What a lot of people do not realize some of these districts are better than the numbers indicate. They are hampered by a few key statistics that ultimately comes down to money. The key stats that keep some of these districts lower are:
1. SAT scores. A district can go from bottom half to top 20 if the numbers increased by 200 points. It's not to say the kids are stupid but mom and dad can't afford to pay for the same SAT prep class and specialize tutor someone in hills/smithtown or GC can afford to pay for.
2. The number of kids going on to 2 and 4 year collage. I guarantee you there are kids in these so called under-performing schools that given the same opportunity would excel. Some of them finish high school with very good grades but cannot afford to pay for collage and thus decide to enter the workforce and that is a big knock on a district numbers.
3. The number of kids that are taking (paying) AP class again finances play a big part
Sorry, no district is better than their numbers. Their numbers are what they are. Any district can say, this or that, to make them seem better but the metrics are what they are.
Since you said the person should get their facts straight I figured I would post there here. If we are just looking at SAT scores the difference between 10 and 20 is 100 points and the difference between 10 and 51 is 200 pints. So if mom and dad can afford to pay for a few sessions that can improve your score by 100-150 it makes a big difference in how people view your district.
http://patch.com/new-[lacrosse]/huntingto...hools-sat-scores-ranked-highest-lowest-0 Ever occur to you that the kids are NOT doing the work? Maybe the kids in GC , Jericho and Manhasset work harder because their parents instilled that in them. How come a school like GC excels both academically and athletically? Is that money as well? Or is it a work ethic
That's money too...travel lax, private lax training, speed & agility, etc [/quote]
None of you talk about the kids that are special needs that school districts kick the kids out to other districts so it doesn't effect their academic standardsk
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I love how people of privilege always assume those without refuse to work hard and thats why they are in this situation. The districts you mention is a prime example of privilege. One on one SAT tutoring $5-10k. If you play sports speed and agility, shooting or whatever training $100-$300 per month. Travel lax can total almost $10k per year if the whole family is traveling out of state multiple times a year. You know the same kids with a new car as a hs junior. No none of that is not privilege. I thought everyone can afford that nut for just one kkid. What happens when you have 3 or 4 kids.
And i agree with the special needs comment also because another wonderful district Hills has one of the largest special education program. I wonder if Bayshore has the resources to move that many kids into special education so they don't bring their numbers down.
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