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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These ratings systems got crap when it was all about test scores, which are typically a proxy for income level.  Now they factor in diversity.  So an all white school with the same test scores won’t rank as high.

ATS is able to produce high scores with diverse students because it’s a self selecting population of students.[/quote]

Why are some of the other self selecting schools not higher like Claremont or Campbell? [/quote]

Immersion literally puts core subjects in another language so it’s going to be hard to excel at standardized tests in all subjects.

Campbell is about being out in nature, not studying for tests or reading [/quote]

Re: immersion— maybe in lower grades, but immersion kids in MS/HS level outperform their non-immersion peers on at least some of the standardized tests. [/quote]

I disagree with this full as an immersion parent. Love that my child is part of the program and is almost fully dual language but when it comes to testing and some other stuff they are behind because we choose to put immersion first. I think it all depends on what you want for your kid and dual langue was top priority for us. [/quote]

This may be true for your individual child, especially if he or she is still young. But research does show immersion kids outperforming peers in at least some areas (immersion in general— not just in APS).  As a local example, the kids taking immersion biology at Wakefield consistently outperform non-immersion kids on the biology SOL, even though they are taking the class in Spanish and the SOL is in English. [/quote]

Would like to know where these stats are posted or provided at least the local example you provided. [/quote]

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