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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the new DC Report Card is to be believed, definitely SH. SH did very well; EH did horribly. SH was 20% up in every achievement metric and way ahead on growth. 60% difference in overall score. [/quote]

There's nothing to believe or not believe. The metrics are the metrics. The real questions are: do you understand what the metrics are measuring?  And: is the metric something you care about for your own family?

The bulk of the DC Report Card score is based on the schoolwide growth-to-proficiency measure, which I personally don't think is very useful for individual families.[/quote]

I mean EH did worse in literally everything they measured. Absolute score differential was the worst, but also growth. EH also had over 1/3rd of students who were chronically truant. Like there is nothing positive about the Report Card at all.[/quote]

In an ideal world, I want a middle school where every student thrives. In DC, I just want one where my student has enough academic peers for the school to provide appropriate coursework and educational opportunities.[/quote]

But that metric would favor SH even more…. In absolute performance, SH is miles ahead. Literally +20% in every achievement category. Lots of people on this thread claimed the schools were about the same, that appears to be manifestly untrue.[/quote]

I would choose S-H over EH every time. I just think the use of schoolwide averages overstates the differences between the two.

Based on offerings, anecdotes, and more granular CAPE data, I think it's likely that the distribution of student test scores, attendance, etc. is such that the bottom quartile of E-H performs significantly worse than the bottom quartile of SH, but that the top quartile looks about the same for both schools.

To illustrate. Both schools have a fairly bad meets/exceeds rate in CAPE Math, though E-H is worse.
E-H: 21% (91 out of 424)
SH:  32% (139 out of 437)

But looking only at meets/exceeds for advanced (HS) math, it's clearer that both schools have similarly-sized cohorts of students succeeding in higher-level coursework.
E-H: 61% (28 out of 46)
SH: 70% (39 out of 56)

As a DCPS parent facing scarce MS options, the size and success of this student group matters more to me than the schoolwide averages do.[/quote]

Well this matches up with the fact EH has 17% more at risk students. [/quote]

Exactly. Making the choice between EH and SH based on academics has no support.  Visit both and see what you think. Personally I think keeping kids with their elementary friends is the more important thing, as well as being able to walk to school. Honestly it’s great to have both options on the Hill. [/quote]

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