Re: Finding good schools
You can find the grade of the school online....an A-grade school means that the kids do well on end of the year standardized tests which reflect student achievement in math, reading comprehension, science, and writing skills. If the student population, overall, is doing well on these tests....that means the teachers in general are doing a good job teaching.....and if the performance on these tests is good......schools get funding from the government for text books, technological resources, building maintenance, and extra curricular programs.
You can also find the average gains made by the student population on these tests. In the state of Florida, this test is administrated in almost all grades, is mandatory, and is called the FCAT. In other states, it may be known as something else. I'm a teacher...so this is the little bit of knowledge that I have :)