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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] think people were looking at 5th grade math because that's the metric OP used, based on her concerns about her Black child entering Piney Branch. But, let's look at something else. I guess the opposite of 5th grade math is 3rd grade English, right? So here are the scores for that group.

[b]Piney Branch - met and exceeded[/b]

Black - 19%

Hispanic - 25%

[b]Rolling Terrace - met and exceeded[/b]

Black - 19%

Hispanic - 11%

[b]East Silver Spring - met and exceeded[/b]

Black - 43%

Hispanic - 40%

[b]Flora Singer - met and exceeded[/b]

Black - 47%

Hispanic - 17%

None of this is meant to get into a pissing match over which ES is "best" but OP has a very legitimate concern as the parent to a kid of color. The resistance on this thread to acknowledging her concern as legitimate is troubling. [/quote]

To me, and I am not highly trained in statistics, it looks like ESS is doing something "right" - I don't know if you can compare the demographics of PB and Flora Singer as particularly equivalent.  That's part of why I wonder if it's the small school size that makes a difference at ESS.  Flora Singer had 19 African American 3rd graders tested.  PB had 80.  That's pretty different demographics.  [/quote]
If you're highly trained in statistics, you're aware there are a couple of problems with these statistics. They are allegedly based on a test that's been discredited and specifically for results for 5th-grade math only. The OP picked them specifically to make their case. This is often referred to as cherry-picking and is now way representative of anything.[/quote]

Just...for the sake of clarity: PP posted the scores above for 3rd grade English specifically because someone (maybe you) said the 5th grade math scores were cherry-picking. [/quote]

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