through ES and MS GT programs and City-run standardized test prep centers.  Trust me, the myriad excuses for Banneker's abysmal standardized test scores on this thread won't do the students any good.[/quote]

Did your NYC magnet not teach how averages work?   Banneker is 92% Black and Hispanic. NYC magnets are around 9% per PP.  If they admitted the same percentage of low income URMs, what would those NYC magnet schools average SAT scores look like?[/quote]

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