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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools dont need to be all things to all people, esp charters. Latin is good at being a classics based program, close connected community and pretty high college placement across all demographics with lots of scholarships and grants. Personally I think its hokey for Latin to replicate in an underserved neighborhood, rather than a central location - but I imagine with more seats there will continue to be kids in low SES neighborhood for whom the description above could be of interest? [/quote]

Uh, the very reason for charters in DC is to try innovative approaches to reach underserved children, and to improve outcomes. [/quote]

Is it really true that Latin is good at it, if so many of its AA studentd are scoring well below grade level?[/quote]

lol to accurately test you have to compare entry and exit levels.  I would suspect the majority of the AA students are below grade level when they enter the school.   That goes for the other extreme too.  I would suspect most white students are above grade level when they enter

Latin, like most other schools should not be penalized or rewarded for test scores that simply reflect the demographics of the student body.

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The way that is measured is by looking at the median growth percentile -- how much progress are students making from year to year, regardless of whether they are proficient/advanced.

Latin's MS growth scores overall are no better than the city-wide average; Latin's black students have the worst growth scores of any racial or ethnic group in the school.

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I agree with you that the growth scores seem like they would be telling. I wish they were broken out by grade and by score (i.e. I'm not so bothered if a 4 doesn't become a 5, but i expect almost all 1s & 2s to improve). I also didn't see the growth scores for HS.
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