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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To me those test scores show the socio-economic diversity of the schools. Those at the bottom have more recent immigrants and lower income kids from surrounding neighborhoods. If you actually look at test scores broken down, college bound kids are scoring just fine in those lower-tier schools.

The other thing that I appreciate is meeting all the Academy kids (eg orthodontics) that work in offices as young adults around our neighborhood. Those kids who are college-bound initially, if given guidance, can get an academy education that allows them to work after HS. Takes personal motivation by the student though and there's a subset who aren't that motivated.[/quote]

Not always. Among the group that is most heterogeneous in NoVa (whites), there are some fairly significant differences in performance among schools, which could be explained in part by income levels, but is also consistent with UMC white kids not doing as well at the schools that need to focus most of their attention on the ESOL/FARMS population. There is at least enough uncertainty about this to continue to drive most parents who can afford them to the higher rated schools; otherwise, more would seek out the lower-performing schools so their kids could both excel and stand out there.[/quote]

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