[quote=AN]Alright, if you take exception to those special schools in SDUSD, lets look at the top 5 traditional HS in SDUSD.
Scripps Ranch High 900
Mira Mesa High 861
La Jolla High 854
University City High 825
Point Loma High 812
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HEY, wait… you missed my alma mater:
Patrick Henry High 815
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When you count those special schools w/in SDUSD, then the top 7 schools does out pace PUSD. I don’t know why you take exception to those special schools w/in SDUSD. If you live in SDUSD and want to, you can apply to get your kids into those special schools, minus the Preuss School.[/quote]
You can count those if you wish, but I think it’s silly to do so. You would need to average the rest of the school of Kearny and San Diego HS in with those scores to get the real picture of the culture of that school. I’m sure you could take a subset of Westview HS, give it a name (“Westview International”) and get an average in the 900s.
Anyway, I’m fine with you making this argument that the top half of SDUSD is on par with the entire PUSD. I grew up in SDUSD and attended the seminar program at Hearst Elementary and Lewis Jr HS, and then had a very strong education with 8 AP classes at Patrick Henry HS. I got to be a bit of a “big fish in a little pond” and it served me well. In fact, having recently moved to PUSD, I have some concerns that my own kids could get lost in sea of high achievers… time shall tell!
