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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who ever did the analysis of the sol numbers, thank you.
But [b]the numbers are still lower[/b]. [/quote]

Williamsburg or Kenmore?[/quote]

If you control for FARM status, test scores at Kenmore are still lower than at Williamsburg. One of the limitations of this analysis, though, is that it's not like SES and how it correlates with school performance is a yes/no question, where all kids above a certain income level are expected to perform at the same higher level and all of the kids below that income level are expected to perform at the same lower level. If the average ED student at Kenmore has a lower family income than the average ED student at Williamsburg, that the test scores at Williamsburg among ED students are higher does not necessarily mean that being with more affluent peers improves individual students' test scores. Same goes when comparing non-ED students at the same schools. Moving more affluent kids into Kenmore and moving less affluent kids out will probably improve test scores for the school overall, but that doesn't mean it'll improve the achievement of individual students.[/quote]

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