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Best resource for school rankings?

Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:41 am
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
30621 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:41 am
Wife and I are trying to narrow our housing search. I'm looking for a good public school ratings resource.

TIA
Posted by jdeval1
Member since Dec 2009
7525 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:42 am to
Where do you live?
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
61600 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:44 am to
City data. Just look at the area's average income and % by race.
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
30621 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:45 am to
We're going to be buying in Mandeville. I know Pontchartrain and Tchefuncte are both good schools, mostly just wanting to see if the west side of 190 has good elementary and middle school options as well.
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161246 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:46 am to
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
132688 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:46 am to
Basically just do a drive by at recess and see how many white kids are at the school

Sad but thats how it is
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
30621 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:47 am to
I'll thank you now, that looks very helpful
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
67015 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:49 am to
Is the greatschools website still around? It rated all the high shools across the country.

But let me spell it out for you quite easily:

Look for "% of free / reduced lunches for the students"

you can virtually nail down the top schools using solely this statistic.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 11:50 am to
Move to Vermilion baw. Good stuff happenin!!
Posted by TypoKnig
Member since Aug 2011
8928 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 12:08 pm to
I think the majority it not all of the schools in Mandeville are all pretty good. We are also looking at moving to Mandeville but would send the kids to one of the two catholic schools.
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
30621 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 12:23 pm to
The private schools in Mandeville are very good, I'm a product of them, they have just gotten so expensive it doesn't seem worth it when we have really good public schools.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
76139 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 12:28 pm to
On Zillow, each listing will show the elementary, middle, and high school of the property, along with a 1-10 rating. *This rating is bullshite* but.... click school link and it will take you to a page that shows the test scores and how those test scores rate against the state averages, and also gives you poverty and racial breakdown. Raw numbers.

The overall rating I said was bs is because they give extra credit to poorer schools, ie racism of low expectations.

Example, a school in 10th percentile poverty but 60th percentile in scores will get a very high 1-10 rating.
This post was edited on 1/13/18 at 12:30 pm
Posted by lynxcat
Member since Jan 2008
25338 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 12:49 pm to
Walkscore has great information on a variety of topics. Unsure if schools are on it but I would expect it.
Posted by TypoKnig
Member since Aug 2011
8928 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 12:50 pm to
quote:

The private schools in Mandeville are very good, I'm a product of them, they have just gotten so expensive it doesn't seem worth it when we have really good public schools.


I would agree but Typoqueen wants the kids to go to catholic school. One benefit I guess is that it allows us to live whereever we want in the city and not worry about school districts.
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
8202 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 12:54 pm to
If you want the best high school, you’re gonna have to move to the dirty ’dell. Northshore High cranks out more National Merit kids than any other non-magnet public school in the state. Regularly top 5 or 6 in the state, smoking most of the top private schools as well.
This post was edited on 1/13/18 at 12:55 pm
Posted by TypoKnig
Member since Aug 2011
8928 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 1:00 pm to
I’d rather move to Bogalusa than Slidell
Posted by purpngold
Member since Jun 2006
1762 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 1:00 pm to
New site posted by the LDOE. About as up to date and accurate as you'll find.

Louisiana School Finder
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
30621 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 1:37 pm to
That's a very helpful site. I think it's funny how schools get higher grades for minority and economically challenged students.
Posted by Kimist
Member since Nov 2011
512 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 2:04 pm to
Don't you mean typoquene?

Sorry, it's cold, family wall sick, and we're bored!
Posted by achenator
Member since Oct 2014
3334 posts
Posted on 1/13/18 at 8:17 pm to
quote:

If you want the best high school, you’re gonna have to move to the dirty ’dell. Northshore High cranks out more National Merit kids than any other non-magnet public school in the state. Regularly top 5 or 6 in the state, smoking most of the top private schools as well.

But then he'd have to live in Slidell. Can't even keep a friggin Target open over there.
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