Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FARMS too high for me.

You have got to be kidding.

+1
That was my reaction, too.

Anonymous wrote:FARMS too high for me.

You have got to be kidding.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:54% White
21 % Hispanic
13% Asian
9% Black
Rest - Other

FARMS 23.7%

Anonymous wrote:Sure. Sounds like Swanson or Williamsburg

no it doesn't. stop fooling yourself.

school Asian Black Hispanic White | FARMS
Swanson 8.9% 4.0% 18.1% 62.5% | 15.36%
Williamsburg 9.5% 4.5% 10.9% 70.1% | 13.06%

http://www.apsva.us/Page/1113
http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Centricity/Domain/11/civilrights/Civil%20Rights_2012-13_Web.pdf

Get defensive much?

Anonymous wrote:54% White
21 % Hispanic
13% Asian
9% Black
Rest - Other

FARMS 23.7%

Anonymous wrote:Sure. Sounds like Swanson or Williamsburg

no it doesn't. stop fooling yourself.

school Asian Black Hispanic White | FARMS
Swanson 8.9% 4.0% 18.1% 62.5% | 15.36%
Williamsburg 9.5% 4.5% 10.9% 70.1% | 13.06%

http://www.apsva.us/Page/1113
http://www.apsva.us/cms/lib2/VA01000586/Centricity/Domain/11/civilrights/Civil%20Rights_2012-13_Web.pdf

If the pass rates were the same as noted but the ethnic make up was 90% white would you still be asking?

Anonymous wrote:54% White
21 % Hispanic
13% Asian
9% Black
Rest - Other

FARMS 23.7%

2012 8th Grade SOL Scores:
Writing 90%
Geometry 100%
Algebra 1 96%
Math (presumably just those who aren't in the other two above?) 17%
Science 93%
Reading 91%

This looks like a fairly typical Fairfax County middle school. I would not be worried at all.

No problem with the ethic demographics or FARMS but I would want to know the raw numbers as well as the percentages for the SOL scores. 2 students attempting the Geography SOL in 8th grade and both passing equals a 100% passing rate. In this hypothetical example, I think I would prefer a larger number of students attempting the Geography SOL with a lower passing percentage.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, so as long as my child isn't in general math at a 17% sol pass rate! Jeesh!

Many schools are really striving to have as many kids as possible taking Algebra I in eighth grade (and some in 7th). The students left in "general math" tend to be remedial students, so the pass rates are really low.

The stats look good to me, OP. As has been noted many times before, check out the pass rates for your child's subgroups and use that as guide.

That pass rate does seem very low compared to the other numbers. Is 17% correct? My DS's MS has similar racial make up, a FARM rate of around 5%, but the 8th grade general math pass rate was 89%.

Yes, so as long as my child isn't in general math at a 17% sol pass rate! Jeesh!

Definitely.

FARMS too high for me.

Sure. Sounds like Swanson or Williamsburg

Yes.

54% White
21 % Hispanic
13% Asian
9% Black
Rest - Other

FARMS 23.7%

2012 8th Grade SOL Scores:
Writing 90%
Geometry 100%
Algebra 1 96%
Math (presumably just those who aren't in the other two above?) 17%
Science 93%
Reading 91%