Top 10 Schools in MoCo

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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

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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.

Huh?????
Did you check the link for concrete evidence?
Blair is ranked lower on PAPER because it has more URM and it is a quarter magnet. But it achieves more, a lot more with less magnet students.

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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?

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.

OK, fine, quizbowl and science contest ppl would know these schools and all the private ones. just like the debate team HS nerds know what programs are good in HS too.

The ONLY way these schools are going to be known is if their alumni are out there in prominent companies or schools or programs doing good work and leading important projects. you can stay in the region or in a safe track, but then don't expect to garner a national reputation for your school.

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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?

I'm sitting here trying to think of a circumstance where a company would say, "OK, next year, we're only going to hire from among the top 1% of graduates from one particular high school in the country. Which high school should we pick?" I haven't thought of anything yet, though. Help, please.

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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.

Huh?????
Did you check the link for concrete evidence?
Blair is ranked lower on PAPER because it has more URM and it is a quarter magnet. But it achieves more, a lot more with less magnet students.

I'll say it again: provide CONCRETE information proving Blair "achieves more" with its students.

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Anonymous wrote:What's with the poolesville booster on here?

WTF is the student body that is even pulling from and how can that compare to SFS, Sty or TJ. Not even close.

like comparing a top Beijing HS to a "top" HS in the boonies of China. No dice.

Wow. Elitist, much?

Explain to me, then, why Poolesville is ranked #2 in MD on US News (117 overall in the country) and #1 in MD on Niche (#30 nationally).

ah standardized state test scores used to pay teachers and central office folk for their Common Core grant money. just what the Ivies, grad schools, employers don't look at nor care about. actually, they do the opposite, they loathe big public school districts that construct curricula and programs around obtaining Common Core money. No teacher discretion, no real learning, no stimulating class environment, no breadth of coursework until 9th grade, no well-rounded students. No thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:What's with the poolesville booster on here?

WTF is the student body that is even pulling from and how can that compare to SFS, Sty or TJ. Not even close.

like comparing a top Beijing HS to a "top" HS in the boonies of China. No dice.

sorry, how large is the poolesville catchment area? Does it only pull from that little section or does all the Gaitherburg, etc. area consider that their magnet program and bus there or Rockville magnet?

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Anonymous wrote:What's with the poolesville booster on here?

WTF is the student body that is even pulling from and how can that compare to SFS, Sty or TJ. Not even close.

like comparing a top Beijing HS to a "top" HS in the boonies of China. No dice.

Wow. Elitist, much?

Explain to me, then, why Poolesville is ranked #2 in MD on US News (117 overall in the country) and #1 in MD on Niche (#30 nationally).

ah standardized state test scores used to pay teachers and central office folk for their Common Core grant money. just what the Ivies, grad schools, employers don't look at nor care about. actually, they do the opposite, they loathe big public school districts that construct curricula and programs around obtaining Common Core money. No teacher discretion, no real learning, no stimulating class environment, no breadth of coursework until 9th grade, no well-rounded students. No thanks.

1. Your comment is littered with grammatical errors.

2. College matriculation data from Poolesville, Blair, TJ, and Stuy (all "big public school districts") directly contradict your claims.

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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.

I think you're answering your own question here.
No one ever says "Where is NYC?"

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Anonymous wrote:What's with the poolesville booster on here?

WTF is the student body that is even pulling from and how can that compare to SFS, Sty or TJ. Not even close.

like comparing a top Beijing HS to a "top" HS in the boonies of China. No dice.

sorry, how large is the poolesville catchment area? Does it only pull from that little section or does all the Gaitherburg, etc. area consider that their magnet program and bus there or Rockville magnet?

It's the upcounty magnet HS. Blair is the downcounty magnet HS. Both provide the same SMAC program. In addition, Poolesville has Global Ecology (which is countywide in eligibility) and Humanities (just for the Poolesville catchment), while Blair has CAP.

Please learn about these schools before criticizing them.

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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.

I think you're answering your own question here.
No one ever says "Where is NYC?"

No. Just because you don't know about something doesn't mean it's mediocre. What arrogance you must have to think that your knowledge is inclusive of everything high-quality, such that anything you haven't heard of must be mediocre.

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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.

Huh?????
Did you check the link for concrete evidence?
Blair is ranked lower on PAPER because it has more URM and it is a quarter magnet. But it achieves more, a lot more with less magnet students.

I'll say it again: provide CONCRETE information proving Blair "achieves more" with its students.

IAre you serious? I just posted the link to you.
Here it is, again
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneron_Science_Talent_Search

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I think you're answering your own question here.
No one ever says "Where is NYC?"

DP. As I recall, the question was, "How do you know that Poolesville HS is mediocre?", not "How do you know that more people have heard of New York City than of Poolesville, Maryland?"

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Go Poolesville Booster go!

Still won't move there, terrible for our commutes to DC and Arlington.

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Where's the list of Poolesville HS grads's colleges and employers 10 years after HS graduation?

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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.

Huh?????
Did you check the link for concrete evidence?
Blair is ranked lower on PAPER because it has more URM and it is a quarter magnet. But it achieves more, a lot more with less magnet students.

I'll say it again: provide CONCRETE information proving Blair "achieves more" with its students.

IAre you serious? I just posted the link to you.
Here it is, again
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneron_Science_Talent_Search

That's one competition. It really doesn't answer my question.