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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So to summarize:

[b][u]Performing above expectations[/u][/b]
Marshall [i](by a lot)[/i]
Falls Church
Annandale 
Stuart

[b][u]Performing roughly as expected[/u][/b]
TJ
Langley
West Springfield
McLean
Woodson
Madison
Oakton
Robinson
Lake Braddock
Chantilly
Centreville
South Lakes
Fairfax
Westfield
Hayfield
Edison
West Potomac
Herndon

[b][u]Performing below expectations[/u][/b]
South County [i](by quite a bit)[/i]
Mt. Vernon
Lee
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I would only say that Marshall is truly performing above and South County below (and maybe Mt. Vernon). [b]The rest are probably still performing about where you would expect (Falls Church, Annandale, Stuart, and Lee)[/b] - one point variation on the scale could involve lots of factors.[/quote]

I'd probably be inclined to give Lee the benefit of a doubt.  Annandale and Falls Church (with 52 and 53% FARMS rates respectively) performed as well as Herndon with only a 36% FARMS rate.  That's strikes me as fairly impressive.  
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Or is Herndon performing below expectations? The F/R lunch and ESL rates have risen pretty quickly there and the school may not have adjusted.[/quote]

The numbers suggest Herndon is performing just about as expected for their current FARMS rate.  Not sure how the HHI for non-FARMS families compares between the Herndon zone and Falls Church/Annandale/Stuart.  Perhaps that could account for some of the difference.[/quote]

I guess it is hard to say the exact number a school should be at and a one number difference (3 or 4, 5 or 6, 8 or 9) does not say much because there are so many factors. For example, how are unaccompanied minors factoring into this equation? They have been concentrated in particular schools. Many of them are basically starting at scratch from an education perspective.

A difference of two GS numbers from the schools with like F/R lunch and ESL numbers starts to say a little more - like South County (bad) and Marshall (good). [/quote]

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