Upper NW DC or Takoma Park schools?

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Your child can end up in the TPMS magnet if they fit the criteria and get a lottery seat. This is the same for those of us who are zoned to TPMS. Meanwhile, there are course offerings in your area that we don’t have here.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

This whole post is written like some weird advertisement for parents of the gifted and talented. The ES magnet at TPES was discontinued a couple of years ago. I think that upper NW elementaries are generally going to be better than DCC elementary schools mostly because the PTA's are able to raise a ton of money and can hire extra staffing. TPMS is the best DCC middle school. Is it better than Deal? You'd have to find someone that has had kids at both. Blair vs. JR? My guess is that they are a similar experience. Blair is a very large school, so can offer a lot of different classes.

It was only a matter of time until Blair envy reared its ugly head. TPMS is the best MS in the county period, and the TPES magnet is closed in name only. The school still has additional STEM content and enriched math well beyond other MCPS elementary schools. Blair is a fantastic school with the best college outcomes of any school in the county, according to the data published in Bethesda Beat.

They're probably new and just realized the Takoma mafia has been running the county for decades.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

And they haven’t taken COGAT in MCPS since 2019.

What is cogat? I’m not following the implication

The point is that the weird advertising post that sounds like it’s copy and paste from somewhere else is out of date. COGAT is an IQ test that kids took in 2nd (I think) and 5th grade and was used to inform selection to CES and middle school magnets. It’s been suspended since the pandemic. Now MAP scores are the only standardized test considered. It’s unclear if that might change for next year.

No, CogAT is not an IQ test, which measures intelligence. CogAT measures reasoning and problem-solving abilities.

Although some claim you couldn't prep for the cogat, it wasn't true. The majority of people who are getting into these programs when that was used certainly did. Just becoming familiar with the question types could boost your score substantially.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

In name only. They continue to provide enriched math and additional STEM pullouts.

That’s always claimed here but “in name only” is ridiculous. When my child was there two years ago I asked Dr G about this alleged magnet and she said it no longer exists.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

And they haven’t taken COGAT in MCPS since 2019.

What is cogat? I’m not following the implication

The point is that the weird advertising post that sounds like it’s copy and paste from somewhere else is out of date. COGAT is an IQ test that kids took in 2nd (I think) and 5th grade and was used to inform selection to CES and middle school magnets. It’s been suspended since the pandemic. Now MAP scores are the only standardized test considered. It’s unclear if that might change for next year.

No, CogAT is not an IQ test, which measures intelligence. CogAT measures reasoning and problem-solving abilities.

Yes, that poster is misinformed and suffers from a bad case of Blair envy. They gave a version of the CogAT 3rd and 5th before the pandemic. I don't see the need for more testing either. With MCAP and MAP they have enough standardized tests to make informed decisions.

I guess I’m suffering from so much “Blair envy” that Blair is my home school and my kid is in the Blair magnet… I’m not sure what is “Blair envy” about pointing out that they haven’t taken Cogat since 2019 (and it basically is an IQ test with all the flaws that IQ tests have).

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

And they haven’t taken COGAT in MCPS since 2019.

What is cogat? I’m not following the implication

The point is that the weird advertising post that sounds like it’s copy and paste from somewhere else is out of date. COGAT is an IQ test that kids took in 2nd (I think) and 5th grade and was used to inform selection to CES and middle school magnets. It’s been suspended since the pandemic. Now MAP scores are the only standardized test considered. It’s unclear if that might change for next year.

No, CogAT is not an IQ test, which measures intelligence. CogAT measures reasoning and problem-solving abilities.

What exactly do you think an IQ test is?

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

And they haven’t taken COGAT in MCPS since 2019.

What is cogat? I’m not following the implication

The point is that the weird advertising post that sounds like it’s copy and paste from somewhere else is out of date. COGAT is an IQ test that kids took in 2nd (I think) and 5th grade and was used to inform selection to CES and middle school magnets. It’s been suspended since the pandemic. Now MAP scores are the only standardized test considered. It’s unclear if that might change for next year.

No, CogAT is not an IQ test, which measures intelligence. CogAT measures reasoning and problem-solving abilities.

What exactly do you think an IQ test is?

IQ is an entirely different test. CogAT stands for Cognitive Abilities Test.

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Anonymous wrote:If you pick Takoma Park, you have access to more HS than just Blair. Two of my three kids chose Blair. One chose Northwood.

This. Two kids different strengths and activities. TPMS was awesome.
Blair was a great, welcoming for a variety of academic and extracurricular options. Good luck!!

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

In name only. They continue to provide enriched math and additional STEM pullouts.

That’s always claimed here but “in name only” is ridiculous. When my child was there two years ago I asked Dr G about this alleged magnet and she said it no longer exists.

But they still offer the exact same things as before as if it had never changed.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

And they haven’t taken COGAT in MCPS since 2019.

What is cogat? I’m not following the implication

The point is that the weird advertising post that sounds like it’s copy and paste from somewhere else is out of date. COGAT is an IQ test that kids took in 2nd (I think) and 5th grade and was used to inform selection to CES and middle school magnets. It’s been suspended since the pandemic. Now MAP scores are the only standardized test considered. It’s unclear if that might change for next year.

No, CogAT is not an IQ test, which measures intelligence. CogAT measures reasoning and problem-solving abilities.

Yes, that poster is misinformed and suffers from a bad case of Blair envy. They gave a version of the CogAT 3rd and 5th before the pandemic. I don't see the need for more testing either. With MCAP and MAP they have enough standardized tests to make informed decisions.

I guess I’m suffering from so much “Blair envy” that Blair is my home school and my kid is in the Blair magnet… I’m not sure what is “Blair envy” about pointing out that they haven’t taken Cogat since 2019 (and it basically is an IQ test with all the flaws that IQ tests have).

My kid too! However, the CogAT is NOT an IQ test; it focuses on reasoning skills related to school success. Kids always did the same on it as every other standardized test, so I don't see the need for additional testing especially since it won't tell us anything new.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

And they haven’t taken COGAT in MCPS since 2019.

What is cogat? I’m not following the implication

The point is that the weird advertising post that sounds like it’s copy and paste from somewhere else is out of date. COGAT is an IQ test that kids took in 2nd (I think) and 5th grade and was used to inform selection to CES and middle school magnets. It’s been suspended since the pandemic. Now MAP scores are the only standardized test considered. It’s unclear if that might change for next year.

I know it's so annoying that Takoma gets all these great things. We pay so much more in taxes in Potomac but lack all these fantastic opportunities. Despite our W feeders offering so much more than every place but Takoma, I'm utterly jealous.

Wait! I thought the Wealthy Potomac Schools got algebra in 5th and such! Are you saying that it's not so? Mind boggling!

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

And they haven’t taken COGAT in MCPS since 2019.

What is cogat? I’m not following the implication

The point is that the weird advertising post that sounds like it’s copy and paste from somewhere else is out of date. COGAT is an IQ test that kids took in 2nd (I think) and 5th grade and was used to inform selection to CES and middle school magnets. It’s been suspended since the pandemic. Now MAP scores are the only standardized test considered. It’s unclear if that might change for next year.

No, CogAT is not an IQ test, which measures intelligence. CogAT measures reasoning and problem-solving abilities.

Yes, that poster is misinformed and suffers from a bad case of Blair envy. They gave a version of the CogAT 3rd and 5th before the pandemic. I don't see the need for more testing either. With MCAP and MAP they have enough standardized tests to make informed decisions.

I guess I’m suffering from so much “Blair envy” that Blair is my home school and my kid is in the Blair magnet… I’m not sure what is “Blair envy” about pointing out that they haven’t taken Cogat since 2019 (and it basically is an IQ test with all the flaws that IQ tests have).

My kid too! However, the CogAT is NOT an IQ test; it focuses on reasoning skills related to school success. Kids always did the same on it as every other standardized test, so I don't see the need for additional testing especially since it won't tell us anything new.

It’s an aptitude test which is basically the same thing with the “score”. It’s not testing what’s been taught or knowledge.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

And they haven’t taken COGAT in MCPS since 2019.

What is cogat? I’m not following the implication

The point is that the weird advertising post that sounds like it’s copy and paste from somewhere else is out of date. COGAT is an IQ test that kids took in 2nd (I think) and 5th grade and was used to inform selection to CES and middle school magnets. It’s been suspended since the pandemic. Now MAP scores are the only standardized test considered. It’s unclear if that might change for next year.

No, CogAT is not an IQ test, which measures intelligence. CogAT measures reasoning and problem-solving abilities.

Yes, that poster is misinformed and suffers from a bad case of Blair envy. They gave a version of the CogAT 3rd and 5th before the pandemic. I don't see the need for more testing either. With MCAP and MAP they have enough standardized tests to make informed decisions.

I guess I’m suffering from so much “Blair envy” that Blair is my home school and my kid is in the Blair magnet… I’m not sure what is “Blair envy” about pointing out that they haven’t taken Cogat since 2019 (and it basically is an IQ test with all the flaws that IQ tests have).

My kid too! However, the CogAT is NOT an IQ test; it focuses on reasoning skills related to school success. Kids always did the same on it as every other standardized test, so I don't see the need for additional testing especially since it won't tell us anything new.

It’s an aptitude test which is basically the same thing with the “score”. It’s not testing what’s been taught or knowledge.

Well provided you don't consider familiarity with the CogAT question types something one is taught.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

And they haven’t taken COGAT in MCPS since 2019.

What is cogat? I’m not following the implication

The point is that the weird advertising post that sounds like it’s copy and paste from somewhere else is out of date. COGAT is an IQ test that kids took in 2nd (I think) and 5th grade and was used to inform selection to CES and middle school magnets. It’s been suspended since the pandemic. Now MAP scores are the only standardized test considered. It’s unclear if that might change for next year.

No, CogAT is not an IQ test, which measures intelligence. CogAT measures reasoning and problem-solving abilities.

Yes, that poster is misinformed and suffers from a bad case of Blair envy. They gave a version of the CogAT 3rd and 5th before the pandemic. I don't see the need for more testing either. With MCAP and MAP they have enough standardized tests to make informed decisions.

I guess I’m suffering from so much “Blair envy” that Blair is my home school and my kid is in the Blair magnet… I’m not sure what is “Blair envy” about pointing out that they haven’t taken Cogat since 2019 (and it basically is an IQ test with all the flaws that IQ tests have).

My kid too! However, the CogAT is NOT an IQ test; it focuses on reasoning skills related to school success. Kids always did the same on it as every other standardized test, so I don't see the need for additional testing especially since it won't tell us anything new.

It’s an aptitude test which is basically the same thing with the “score”. It’s not testing what’s been taught or knowledge.

Well provided you don't consider familiarity with the CogAT question types something one is taught.

I meant taught in school. It’s not a test of the curriculum or knowledge.

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Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park schools are recognized for their diverse student body and racial and socioeconomic diversity. While this may result in lower test averages compared to more segregated areas, these schools still provide the best educational opportunities available in Montgomery County.

TPES stands out for hosting the county's only elementary school magnet program, which includes enriched and accelerated math courses. Additionally, TPES is a focus school with smaller class sizes than other schools. For instance, their kindergarten class previously had only 16 students during DC's tenure.

PBES, on the other hand, offers an exceptional local CES program that provides an outstanding learning experience for students. With only 1-2 classes per grade and around 200 students in each grade, there is ample space for 15%-25% of the students to participate. However, the program remains competitive, and even students who score highly on the CogAT can be waitlisted due to the lottery system.

TPMS is the home of the highly-regarded MS STEM magnet program, providing selected students with enriched math, science, and computer science courses. With only 100 seats available, it's a highly competitive program. However, an additional 25 seats are set aside for in-boundary students. About a third of the TPMS magnet students end up at Blair SMSC STEM magnet. The TPMS math team is also a highly regarded EC. Students compete at the highest levels often in high-school contests. Many of these opportunities aren't available at other schools.

Blair High School, which serves the Takoma Park area. The TPMS magnet does a fantastic job preparing students for the Blair STEM magnet. Nevertheless, (any) students who meet the prerequisites can take advanced magnet classes in 11th and 12th grades, such as Cell Biology, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, or AI Programming. Interestingly, white students at Blair had the highest average SAT score of any MCPS school, averaging 1326. Some claim this was due to the magnet, which seems unlikely since it's primarily Asian. Blair remains a fine school with numerous opportunities for academic enrichment. People often remark that it's very well organized and run.

The magnet programming at TPES ended several years ago.

And they haven’t taken COGAT in MCPS since 2019.

What is cogat? I’m not following the implication

The point is that the weird advertising post that sounds like it’s copy and paste from somewhere else is out of date. COGAT is an IQ test that kids took in 2nd (I think) and 5th grade and was used to inform selection to CES and middle school magnets. It’s been suspended since the pandemic. Now MAP scores are the only standardized test considered. It’s unclear if that might change for next year.

No, CogAT is not an IQ test, which measures intelligence. CogAT measures reasoning and problem-solving abilities.

Yes, that poster is misinformed and suffers from a bad case of Blair envy. They gave a version of the CogAT 3rd and 5th before the pandemic. I don't see the need for more testing either. With MCAP and MAP they have enough standardized tests to make informed decisions.

I guess I’m suffering from so much “Blair envy” that Blair is my home school and my kid is in the Blair magnet… I’m not sure what is “Blair envy” about pointing out that they haven’t taken Cogat since 2019 (and it basically is an IQ test with all the flaws that IQ tests have).

My kid too! However, the CogAT is NOT an IQ test; it focuses on reasoning skills related to school success. Kids always did the same on it as every other standardized test, so I don't see the need for additional testing especially since it won't tell us anything new.

It’s an aptitude test which is basically the same thing with the “score”. It’s not testing what’s been taught or knowledge.

Well provided you don't consider familiarity with the CogAT question types something one is taught.

I meant taught in school. It’s not a test of the curriculum or knowledge.

And thus it is completely different from MAP. -DP