Well, despite the hue and cry about grades and tests, whether it is due to schadenfreude, or disagreement, or satisfaction, we find the results endlessly fascinating.
So, here are a few of the results from the 2007-2008 Progress report just posted by the NYC Department of Education. Visit the DOE web page and enter the school borough and number (K=Brooklyn, R=Richmond, M=Manhattan, X=Bronx, Q= Queens) in "Find a school"/ Go to the school website, and select "Statistics" from the left hand column, and go to "Progress Reports." Then, either gloat or read m and weep.
http://www.schools.nyc.gov
For convenience, a very incomplete list of a few of the grades for schools familiar to readers are as follows:
School 2007-08/2006-07/COMMENT
K008 F/ F :TO BE CONTINUED
K020 C/ B :CLINTON HILL
K029 A/ A
K051 A/ B
K217 A/ B :A STONE'S THROW FROM POMME TERRE
K261 C/ C
K321 B/ B :SAY NO MORE.. the original
K443 A/ A :NEW VOICES