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Old 11-25-2008, 08:07 AM
 
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I have little faith/respect in the validity of the Illinois tests. ACT is nationally normed. If those scores are going up I would feel better...
GreatSchools.net only has the ACT scores going back four years, and the composite scores have jumped one point in that time period. But such a small sample is hardly conclusive.

Either way, OPRF High School is still highly regarded, and a great education is available there. The list of extracurriculars and educational programs available to students is staggering, and they put a lot of emphasis on creating well-rounded graduates. And they hire top-notch teachers and offer great depth in many fields of study.
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Old 11-25-2008, 11:56 AM
 
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Default LK -- the title is "Has OPRF gotten worse"

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GreatSchools.net only has the ACT scores going back four years, and the composite scores have jumped one point in that time period. But such a small sample is hardly conclusive.

Either way, OPRF High School is still highly regarded, and a great education is available there. The list of extracurriculars and educational programs available to students is staggering, and they put a lot of emphasis on creating well-rounded graduates. And they hire top-notch teachers and offer great depth in many fields of study.
I don't mean to keep coming back to this, but with out evidence that is has improved, coupled with the NCLB status (which is no iron clad standard to me either...), I think the Magic 8 Ball answer has to be "Reply hazy, try again" at best, not a resounding " It is decidedly so" nor a rock solid " My sources say no"

And I think we can guess the motivation behind "santa's" post. Oh MODS...
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Old 11-25-2008, 12:36 PM
 
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For anyone interested, here are two articles from the Wednesday Journal that describe the test score issue at OPRF High School:

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http://www.wjinc.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=12525&SectionID=1&SubS ectionID=1&S=21
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Old 11-25-2008, 01:27 PM
 
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Has the level of minority enrollment gone up? I thought it was always about 25%.
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