[quote=bearishgurl]
I never stated that BVHS’s or TPHS’s students who were categorized “Hispanic” weren’t actually “Hispanic” and you never answered my question, which was:

Why do you think “Hispanics” at BVHS (API 851) scored 81 points higher on their state exams than “Hispanic” students at TPHS (API 882)?

(826 BVHS Hispanic score minus 745 TPHS Hispanic score.)[/quote]
I told you I don’t know, that’s why I ask you, since you seem to know the Hispanic community a lot better than I do.
[quote=bearishgurl]AN, Compare MMHS (area you’re familiar with) with an API of 846 and a “Hispanic” score of 781. Is MMHS’s 846 score anything to “crow about?” What about BVHS’s 851 score? Why did students in the “Hispanic” group do MUCH better on their state exams at BVHS?

These are only examples. I could give a few more here but am using these random schools to make a point. I have nothing against MMHS or TPHS and I’m sure they’re both good schools.[/quote]
No, neither 846 NOR 851 is anything to crow about. Why are you bringing up school wide API numbers anyways, when we’re specifically talking about racial subgroup. The Asian in MM are on the lower performing side at 895 and the Asian in BVHS is at 933. Both are blown away by TPHS’s Asian at 956.
[quote=bearishgurl]Hispanics who live in homes where English is the first language spoken do just as well as other student groups on their state tests. It is mostly Hispanics where English is NOT their primary language and/or who live in homes where a language other than English is spoken who drag the scores down for the entire group.

It has everything to do with language barriers and the ability to comprehend and compose the written word.[/quote]
Do you have data to back this up? The English learners in BVHS API is 781. Aren’t most of them Hispanic English learners? If yes, then why are Hispanic English learning in BVHS doing as well as Hispanic non-English learner in MMHS AND BEAT Hispanic in TPHS.