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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That’s a LOT fewer. Like 150 vs. 300+?  What are the numbers at the other two schools?[/quote]

Good grief. How many peers does your snowflake need?[/quote]

Numbers are directly comparable because Swanson/WMS are so much bigger.  Looking at the 8th grade enrollment vs Intensified Geometry enrollment, the % of each 8th grade in that class is...

Gunston = 24%
Jefferson = 23%
Kenmore = 22%
Swanson = 22%
Williamsburg = 23%

So, there is no real difference between the schools in the highest math group for the current 8th grade.

Algebra is harder to calculate because it can include 7th or 8th graders.  But, looking at % in Intensified Algebra out of the total school population, we do see a lower % taking that at Kenmore

Gunston = 11%
Jefferson = 10%
Kenmore = 6%
Swanson = 13%
Williamsburg = 14%

Def a higher rate at Swanson, Williamsburg.  I wonder if some of that is due to parental involvement/influence?  I had a friend with a child a WMS who was really surprised to hear from other parents how many were getting their kids through Intensified Algebra with tutors.  They weren't able to handle it on their own but the parents had the resources to provide tutoring for the whole year.  That's a lot less likely to happen at schools with fewer affluent families.  Was it because those kids shouldn't have been in the class or the Algebra 1 teaching was weak?  I don't know but when my kids were in Intensified Algebra at TJ I didn't know anyone who needed to use a tutor for it.

Also, around a third of the 8th graders at Gunston, TJ, Kenmore are in pre-algebra in 8th grade, so on track to take Algebra in 9th grade.  At Swanson/Williamsburg it's about a quarter of the 8th grade.  So, it's not like those schools are universally high-achieving populations.

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