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[quote=Anonymous]Latin parent here--
I am not sure why you have 25% failing to meet proficiency.   My guess is that since Latin is open-lottery---you are seeing at least 25% of the students coming from elementary schools which also failed to meet basic proficiency.  I think the test is to compare the data between the 5th and 8th grades and see if there is overall improvement.  (I tried to find the relevant data on OSSE but couldn't immediately lay hands on it.)  That would tell you whether Latin is managing to remediate the effects of substandard elementary education with its students.

I realize that doesn't address your concerns however about the already-high performer.  I know that Latin's teachers try to offer extra projects that will help challenge the advanced learners.  My sense is that you can get a lot more G&T-type focus in MoCo or Fairfax county, so your husband is right in that regard.  What we like about Latin is the classical curriculum and the small size.  We too wrestle with whether to move to one of the excellent suburban systems but worry that our particular kid would not thrive in a huge public school setting.  [/quote]

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