Anonymous
10/25/2023 19:10
Subject: Re:Walls- Is it really as great as people say
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:White UMC studnets have the best chance of getting in.
Not true any more.
It's not true anymore because the bar is higher for all students. They didn't need a 4.0 to qualify in the past. Now they do.
Last GPA cut-off was 3.86.
Serious question, is getting a 3.8 in a DCPS middle school really that difficult? You can retake ever test and hand in assignments late.
True enough.
Over 30% of Walls 9th graders are below grade level in math.
To get accepted to Walls, these kids presumably received straight As in 7th grade math even though they were/are below grade level.
So, yes, Walls' vaunted GPA cut-off means that almost a third of the kids admitted to the school are not even meeting DCPS' minimal expectations for proficiency.
Where are you getting this 30% metric from and do you have a kid at the school?
NP, but according to the OSSE spreadsheet, 102 of 147 freshmen at Walls scored 4+ on their math PARCC.
There were 150 freshmen who took the ELA I PARCC, so that accounts for essentially the whole class.
No surprise, Covid did a number on these kids. Math requires constant reinforcement and practice. Everyone can't afford tutoring. Hopefully, they'll get back on track.
Subpar distance learning and weak math instruction.
FTFY.
Anonymous
10/25/2023 16:26
Subject: Re:Walls- Is it really as great as people say
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:White UMC studnets have the best chance of getting in.
Not true any more.
It's not true anymore because the bar is higher for all students. They didn't need a 4.0 to qualify in the past. Now they do.
Last GPA cut-off was 3.86.
Serious question, is getting a 3.8 in a DCPS middle school really that difficult? You can retake ever test and hand in assignments late.
True enough.
Over 30% of Walls 9th graders are below grade level in math.
To get accepted to Walls, these kids presumably received straight As in 7th grade math even though they were/are below grade level.
So, yes, Walls' vaunted GPA cut-off means that almost a third of the kids admitted to the school are not even meeting DCPS' minimal expectations for proficiency.
Where are you getting this 30% metric from and do you have a kid at the school?
NP, but according to the OSSE spreadsheet, 102 of 147 freshmen at Walls scored 4+ on their math PARCC.
There were 150 freshmen who took the ELA I PARCC, so that accounts for essentially the whole class.
No surprise, Covid did a number on these kids. Math requires constant reinforcement and practice. Everyone can't afford tutoring. Hopefully, they'll get back on track.
Anonymous
10/25/2023 15:37
Subject: Re:Walls- Is it really as great as people say
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:White UMC studnets have the best chance of getting in.
Not true any more.
It's not true anymore because the bar is higher for all students. They didn't need a 4.0 to qualify in the past. Now they do.
Last GPA cut-off was 3.86.
Serious question, is getting a 3.8 in a DCPS middle school really that difficult? You can retake ever test and hand in assignments late.
True enough.
Over 30% of Walls 9th graders are below grade level in math.
To get accepted to Walls, these kids presumably received straight As in 7th grade math even though they were/are below grade level.
So, yes, Walls' vaunted GPA cut-off means that almost a third of the kids admitted to the school are not even meeting DCPS' minimal expectations for proficiency.
Where are you getting this 30% metric from and do you have a kid at the school?
NP, but according to the OSSE spreadsheet, 102 of 147 freshmen at Walls scored 4+ on their math PARCC.
There were 150 freshmen who took the ELA I PARCC, so that accounts for essentially the whole class.