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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Previous poster with kid attending. Kid went in above grade level is still very above grade level. Kid isn’t bored. Kid perhaps not as academically challenged as they might be elsewhere (but they are in dual language classes as a non-native speaker so they are challenged in that way). Some teachers make an effort to differentiate.

Kid is being challenged non-academically by being in a majority POC environment with students of very varying proficiencies and abilities. They are not the only academically advanced kid.

There are some team sports after school (competitive and club). There are some after school clubs. Kid has made new friend at MacFarland. Arabic is offered to all students, and intro Spanish to students who who are not in dual language classes (DL students take a more advance SLA). They go on field trips, etc.

Some kids may be bored there, but my kid is not. [/quote]

You are presenting a view of the score through rose colored glasses. The PARC numbers speak for themselves.  There are very, very few high, achieving students at the school, and the overwhelming majority are below grade level. That is just a fact.[/quote]

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