Submitted by Intelligent_End6019 t3_10b3353 in boston
celticsrondo t1_j483mnd wrote
I’m am administrator at a school. School ratings are directly correlated to socio-economic factors and are usually bullshit. The greatest indicator of academic achievement is high income (resources for tutoring and extracurriculars) parental involvement, and behavioral accountability. As a result, if you have all three your children will be successful in any school district including those you mentioned as well as even poorer districts like Lynn or Lawrence.
BasicallyADetective t1_j4aqbwo wrote
I agree. I know families who are thrilled with their children’s schools despite lower ratings. Specifically in Charlestown I have been impressed with the elementary schools. The ratings are really the most shallow way to look at the schools.
mycoplasma79 t1_j4bgakr wrote
I agree. The state publishes MCAS scores by school/grade level, and then by subgroup (low income, non-low income, race, gender, EL status). I can see that my child is scoring way higher than their classroom’s scaled MCAS score. I wonder what the distribution of MCAS scores is, in a given classroom.
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