pinestreetpirate t1_jawkjz0 wrote on March 4, 2023 at 5:03 PM

Reply to comment by mcnut14 in What’s going on with the Winooski schools? Looked at a house there and saw they all had 1/10 ratings and below 20% proficiency rates with terrible graduation rates? by vermont4runner

you think there's nothing wrong with terrible graduation rates and 20% proficiency rates?

BooksNCats11 t1_jaxetrz wrote on March 4, 2023 at 8:29 PM

I think it's rather short sighted to 1. ignore that many of the families there are living in poverty and many students leave school to get jobs and help support the family. So...yea, that's going to affect the graduation rate and 2. ignore that standardized tests suck...add in the ESL aspect and 20% isn't really a big deal.

My district is 48%. Our ESL pop is very low. Sure, 48% may be more than double 20% but it's still abysmal when you know it means there's 52% here that aren't proficient.

vermont4runner OP t1_jawsdzo wrote on March 4, 2023 at 5:56 PM

Their attitude towards it is the same with out local school and why we’re moving. I sympathize with the cause, but refuse to excuse the symptoms.