Success Academy (Again) Takes — And Bombs — The Algebra II Regents
Last year I wrote about how the top charter chain in New York City, Success Academy, only managed to have three students get between 52% and 72% of the questions correct on the Algebra II Regents.
In New York State, the standardized end of the year exams for high school are called ‘The Regents.’ In math there are three Regents: Algebra I is for 9th graders (or advanced 8th graders), Geometry is for 10th graders (or advanced 9th graders), and Algebra II is for 11th graders (or advanced 10th graders). To get a diploma you only have to pass Algebra I, but to be ‘college ready’ you generally take the other two courses and, depending on what year you complete Algebra II, you take precalculus and possibly AP Calculus.
Success Academy is known for their Grades 3-8 ELA and Math test scores, but up until recently they weren’t taking the Regents at all, for unknown reasons.
In today’s New York Post there was an article about how 100% of the eighth graders from Success Academy Bronx 2 scored a level 5 on the recent Algebra I regents. As this has been celebrated by various charter cheerleaders on Twitter, I wanted to give my analysis of this event.
First of all, there is a generous curve on the Algebra I Regents where 31% correct curves up to a 65. For the higher scores, it is less generous, but still to get an 85 which is a level 5, CONTINUE READING: Success Academy (Again) Takes — And Bombs — The Algebra II Regents | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
