Well said and agreed. I'm waiting - as I think we all are - for Dennis to dive through the ranking criteria and provide some insight as to why some schools are ranking better than others. As I've said on this forum before, both of my boys are having very good experiences at LS, but that's just our experience.
I did go and look at SAT performance for Mass schools and our students average a combined score of 1274. I think it's fair to use SAT scores as a proxy for college readiness, but feel free to disagree. I know that many schools are switching back from "test optional" because the SATs (or ACTs) are still the best indicator of academic success freshman year. That 1274 ranks around 16th out of the districts listed (around 300) and tied or better than Needham, Dover-Sherborn, Winchester, Maynard. But trailing schools like Lexington (1356!), AB (1333), Wayland (1302) or Concord-Carlisle (1286). I've found that LS does things differently *from what I anticipated*... there's no class rank, there's not a HUGE emphasis on AP classes, they don't weight grades based on tougher course segments, etc... but the course offerings are plentiful and the teachers are incredible. On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 10:15 AM Sara Lupkas <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree that the rankings are pretty meaningless. And LS is one of only 8 > districts in MA where more than 90% of AP tests taken resulted in a score > of 3 or higher: > > > https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-students-led-nation-in-ap-exam-success-in-2021-these-districts-led-the-way/39611943 > > > No school district is perfect but I feel like LPS and LS work very hard to > meet the needs of their students, ranging from special education services > to enrichment and honors/AP classes. I also am glad that my kids don't feel > the achievement pressure that exists in some neighboring districts, and > that there is a strong emphasis on kindness and inclusivity that I've seen. > > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 9:08 AM DJCP <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My kids are still young and in elementary school, but these rankings are >> next to meaningless. Fun to look at, but have no direct correlation to >> real life achievement. I have no qualms at this point about sending my >> kids to LS. >> >> Diana Jong >> Giles Rd >> >> On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 8:56 AM Tom Kennedy <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> LS is down to #85 in the state while towns all around us excel. Very >>> disappointing. >>> >>> >>> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/26/metro/heres-look-top-ranked-massachus >>> etts-high-schools-according-2022-us-news-world-report/ >>> <https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/26/metro/heres-look-top-ranked-massachusetts-high-schools-according-2022-us-news-world-report/> >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> > > -- > *Sara Lupkas* > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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