Just to affirm what some have said about San Marcos high schools

[an]

[quote=outtamojo]So what would it take to remove whatever stigma San Marcos schools have?(it can’t be the API numbers; the but…birds will have to find something else!).[/quote]
I don’t know if you can remove the stigma very easily. You probably need a a decade or so of constant 10 API score before it might change. One of the main reason why I say that is because I use Mira Mesa as a prime example. MMHS has been ranked 8-9 for the last 11 years (since the start of the API score). Yet, there’s still a sigma against MM as having bad school.

One interesting I noticed about San Marcos school is, the HS actually score better than the MS. I usually see it the other way around. Also, if you go back further than this last year, you’ll see SMHS has been increasing their API score. Before 2007, it was only ranked 5-6.

[bearishgurl]

svelte, I totally agree that the hype about HS “test scores” is BS and not telling the whole story. Most Sweetwater schools (SUHSD) get an (undeserved) bad rap by out-of-area folks, too, even being called “ghetto.”

I have neighbors and friends with kids who graduated from Hilltop, Bonita Vista, Sweetwater and Chula Vista High Schools, whose kids are either students or graduates of UCSD, UCLA, UCB, UC Davis, Cal-Poly, Stanford, etc. Some have advanced degrees and two are currently doctoral candidates.

If buyers want to pay out the nose for MR, HOA and poss. $200K+ more for a flimsily-built house with a tiny lot in a “bedroom” fire-prone area (A/C needed) because they think it is in a better “school-attendance area,” then more power to them. I’ll stay close-in and use my 2.5 tanks of gas per month and spend others’ “commuting-time” at the Y.

I’ll say it again, IMO success in school has everything to do with the kid and his/her family and almost NOTHING to do with the school. ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN CA MUST FOLLOW THE SAME CURRICULUM IN ORDER TO GRADUATE SENIORS. [end of rant]

[bearishgurl]

svelte, I totally agree that the hype about HS “test scores” is BS and not telling the whole story. Most Sweetwater schools (SUHSD) get an (undeserved) bad rap by out-of-area folks, too, even being called “ghetto.”

I have neighbors and friends with kids who graduated from Hilltop, Bonita Vista, Sweetwater and Chula Vista High Schools, whose kids are either students or graduates of UCSD, UCLA, UCB, UC Davis, Cal-Poly, Stanford, etc. Some have advanced degrees and two are currently doctoral candidates.

If buyers want to pay out the nose for MR, HOA and poss. $200K+ more for a flimsily-built house with a tiny lot in a “bedroom” fire-prone area (A/C needed) because they think it is in a better “school-attendance area,” then more power to them. I’ll stay close-in and use my 2.5 tanks of gas per month and spend others’ “commuting-time” at the Y.

I’ll say it again, IMO success in school has everything to do with the kid and his/her family and almost NOTHING to do with the school. ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN CA MUST FOLLOW THE SAME CURRICULUM IN ORDER TO GRADUATE SENIORS. [end of rant]

[bearishgurl]

svelte, I totally agree that the hype about HS “test scores” is BS and not telling the whole story. Most Sweetwater schools (SUHSD) get an (undeserved) bad rap by out-of-area folks, too, even being called “ghetto.”

I have neighbors and friends with kids who graduated from Hilltop, Bonita Vista, Sweetwater and Chula Vista High Schools, whose kids are either students or graduates of UCSD, UCLA, UCB, UC Davis, Cal-Poly, Stanford, etc. Some have advanced degrees and two are currently doctoral candidates.

If buyers want to pay out the nose for MR, HOA and poss. $200K+ more for a flimsily-built house with a tiny lot in a “bedroom” fire-prone area (A/C needed) because they think it is in a better “school-attendance area,” then more power to them. I’ll stay close-in and use my 2.5 tanks of gas per month and spend others’ “commuting-time” at the Y.

I’ll say it again, IMO success in school has everything to do with the kid and his/her family and almost NOTHING to do with the school. ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN CA MUST FOLLOW THE SAME CURRICULUM IN ORDER TO GRADUATE SENIORS. [end of rant]

[bearishgurl]

svelte, I totally agree that the hype about HS “test scores” is BS and not telling the whole story. Most Sweetwater schools (SUHSD) get an (undeserved) bad rap by out-of-area folks, too, even being called “ghetto.”

I have neighbors and friends with kids who graduated from Hilltop, Bonita Vista, Sweetwater and Chula Vista High Schools, whose kids are either students or graduates of UCSD, UCLA, UCB, UC Davis, Cal-Poly, Stanford, etc. Some have advanced degrees and two are currently doctoral candidates.

If buyers want to pay out the nose for MR, HOA and poss. $200K+ more for a flimsily-built house with a tiny lot in a “bedroom” fire-prone area (A/C needed) because they think it is in a better “school-attendance area,” then more power to them. I’ll stay close-in and use my 2.5 tanks of gas per month and spend others’ “commuting-time” at the Y.

I’ll say it again, IMO success in school has everything to do with the kid and his/her family and almost NOTHING to do with the school. ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN CA MUST FOLLOW THE SAME CURRICULUM IN ORDER TO GRADUATE SENIORS. [end of rant]

[bearishgurl]

svelte, I totally agree that the hype about HS “test scores” is BS and not telling the whole story. Most Sweetwater schools (SUHSD) get an (undeserved) bad rap by out-of-area folks, too, even being called “ghetto.”

I have neighbors and friends with kids who graduated from Hilltop, Bonita Vista, Sweetwater and Chula Vista High Schools, whose kids are either students or graduates of UCSD, UCLA, UCB, UC Davis, Cal-Poly, Stanford, etc. Some have advanced degrees and two are currently doctoral candidates.

If buyers want to pay out the nose for MR, HOA and poss. $200K+ more for a flimsily-built house with a tiny lot in a “bedroom” fire-prone area (A/C needed) because they think it is in a better “school-attendance area,” then more power to them. I’ll stay close-in and use my 2.5 tanks of gas per month and spend others’ “commuting-time” at the Y.

I’ll say it again, IMO success in school has everything to do with the kid and his/her family and almost NOTHING to do with the school. ALL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN CA MUST FOLLOW THE SAME CURRICULUM IN ORDER TO GRADUATE SENIORS. [end of rant]

[UCGal]

I’m not sure why some schools get tinged with stigma while others get not as well deserved props.

AN opened my eyes about Mira Mesa high school a while back. They’ve got great scores.

My kids will be going to University City high – which has a great reputation… but the latest API scores are lower than Mira Mesa HS.

It just goes to show that reputation and hard data don’t always align.

(FWIW – breaking it down to subgroups – white/asian/filipino do equally well in both schools, UCHS & MMHS (mid 800’s), and better than the school overall.)

[UCGal]

I’m not sure why some schools get tinged with stigma while others get not as well deserved props.

AN opened my eyes about Mira Mesa high school a while back. They’ve got great scores.

My kids will be going to University City high – which has a great reputation… but the latest API scores are lower than Mira Mesa HS.

It just goes to show that reputation and hard data don’t always align.

(FWIW – breaking it down to subgroups – white/asian/filipino do equally well in both schools, UCHS & MMHS (mid 800’s), and better than the school overall.)

[UCGal]

I’m not sure why some schools get tinged with stigma while others get not as well deserved props.

AN opened my eyes about Mira Mesa high school a while back. They’ve got great scores.

My kids will be going to University City high – which has a great reputation… but the latest API scores are lower than Mira Mesa HS.

It just goes to show that reputation and hard data don’t always align.

(FWIW – breaking it down to subgroups – white/asian/filipino do equally well in both schools, UCHS & MMHS (mid 800’s), and better than the school overall.)

[UCGal]

I’m not sure why some schools get tinged with stigma while others get not as well deserved props.

AN opened my eyes about Mira Mesa high school a while back. They’ve got great scores.

My kids will be going to University City high – which has a great reputation… but the latest API scores are lower than Mira Mesa HS.

It just goes to show that reputation and hard data don’t always align.

(FWIW – breaking it down to subgroups – white/asian/filipino do equally well in both schools, UCHS & MMHS (mid 800’s), and better than the school overall.)

[UCGal]

I’m not sure why some schools get tinged with stigma while others get not as well deserved props.

AN opened my eyes about Mira Mesa high school a while back. They’ve got great scores.

My kids will be going to University City high – which has a great reputation… but the latest API scores are lower than Mira Mesa HS.

It just goes to show that reputation and hard data don’t always align.

(FWIW – breaking it down to subgroups – white/asian/filipino do equally well in both schools, UCHS & MMHS (mid 800’s), and better than the school overall.)

[Coronita]

Just curious, doesn’t Torrey Pines H.S. has a big drug problem?

[Coronita]

Just curious, doesn’t Torrey Pines H.S. has a big drug problem?

[Coronita]

Just curious, doesn’t Torrey Pines H.S. has a big drug problem?

[Coronita]

Just curious, doesn’t Torrey Pines H.S. has a big drug problem?

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