When lawmakers look at a school performance grade, do they even consider the other variables that help define a school. (And the following list is by no means complete).

1. Does the school report card show how successful graduates are in post-secondary educational endeavors like Virginia which has dropped the performance grading system?
2. Does the school report card consider the viewpoints of the parents whose students are being taught?
3. Does the school report card consider the viewpoints of the students and how they feel about the learning experience and their security in the school and the classroom?
4. Does the school report card consider how many students are taking “rigorous” courses?
5. Does the school report card consider the amount of community service done by students in the school?
6. Does the school report card consider the strength of the drama department and the quality of the productions?
7. Does the school report card consider what is seen in the yearbook?
8. Does the school report card consider the strength of the student newspaper?
9. Does the school report card consider the strength of the JROTC program?
10. Does the school report card consider the number of viable clubs and organizations on campus?
11. Does the school report card consider the amount of scholarship money won by graduating students?
12. Does the school report card consider the number of student participating in sports?
13. Does the school report card consider the number of foreign languages offered?
14. Does the school report card consider the number of students in the Student Section at a game?
15. Does the school report card consider the number of students who wear spirit wear?
16. Does the school report card consider the number of students involved in choral and musical endeavors?
17. Does the school report card consider the number of students who attend summer academic study opportunities?
18. Does the school report card consider the quality of the artistic endeavors of students through visual and performance arts programs?
19. Does the school report card consider the strength of programs that hope to help marginalized students?
20. Does the school report card consider the transient rate of the student body?
21. Does the school report card consider the poverty levels of the surrounding area that the school services?
22. Does the school report card consider the number of students who hold jobs?
23. Does the school report card consider the effect of natural disasters such as hurricanes?
24. Does the school report card consider the funding levels of the programs?
25. Does the school report card consider the number of students on 504 plans or IEP’s?
26. Does the school report card consider the rations of nurses and counselors to students?
27. Does the school report card consider the class sizes?

Or does it just consider the power of poverty on a school?