On Saturday, January 29, 2005, at 04:17 PM, Michael Atherton wrote:
about the school or its curriculum. What strikes me as important is that this "Math/Science Magnet" has only 42% of third graders rated as proficient in Math. The percentage raises to 59% in fifth grade (a good sign), but still far below the level I would accept before sending my child to school there.
I find it interesting that your earlier was that Hale was very different than the rest of the district in terms of racial diversity. However, your comment about test scores seems odd in that context, as 59% in math is close to the district average. In fact, I'm not sure what school choices one would make if you require high test scores and a low percentage of white students. If everyone looked for schools using that standard, we would have an exodus from most of the school district into just a few schools. Not very many Minneapolis schools do have significantly higher scores in math.
David Weinlick Aramatage
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