We recently moved to California and find the public school reports puzzling. They range scores from 1-Beginning, 2- Developing, 3- Proficient, 4- Exemplary. But almost everyone in the class seems to be at 3 across all subjects. This includes kids who I know have placed honors in AMC8 in elementary school and have maxed out in other standardized tests the school carries out.
Is this just a mode of avoiding competitive behavior? While I have no complaints I do not find the reports particularly useful.
