Top 10 Schools in MoCo

[Anonymous]

Wait I am troll and even I find incredulous that people have devolved this conversation where they are jockeying to see which high school has a stronger reputation on Wall Street. The thought the millionaires sit around talking about high schools at any level is laughable. Maybe colleges for the 20 somethings and (50 somethings who just woke up old) but no one should ever care or take pride in high school.

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Anonymous wrote: Frankly, I do not give a rat's ass about the ranking. Does my kid have a good shot of getting stellar grades, great SAT and AP scores, learning the material, filling content gaps, having excellent EC activities at the end of 4 years? Is he willing to work hard and not depend on MCPS to spoon feed him? Am I willing to support him? Why would I care what the school rating of any other MCPS school is? Why do I care where Joe Shmoe goes? My student is a rising 9th grader in PHS SMACS program - so should he take it easy because by being in PHS he will automagically succeed?

None of the public and private schools in DMV is of the same caliber as Stuyvesant. We should try and concentrate on what is important.

Blair SMACS puts Stuyvesant to shame

I don't get all the Blair SMACS boosters on this forum ... It's a great program, but you all act like it's God gift to man.

Also, Stuyvesant is the #4 public HS in America on Niche. The number 1 MD high school on that site--Poolesville--is #30. Given how many high schools there are in the country, statistically anything in at least the top 100 is equivalent, so certainly MD high schools can't be said to "put Stuyvesant to shame."

Compare what Stuy have done with over 3000 magnet students with Blair SMACS 400 students and then come talk to me.

Regardless of what you might think, Stuy, Poolesville, and TJ continue to be ranked above Blair.

Give me concrete reasons why you think Blair should be ranked above those schools. Until then I'll maintain my position that the schools are roughly equivalent, given that those other three are whole-school magnets (or at least have magnet programs that are a larger percentage of the student body than at Blair).

Are you really that gullible?
On PAPER, they will always rank above Blair. They are all-Magnet schools (except for Poolesville which is three Quarter Magnet ). Also , Blair is minority -Majority, so they will never rank Blair higher.
But on the field performances, where it actually matters, none of them can match Blair. Blair outshines them all.

I keep asking for CONCRETE information to back up your argument and you refuse to provide any.

So I'll ask again: provide concrete data proving that Blair is better than Stuy, Poolesville, and TJ.

As for the majority-minority point: Stuy is only 81% minority.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait I am troll and even I find incredulous that people have devolved this conversation where they are jockeying to see which high school has a stronger reputation on Wall Street. The thought the millionaires sit around talking about high schools at any level is laughable. Maybe colleges for the 20 somethings and (50 somethings who just woke up old) but no one should ever care or take pride in high school.

I take pride in the HS I went to. I worked hard to get in and worked my butt off to graduate with honors. In many ways, it was harder than college.

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Anonymous wrote:Just call any Fortune 500 company and ask what they think of Sty students. Then ask about Blair. Compare the responses. Or in the case of Blair, the "Whaaa?"

Exactly. My NYC-area family members have heard of Poolesville, TJ, and Sidwell, in terms of DC-area high schools. When I said we were moving to the DC area, they said "Oh, they have Poolesville and TJ, right? Those are like the Stuy and Bronx Science of the DC area."

None have heard of Blair.

Liar.
Anyone who goes/went to Stuy and Bronx Science knows about Blair. I have family members who when they come down here ask me where Blair HS is.
Poolesville have not done much nationally

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just call any Fortune 500 company and ask what they think of Sty students. Then ask about Blair. Compare the responses. Or in the case of Blair, the "Whaaa?"

Exactly. My NYC-area family members have heard of Poolesville, TJ, and Sidwell, in terms of DC-area high schools. When I said we were moving to the DC area, they said "Oh, they have Poolesville and TJ, right? Those are like the Stuy and Bronx Science of the DC area."

None have heard of Blair.

Liar.
Anyone who goes/went to Stuy and Bronx Science knows about Blair. I have family members who when they come down here ask me where Blair HS is.
Poolesville have not done much nationally

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I'm not lying.

Why can't you accept that Poolesville is a strong school, just like Blair is? Why is that so difficult for you?

[Anonymous]

Here's a link to Poolesville's page for student awards: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/poolesvillehs/about/accolades.aspx

Note the gold medal in the USA Physics Olympiad that a Poolesville student won this year.

If you think Blair is better, show me concrete evidence that their students surpass Poolesville in these areas, or other quantifiable measures.

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Anonymous wrote: Frankly, I do not give a rat's ass about the ranking. Does my kid have a good shot of getting stellar grades, great SAT and AP scores, learning the material, filling content gaps, having excellent EC activities at the end of 4 years? Is he willing to work hard and not depend on MCPS to spoon feed him? Am I willing to support him? Why would I care what the school rating of any other MCPS school is? Why do I care where Joe Shmoe goes? My student is a rising 9th grader in PHS SMACS program - so should he take it easy because by being in PHS he will automagically succeed?

None of the public and private schools in DMV is of the same caliber as Stuyvesant. We should try and concentrate on what is important.

Blair SMACS puts Stuyvesant to shame

I don't get all the Blair SMACS boosters on this forum ... It's a great program, but you all act like it's God gift to man.

Also, Stuyvesant is the #4 public HS in America on Niche. The number 1 MD high school on that site--Poolesville--is #30. Given how many high schools there are in the country, statistically anything in at least the top 100 is equivalent, so certainly MD high schools can't be said to "put Stuyvesant to shame."

Compare what Stuy have done with over 3000 magnet students with Blair SMACS 400 students and then come talk to me.

Regardless of what you might think, Stuy, Poolesville, and TJ continue to be ranked above Blair.

Give me concrete reasons why you think Blair should be ranked above those schools. Until then I'll maintain my position that the schools are roughly equivalent, given that those other three are whole-school magnets (or at least have magnet programs that are a larger percentage of the student body than at Blair).

Are you really that gullible?
On PAPER, they will always rank above Blair. They are all-Magnet schools (except for Poolesville which is three Quarter Magnet ). Also , Blair is minority -Majority, so they will never rank Blair higher.
But on the field performances, where it actually matters, none of them can match Blair. Blair outshines them all.

I keep asking for CONCRETE information to back up your argument and you refuse to provide any.

So I'll ask again: provide concrete data proving that Blair is better than Stuy, Poolesville, and TJ.

As for the majority-minority point: Stuy is only 81% minority.

Here is concrete evidence
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneron_Science_Talent_Search
Stuy is mostly Asian and white and All-magnet

CASE CLOSED

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just call any Fortune 500 company and ask what they think of Sty students. Then ask about Blair. Compare the responses. Or in the case of Blair, the "Whaaa?"

Exactly. My NYC-area family members have heard of Poolesville, TJ, and Sidwell, in terms of DC-area high schools. When I said we were moving to the DC area, they said "Oh, they have Poolesville and TJ, right? Those are like the Stuy and Bronx Science of the DC area."

None have heard of Blair.

Liar.
Anyone who goes/went to Stuy and Bronx Science knows about Blair. I have family members who when they come down here ask me where Blair HS is.
Poolesville have not done much nationally

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I'm not lying.

Why can't you accept that Poolesville is a strong school, just like Blair is? Why is that so difficult for you?

I never said Poolesville is not a strong school but for you to claim it's better known nationally than Blair is just not true.

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Anonymous wrote: Frankly, I do not give a rat's ass about the ranking. Does my kid have a good shot of getting stellar grades, great SAT and AP scores, learning the material, filling content gaps, having excellent EC activities at the end of 4 years? Is he willing to work hard and not depend on MCPS to spoon feed him? Am I willing to support him? Why would I care what the school rating of any other MCPS school is? Why do I care where Joe Shmoe goes? My student is a rising 9th grader in PHS SMACS program - so should he take it easy because by being in PHS he will automagically succeed?

None of the public and private schools in DMV is of the same caliber as Stuyvesant. We should try and concentrate on what is important.

Blair SMACS puts Stuyvesant to shame

I don't get all the Blair SMACS boosters on this forum ... It's a great program, but you all act like it's God gift to man.

Also, Stuyvesant is the #4 public HS in America on Niche. The number 1 MD high school on that site--Poolesville--is #30. Given how many high schools there are in the country, statistically anything in at least the top 100 is equivalent, so certainly MD high schools can't be said to "put Stuyvesant to shame."

Compare what Stuy have done with over 3000 magnet students with Blair SMACS 400 students and then come talk to me.

Regardless of what you might think, Stuy, Poolesville, and TJ continue to be ranked above Blair.

Give me concrete reasons why you think Blair should be ranked above those schools. Until then I'll maintain my position that the schools are roughly equivalent, given that those other three are whole-school magnets (or at least have magnet programs that are a larger percentage of the student body than at Blair).

Are you really that gullible?
On PAPER, they will always rank above Blair. They are all-Magnet schools (except for Poolesville which is three Quarter Magnet ). Also , Blair is minority -Majority, so they will never rank Blair higher.
But on the field performances, where it actually matters, none of them can match Blair. Blair outshines them all.

I keep asking for CONCRETE information to back up your argument and you refuse to provide any.

So I'll ask again: provide concrete data proving that Blair is better than Stuy, Poolesville, and TJ.

As for the majority-minority point: Stuy is only 81% minority.

Here is concrete evidence
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneron_Science_Talent_Search
Stuy is mostly Asian and white and All-magnet

CASE CLOSED

So because Blair has more URM it's ... better? My argument is it's ranked lower likely because it's not a whole school magnet, meaning it's probably ultimately equivalent to Stuy, Poolesville, and TJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just call any Fortune 500 company and ask what they think of Sty students. Then ask about Blair. Compare the responses. Or in the case of Blair, the "Whaaa?"

Exactly. My NYC-area family members have heard of Poolesville, TJ, and Sidwell, in terms of DC-area high schools. When I said we were moving to the DC area, they said "Oh, they have Poolesville and TJ, right? Those are like the Stuy and Bronx Science of the DC area."

None have heard of Blair.

Liar.
Anyone who goes/went to Stuy and Bronx Science knows about Blair. I have family members who when they come down here ask me where Blair HS is.
Poolesville have not done much nationally

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I'm not lying.

Why can't you accept that Poolesville is a strong school, just like Blair is? Why is that so difficult for you?

I never said Poolesville is not a strong school but for you to claim it's better known nationally than Blair is just not true.

It might not have been you, but a PP said it's a backwater school and said "WTH is the student body it even draws from."

[Anonymous]

I'd rather hire the top 1% of a program or school pulling from 2,000,000 seniors in an urban area than the top 1% of a program or school pulling from 15,000 seniors north of Homestead Farm any day.

Pure stats.

I do see Poolesville is in Potomac, correct?

[Anonymous]

I thought poolesville was by wheaton? WTF are these places?

[Anonymous]

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Are you really that gullible?
On PAPER, they will always rank above Blair. They are all-Magnet schools (except for Poolesville which is three Quarter Magnet ). Also , Blair is minority -Majority, so they will never rank Blair higher.
But on the field performances, where it actually matters, none of them can match Blair. Blair outshines them all.

No, it's not.

If John Poole MS had 4 grades, it would have about 500 students. Poolesville HS had 1,183 students last year. So slightly over half of Poolesville HS (58%) is not zoned for Poolesville HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather hire the top 1% of a program or school pulling from 2,000,000 seniors in an urban area than the top 1% of a program or school pulling from 15,000 seniors north of Homestead Farm any day.

Pure stats.

I do see Poolesville is in Potomac, correct?

No, Poolesville is in Poolesville.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather hire the top 1% of a program or school pulling from 2,000,000 seniors in an urban area than the top 1% of a program or school pulling from 15,000 seniors north of Homestead Farm any day.

Pure stats.

I do see Poolesville is in Potomac, correct?

No, Poolesville is in Poolesville.

OMG.

You people who are bashing Poolesville don't even know where it is!

Maybe get basic information about the school--like it's LOCATION--before you declare its mediocrity.