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Thomas Jefferson High School drops to 5th in latest US News ranking
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Anonymous
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What really happened? How much of this is FCPS' own doing?
https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/thomas-jefferson-high-school-drops-to-5th-in-latest-us-news-ranking/article_b4ce2886-4692-11ee-a98b-4b0dbcb840c2.html |
Anonymous
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"The data U.S. News used to rank Virginia schools was assessment data from 2018 to 2019 and 2020 to 2021"
But I'm sure we'll still find a way to blame the new admissions process |
Anonymous
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“ The data was from before Thomas Jefferson High School implemented changes to how it admitted students into the highly selective school.”
Like pp posted - this is from before changes were made. |
Anonymous
| Also, the assessment data is from the year where schools were virtual and tests were optional. Schools that remained open during the pandemic probably had a boost in scores compared to the schools with lengthy closures. |
Anonymous
| Most of these schools are TINY! |
Anonymous
| The data differences are minuscule at the top. This is no biggie. I'm glad there are now other contenders! |
Anonymous
This. There was no data from 2020 and 2021. |
Anonymous
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So many of the other schools at the top of the list have hardly any students. And most of them are not full-service high schools with robust extracurricular programs, arts and athletics.
They’re not really comparable. |
Anonymous
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Elite Virginia high school sees national ranking drop amid racial equality legal fight
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/thomas-jefferson-high-school-ranking-drop-us-news In 2020, Fairfax County's school board voted to overhaul the admissions process to eliminate some testing requirements and implement a lottery system |
Anonymous
The right wing rag that you reference doesn’t mention that the US News data predates the changes that are the subject of the lawsuit. |
Anonymous
It wouldn’t fit their storyline. And a little research is too hard for them to do. |
Anonymous
When athlete tryout assessments are simplified to personal essays, it shouldn't come as a shock if a top-ranked team is unable to maintain their history of success. Same here. |
Anonymous
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[quote=Anonymous]"The data U.S. News used to rank Virginia schools was assessment data from 2018 to 2019 and 2020 to 2021"
But I'm sure we'll still find a way to blame the new admissions process [/quote] What happened in 2019-2020? Exams cancelled for COVID? I'd be more interested in seeing data from those years separately. |
Anonymous
It's incredible unfair to say this about a school that invented a time maxhine so that they could apply admissions changes retroactively to past students. |
Anonymous
I guess math isn't your strong suit or maybe counting? |