Is This a Good Neighborhood or Not?

My realtor was kind enough to educate me on the signs of a good neighborhood so I kept these things in mind while house hunting. I made sure my house wasn't within a few blocks of a quick check cashing place. Apparently this is a sign of low-income neighborhoods. I also steered clear of sneakers draped over telephone lines. Apparently this is a sign of drug trafficking. I made sure my new address wasn't near a cheap take-out beer joint. Apparently this is a sign of drunk homeless people. And I made sure my house didn't share the block with any abandoned houses. Apparently this is a sign of low-resale value.

But I recently discovered a nugget of beauty. A sign I had completely overlooked and upon discovery was almost too entertained to be disappointed in my choice of housing location.

The local school proudly displays a giant banner over their front door. This banner has a message so powerful that some school administrator went through the trouble of going to the local print shop, proudly scribbling down the desired words and punctuation, waiting with bated breath for the day they could pick up the finished product, then meticulously mounting a 15 foot ladder to drill holes into the tough mortar of the school's brick exterior. This gem of a message, this proud exclamation states that (and I quote), "WE MADE ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS IN 2005!"

"Adequate" progress? Is adequate progress actually banner worthy? Is it something you want to brag about? And what about the 5 years that have taken place after 2005 or the countless years before 2005? The fact that this school was proud enough to print a banner with this message and cap it all off with an EXCLAMATION POINT t brought to mind one thought: Apparently this is a sign (literally) of a really bad school system.