When someone mentions "W" schools, what schools specifically are they talking about?

[Anonymous]

Wootton too. We are also good school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WJ is a W school.

I'm not sure if you were responding to me (the PP just above), but I agree that it's a W school. Like BCC, WJ is a little more diverse, so I left it out of my sentence above. Emphasis on little.

I was responding to 8:54, who listed WJ, along with BCC and others, as "right up with W schools."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(Winston) Churchill
(Walt) Whitman
Walter Johnson

+1. The poster who keeps saying Churchill starts with a "C" will jump in soon.

Churchill does start with a C. Also, Watkins Mill and Wheaton start with a W. And don't forget WB-CC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(Winston) Churchill
(Walt) Whitman
Walter Johnson

+1. The poster who keeps saying Churchill starts with a "C" will jump in soon.

Churchill does start with a C. Also, Watkins Mill and Wheaton start with a W. And don't forget WB-CC.

It's a moniker given to the mostly white high performing schools, of which those two are not.

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/19285/de-facto-segregation-threatens-montgomery-public-schools/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a graduate of a W school I can their lead over non W schools has been shrinking over the years and the shine is wearing off due tot he high stress put on the students. One of the W schools actually has part of the day for relaxation to reduce stress, seriously-wtf, this is supposed to be a great time in a kids life, why put so much pressure on them.

WJ, B-CC Einstein, Blair, Northwest, Sherwood used to be awful school and now they are right up with the W schools.

btw there is only one W school and that is and always has been Whitman but as I said the shine is not so bright anymore with the latest drug arrests and assaults a simple read of the weekly police report will show you that.

Dream on.

[Anonymous]

SAT scores for non FARMS students at Einstein are higher than WJ. Does that make Einstein a W school too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wootton too. We are also good school.

Yes, but the OP mentioned Wootton in her first post. So it was not necessary to list it.

Jesus, people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SAT scores for non FARMS students at Einstein are higher than WJ. Does that make Einstein a W school too?

No, because they look at the overall school scores, not just by SES. Personally, I think that schools where minorities (non Asian) and/or FARMS kids score high are better schools than W schools. They obviously have some great teachers.

[Anonymous]

Was Woodward considered a "W" school?

Which elementary schools (assuming some of the WJ ones) fed there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(Winston) Churchill
(Walt) Whitman
Walter Johnson

+1. The poster who keeps saying Churchill starts with a "C" will jump in soon.

Churchill does start with a C. Also, Watkins Mill and Wheaton start with a W. And don't forget WB-CC.

It's a moniker given to the mostly white high performing schools, of which those two are not.

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/19285/de-facto-segregation-threatens-montgomery-public-schools/

Ah, so the W stands for "mostly White"? But that still doesn't make sense. What about Poolesville (56% white), Sherwood (55% white), and Damascus (64% white)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SAT scores for non FARMS students at Einstein are higher than WJ. Does that make Einstein a W school too?

No, because they look at the overall school scores, not just by SES. Personally, I think that schools where minorities (non Asian) and/or FARMS kids score high are better schools than W schools. They obviously have some great teachers.

Seems appropriate and fair to compare non farms students at Einstein with the W students who are by and large non farms students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:(Winston) Churchill
(Walt) Whitman
Walter Johnson

+1. The poster who keeps saying Churchill starts with a "C" will jump in soon.

Churchill does start with a C. Also, Watkins Mill and Wheaton start with a W. And don't forget WB-CC.

It's a moniker given to the mostly white high performing schools, of which those two are not.

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/19285/de-facto-segregation-threatens-montgomery-public-schools/

Ah, so the W stands for "mostly White"? But that still doesn't make sense. What about Poolesville (56% white), Sherwood (55% white), and Damascus (64% white)?

It also stands for "Wealthy".

[Anonymous]

Wooton is a faux w school. The originals are Whitman WJ and Churchill. Throw bcc there. Wooton is in the next (very close) tier and yes Blair and Einstein, with rm, are now there too.

/Whitman grad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wooton is a faux w school. The originals are Whitman WJ and Churchill. Throw bcc there. Wooton is in the next (very close) tier and yes Blair and Einstein, with rm, are now there too.

/Whitman grad

I disagree, I think Wootton has always been considered better than WJ. WJ has improved significantly status-wise over the past 15 years. Oh yeah, and I went to WJ and graduated in '98.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wooton is a faux w school. The originals are Whitman WJ and Churchill. Throw bcc there. Wooton is in the next (very close) tier and yes Blair and Einstein, with rm, are now there too.

/Whitman grad

I disagree, I think Wootton has always been considered better than WJ. WJ has improved significantly status-wise over the past 15 years. Oh yeah, and I went to WJ and graduated in '98.

Wootton is 47% white and <5% FARMS. Walter Johnson is 56% white and 8% FARMS. So Walter Johnson is whiter, but Wootton is wealthier (or more accurately, less poor). Which is more important for W status, white or wealthy?