any nerd with a shred of analytical skills could have realized this just by looking at the data….
And union tribute just took a few more day to ask the very same questions that were asked here first already..
SM High Ranking Doesn’t Add Up…
(no shit shirlock)
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U.S. News & World Report consulted a federal database that blew a couple of key facts about the local high school.
First of all, the senior class was tabulated at 79, which is pretty weird since the junior class had 818 students.
According to Kevin Holt, San Marcos superintendent, the 897 total for the two classes combined is correct but the breakdown is way out of whack.
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Whoa… Minor statistical error, you think? 79 seniors???
No shit shirlock…
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What’s more, the report had a 100 percent pass rate among San Marcos High students in Advanced Placement classes, a realistic impossibility in anything but a tiny charter school with a student body carefully selected for smarts and motivation. Holt said the 100 percent finding is “incredible.”
For perspective, Holt was proud of the fact that in San Diego County, San Marcos’ two high schools were rated seventh and 15th in the county on a state ranking.
Holt said he emailed U.S. News & World Report about the dubious data last week, but he didn’t hear back. As of Tuesday morning, the skewed rating remains on the website, as does No. 13 ranking of a Nevada high school where the same sort of problem cropped up.
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Really, I was thinking it was 55%. 100% that’s incredible!…Well considering there were only 79 seniors were considered, and I’m sure more than 79 seniors passed, I’m surprised US News Report didn’t report 200%+ pass rate!
No shit shirlock..
Well, got to hand it to Holt for his integrity, But at least this proves U.S. News Report is almost as useful as a news magazine as “National Enquirer”…Well, at least National Enquirer gets it right some time of the time…
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No question, as a nation we’re too obsessed with broad-brush lists. The 100 Best (insert category here); the 100 Worst (insert category here). But if we’re going to report on them, they should at least be based on objective reality.
I emailed U.S. News & World Report to find out when the high-school rankings would be corrected, if ever. No word back.
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Nope, you ain’t going to see a retraction… Sloppy journalism at it’s finest.
SMHS is still a great schoool, no doubt though.
BTW: Torrey Pines wasn’t even ranked…I guess they couldn’t find the data in the national database….
