MAP R & MAP P score to get into MS magnet

[Anonymous]

I have a 4th grader, and I wonder what scores on MAP R and MAP R can get into MS magnets. Round 1. We are looking at Clemente (math) & MLK ( languaage). Anyway to improve MAP R score? Thank you for sharing!

[Anonymous]

Depends on your elementary school. Medium-FARMS schools you need to be at about the 85th percentile to get into the magnet lottery-- higher at low-FARMS schools, lower at high-FARMS schools.

[Anonymous]

For very low farm rate schools probably MAP M ~240 and MAP R ~ 230

Anonymous wrote:Depends on your elementary school. Medium-FARMS schools you need to be at about the 85th percentile to get into the magnet lottery-- higher at low-FARMS schools, lower at high-FARMS schools.

[Anonymous]

The criteria hasn't changed in several years - it is the 85th percentile, locally normed. So the top 15% for schools that have FARMS rates similar to yours.

The corresponding RIT and national norm changes a little year to year based on the kids in the class, but low farms schools need higher than the national 85th percentile, and high farms schools it isn't as high b/c fewer kids are scoring near the top.

[Anonymous]

230 is a good benchmark to make the lottery. IXL is good practice for the types of questions asked. If you put in 230 as their MAP score that level of question would come up.

[Anonymous]

Honest question as a fellow 4th grade parent — will these programs exist when our kids are trying for them next year? We’re currently in a CES and it’s been such a wonderful experience we really hope to get into the MS programs…

By the scores here my kid should qualify, so it’s a matter of the lottery and whether this will actually exist….

[Anonymous]

If you are in a low-farms school, the scores needed to get into the lottery typically score are in the 92%-93% range. There are circumstances in which they also allow students with lower scores, like 78%+, into the lottery. My point is, it's a fairly large pool, and the odds are not great, even if you are the top math or English student in the county, that doesn't matter. It's a lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are in a low-farms school, the scores needed to get into the lottery typically score are in the 92%-93% range. There are circumstances in which they also allow students with lower scores, like 78%+, into the lottery. My point is, it's a fairly large pool, and the odds are not great, even if you are the top math or English student in the county, that doesn't matter. It's a lottery.

Yup. I would assume you will not get in and proceed accordingly. If you get a spot it will be a nice surprise. My kid had the highest MAP score their math teacher had ever seen, so they got into the pool but they didn’t get a spot. The magnet system is very frustrating. I actually don’t know anyone from our school who got a spot, though someone must have

[Anonymous]

Same here. My DC scored 280s in MAP M. Got in the pool but no seat awarded.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are in a low-farms school, the scores needed to get into the lottery typically score are in the 92%-93% range. There are circumstances in which they also allow students with lower scores, like 78%+, into the lottery. My point is, it's a fairly large pool, and the odds are not great, even if you are the top math or English student in the county, that doesn't matter. It's a lottery.

Yup. I would assume you will not get in and proceed accordingly. If you get a spot it will be a nice surprise. My kid had the highest MAP score their math teacher had ever seen, so they got into the pool but they didn’t get a spot. The magnet system is very frustrating. I actually don’t know anyone from our school who got a spot, though someone must have

[Anonymous]

Same. My kid has been in the lottery for CES and both middle school magnets and wasn’t selected. We know a fair number of kids who were selected, some of whom attend and some of whom stayed at our home school.

My understanding is that the middle school magnets are not a self contained program. One of the 2 elective choices is the magnet elective, so magnet kids only get one other elective (art or music or language or tech but not 2 of them).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a 4th grader, and I wonder what scores on MAP R and MAP R can get into MS magnets. Round 1. We are looking at Clemente (math) & MLK ( languaage). Anyway to improve MAP R score? Thank you for sharing!

These are currently nomred by home ES so the bar is lower or higher every year ij different schools. Remember, this will all change in 2027-28 when we move to regions. MCPS has been silent on the MA program changes but they are coming!

[Anonymous]

Reality check - there are so few MS magnet places almost all of you will be disappointed.

Don’t bank on it- chances of getting in are very slim- I think 10% or less

One sad thing- it’s a lottery- so even if your kid is a genius 99% percentile- they have same shot as a kid at 85% percentile.

[Anonymous]

Do they use spring or fall score for determination?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Same. My kid has been in the lottery for CES and both middle school magnets and wasn’t selected. We know a fair number of kids who were selected, some of whom attend and some of whom stayed at our home school.

My understanding is that the middle school magnets are not a self contained program. One of the 2 elective choices is the magnet elective, so magnet kids only get one other elective (art or music or language or tech but not 2 of them).

I have a rising 6th grader headed to the Humanities magnet at Eastern. 3 courses per year are self contained: English, Social Studies and Media. It used to be 4, but now that class is an elective open to the whole school (but mostly filled with magnet kids).

[Anonymous]

How many classes does MS 6th grader take in a semester or ina year? If only 3 classes are self contained, others are open to the whole school, are those art, music, health or PE? I do not know how MS work in montgomery county.