Question on "second tier" schools

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<p>Analyzing data from Boarding School Review
<a href=“Sort Boarding Schools by Key Criteria”>http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ranking.php&lt;/a&gt;
I’ve tried to tease out the schools that are hidden gems. I’ve identified some interesting prospects based on SSAT v SAT scores, and also based on SSAT score v Admit rate. </p>

<p>First, let’s look at SSAT v SAT scores:
As a rule, schools with high SSAT scores end up with kids that graduate with high SAT scores. Some schools, however, seem to produce kids with high SAT score that a significantly higher than one would predict from their SSAT scores. These schools are the “academic sleepers”.</p>

<p>The data columns below are:

  1. Admit rate
  2. SSAT percentile
  3. SAT score
  4. Predicted SAT score as a function of SSAT
  5. how much higher the predicted SAT is vs actual SAT
  6. school name</p>

<p>If column 5 is positive, then the school is exceeding expectation. I’ve highlighted the schools that have an actual SAT score greater than one standard deviation more than expected, >60. The schools are sorted in descending order of SSAT scores.</p>

<p>20% 94% 2100 2115 -15 Phillips Exeter
13% 94% 2076 2115 -39 Phillips Academy
15% 90% 2080 2072 8 Groton School
25% 90% 2065 2072 -7 Milton Academy
23% 90% 1975 2072 -97 Georgetown Preparatory
15% 89% 2028 2061 -33 St. Paul’s School
18% 87% 2013 2040 -27 The Hotchkiss School
16% 87% 2000 2040 -40 Deerfield Academy
19% 85% 2090 2018 72 Middlesex School
23% 85% 2025 2018 7 Choate Rosemary Hall
52% 85% 2010 2018 -8 Indian Springs
26% 85% 1928 2018 -90 St. Andrew’s School,
56% 85% 1844 2018 -174 Woodside Priory School
20% 84% 2095 2007 88 Lawrenceville School
32% 84% 2050 2007 43 Concord Academy
14% 84% 2018 2007 11 The Thacher School
35% 84% 1940 2007 -67 St. Mark’s School
22% 83% 2027 1996 31 Cate School
20% 83% 1935 1996 -61 The Taft School
27% 81% 1920 1975 -55 St. George’s School
32% 80% 1885 1964 -79 Hill School
70% 80% 1700 1964 -264 Verde Valley School
60% 80% 1697 1964 -267 Midland School
27% 79% 1935 1953 -18 The Loomis Chaffee
n/a 78% 2095 1942 153 Linden Hall
53% 76% 1782 1921 -139 Wyoming Seminary Upper
29% 75% 1840 1910 -70 Blair Academy
28% 70% 1926 1856 70 Westminster School
48% 68% 1939 1834 105 Miss Porter’s School
38% 68% 1939 1834 105 Cranbrook Schools
40% 68% 1866 1834 32 Stevenson School
36% 66% 1950 1813 137 Emma Willard School
40% 65% 1840 1802 38 Saint Andrew’s
45% 65% 1800 1802 -2 Holderness School
50% 65% 1732 1802 -70 Lawrence Academy
66% 65% 1675 1802 -127 The Ethel Walker
42% 65% 1628 1802 -174 Hawai’i Preparatory
36% 63% 1820 1780 40 Lake Forest Academy
75% 63% 1752 1780 -28 Colorado Rocky Mountain
39% 62% 1844 1770 74 Portsmouth Abbey
35% 62% 1786 1770 16 Pomfret School
50% 61% 1827 1759 68 Westover School
33% 61% 1790 1759 31 The Williston Northampton
33% 60% 1860 1748 112 Asheville School
48% 60% 1705 1748 -43 Avon Old Farms
47% 58% 1885 1726 159 Dana Hall School
50% 56% 1800 1705 95 The Bolles School
29% 55% 1910 1694 216 Suffield Academy
39% 55% 1820 1694 126 Canterbury School
50% 55% 1790 1694 **96 Garrison Forest **
37% 54% 1810 1683 127 Salisbury School
48% 54% 1660 1683 -23 Proctor Academy
50% 54% 1548 1683 -135 Brewster Academy
49% 53% 1875 1672 203 Woodberry Forest
35% 50% 1827 1640 187 St. Anne’s-Belfield
75% 50% 1750 1640 110 Ridley College
n/a 50% 1738 1640 98 The Gunnery
60% 50% 1710 1640 70 Trinity-Pawling
56% 50% 1600 1640 -40 Hoosac School
68% 50% 1550 1640 -90 Vermont Academy
69% 45% 1691 1586 105 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee </p>

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