US News rankings are out with individual magnet program rankings as well

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Nothing shocking, MoCo very well represented with several top 1000 schools nationwide with Whitman snagging the top spot statewide. New to me at least was a ranking of MD magnet programs with Poolesville snagging the top spot with Blair’s program only taking 4th out of the regional programs, I wonder if the CAP program watered down Blair’s results?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/whitman-again-named-top-high-school-in-maryland-on-u-s-news-world-report-list/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=709220077e-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-709220077e-104441411&mc_cid=709220077e&mc_eid=e06fb0fd8f

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Quince Orchard and Sherwood are looking good!

[Anonymous]

Blair 2nd to none…. Except the almost 200 higher ranked magnet programs. Not even top three in the county

[Anonymous]

Yikes. Winston Churchill is now behind Poolesville. Standards are slipping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Blair 2nd to none…. Except the almost 200 higher ranked magnet programs. Not even top three in the county

How did RMIB do?

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Anonymous wrote:Blair 2nd to none…. Except the almost 200 higher ranked magnet programs. Not even top three in the county

that just proved that the ranking is not very meaningful.

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Without 2019-2020 assessment data available, U.S. News relied on historic assessment data from the three prior ranking years while also incorporating for the first time state science assessment data from the 2018-2019 school year to capture a broader measure of student learning,” the press release said.

[Anonymous]

Great to see! I put more stock into US News than other random rankings where anyone can skew the data.

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Anonymous wrote:Without 2019-2020 assessment data available, U.S. News relied on historic assessment data from the three prior ranking years while also incorporating for the first time state science assessment data from the 2018-2019 school year to capture a broader measure of student learning,” the press release said.

Thank you MCPS staffer for chiming in.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Blair 2nd to none…. Except the almost 200 higher ranked magnet programs. Not even top three in the county

that just proved that the ranking is not very meaningful.

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The top schools are always those in he most affluent areas. They should change the name of this ranking from US News to century 21 since it clearly has more to do with real estate values than education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Blair 2nd to none…. Except the almost 200 higher ranked magnet programs. Not even top three in the county

that just proved that the ranking is not very meaningful.

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The top schools are always those in he most affluent areas. They should change the name of this ranking from US News to century 21 since it clearly has more to do with real estate values than education.

Or high achievers do well and use those resources to cluster and have high achieving children. The Schools around TJ aren’t that great but you distill the cream of the crop you get excellence. Property value is one of the worlds oldest distillation methods and it is very effective in some regards.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Blair 2nd to none…. Except the almost 200 higher ranked magnet programs. Not even top three in the county

that just proved that the ranking is not very meaningful.

You must be a Blair parent. Strange how no one outside the DCC seems to share the high regard for the school as the PTA does. I’m glad they’re happy

[Anonymous]

Those with wealth can supplement privately to make up for the gaps in education in MCPS. That’s all that the ranking shows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Blair 2nd to none…. Except the almost 200 higher ranked magnet programs. Not even top three in the county

that just proved that the ranking is not very meaningful.

You must be a Blair parent. Strange how no one outside the DCC seems to share the high regard for the school as the PTA does. I’m glad they’re happy

Not true. Seems like a data-gathering issue as it was the first year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Blair 2nd to none…. Except the almost 200 higher ranked magnet programs. Not even top three in the county

that just proved that the ranking is not very meaningful.

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The top schools are always those in he most affluent areas. They should change the name of this ranking from US News to century 21 since it clearly has more to do with real estate values than education.

Or high achievers do well and use those resources to cluster and have high achieving children. The Schools around TJ aren’t that great but you distill the cream of the crop you get excellence. Property value is one of the worlds oldest distillation methods and it is very effective in some regards.

this!

It isn't that low & middle income kids can't compete, it is just that it is harder for them with less resources and opportunities and when that plays out at scale the trends will always reflect this. The question is if one wants to participate in an environment that there is little struggle for resources and minimal distraction from disenfranchised kids who often prove to be negative influences at scale. The parents who say it isn't better in these situations are simply pushing sour grapes.

Everyone agrees that too many poor kids sours the pot, but if we are honest a the individual just a few can cause the same effect for a class, a click or an individual that might not be reflected by the larger overview metrics. It is no surprise that the richest school in MoCo is the highest ranking but that doesn't mean the rest can't foster good outcomes for some.