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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not bothered by the basis kids scoring well on material at their grade level because they are so far ahead of grade level.  Make they're cooking the books somehow, but that's not what this is. [/quote]

Algebra I is not “at their grade level” for 10th graders. It’s remedial.

And it’s “cooking the books” whenever you use the numbers to compare BASIS to any other school. [/quote]

This is a dumb take.

Basis starts algebra and geometry in 7th grade.  They didn't develop their curriculum to track CAPE testing, and no one expects 7th graders to be tested on algebra and geometry in 7th grade.

The fact is that, as a general matter, the Basis math curriculum is the most advanced among public schools in DC.  So, it is no surprise that, by 10th grade, they have the highest math CAPE scores in DC.

Most 10th graders are taking AP Calculus AB in 10th grade (and many took AP Precalculus in 9th grade), and some are taking Calculus BC.  There is no CAPE test for that.

By PP's absurd logic, schools such as TJ in Fairfax County are "cooking the books" on SAT/ACT math scores (average math SAT is 780 and average math ACT is 35) because they teach math at such a high level and kids are taking the SAT and ACT after having taken math at that level.[/quote]

The point is that you cannot compare high school scores between BASIS and other schools because BASIS handles CAPE testing differently from every other middle and high school in DC.

At all other schools, the advanced students take Algebra and Geometry CAPE tests early on and are largely not testing at all once they reach the high school grades. At BASIS, all students are still testing in the high school grades. There's an obvious selection effect there that makes it so the scores are not directly comparable.[/quote]

That's theoretically possible, but if you look by high schools and determine the number of "missing" math students, it's typically a very low proportion. A lot of students retake algebra in 8th grade, and there's also the algebra 2 test. The far bigger issue is the BASIS middle school attrition/testing to advance. [/quote]

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