Best Neighborhood for Schools? SAT Scores in FCPS, MCPS and ACPS by School / Demographic Group

[Anonymous]

In case you’re in the hunt for a house in these areas and want an apples to apples comparison, instead of looking at MD vs VA schools GS scores, which can be misleading. The most recent data for all of these districts that’s broken down by school and demographics is from 2016.

Fairfax Public Schools - Look up school and SAT scores are a sub-group under the test results tab.
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108%3A8

Arlington Public Schools
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/SAT-2016-Table-3.pdf

Montgomery County Public Schools - Page 14
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/pdf/160929%20SAT%20Exam%20Participation%20Perform.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In case you’re in the hunt for a house in these areas and want an apples to apples comparison, instead of looking at MD vs VA schools GS scores, which can be misleading. The most recent data for all of these districts that’s broken down by school and demographics is from 2016.

Fairfax Public Schools - Look up school and SAT scores are a sub-group under the test results tab.
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108%3A8

Arlington Public Schools
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/SAT-2016-Table-3.pdf

Montgomery County Public Schools - Page 14
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/pdf/160929%20SAT%20Exam%20Participation%20Perform.pdf

Looks like MCPS uses mean while the other two uses average. Not comparable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case you’re in the hunt for a house in these areas and want an apples to apples comparison, instead of looking at MD vs VA schools GS scores, which can be misleading. The most recent data for all of these districts that’s broken down by school and demographics is from 2016.

Fairfax Public Schools - Look up school and SAT scores are a sub-group under the test results tab.
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108%3A8

Arlington Public Schools
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/SAT-2016-Table-3.pdf

Montgomery County Public Schools - Page 14
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/pdf/160929%20SAT%20Exam%20Participation%20Perform.pdf

Looks like MCPS uses mean while the other two uses average. Not comparable.

Average and mean are the same thing. You must be mistaking mean for median.

[Anonymous]

Oh, lord. Here we go again.

[Anonymous]

Who buys a house based on SAT scores, which just translates into "which neighborhood is the wealthiest or has the most Asian kids"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case you’re in the hunt for a house in these areas and want an apples to apples comparison, instead of looking at MD vs VA schools GS scores, which can be misleading. The most recent data for all of these districts that’s broken down by school and demographics is from 2016.

Fairfax Public Schools - Look up school and SAT scores are a sub-group under the test results tab.
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108%3A8

Arlington Public Schools
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/SAT-2016-Table-3.pdf

Montgomery County Public Schools - Page 14
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/pdf/160929%20SAT%20Exam%20Participation%20Perform.pdf

Looks like MCPS uses mean while the other two uses average. Not comparable.

Average and mean are the same thing. You must be mistaking mean for median.

Imagine knowing so little but thinking you could correct someone else

Must have gone to school in Virginia

[Anonymous]

Referring to first poster of course. Second one knows the difference between mean and median

[Anonymous]

It is hilarious that you think the "best school" is the one with kids who score highest on the SAT test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Referring to first poster of course. Second one knows the difference between mean and median

Throw in mode and you might really confuse that poster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Referring to first poster of course. Second one knows the difference between mean and median

Throw in mode and you might really confuse that poster.

Wow. I'm surprised people don't know these basic concepts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Referring to first poster of course. Second one knows the difference between mean and median

Throw in mode and you might really confuse that poster.

Wow. I'm surprised people don't know these basic concepts.

Maybe they were educated in VA Sorry, had to throw that in there.

[Anonymous]

Nothing on this thread will help Maryland prices or schools catch up to NoVa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who buys a house based on SAT scores, which just translates into "which neighborhood is the wealthiest or has the most Asian kids"?

This data breaks it down by specific schools and demographic groups in specific schools. You can see how middle class and UMC Hispanic and black kids in McLean HS fare vs their counterparts in a similar well off school zone like Langley or Churchill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In case you’re in the hunt for a house in these areas and want an apples to apples comparison, instead of looking at MD vs VA schools GS scores, which can be misleading. The most recent data for all of these districts that’s broken down by school and demographics is from 2016.

Fairfax Public Schools - Look up school and SAT scores are a sub-group under the test results tab.
http://schoolprofiles.fcps.edu/schlprfl/f?p=108%3A8

Arlington Public Schools
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/SAT-2016-Table-3.pdf

Montgomery County Public Schools - Page 14
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/pdf/160929%20SAT%20Exam%20Participation%20Perform.pdf

Your thread title is misleading. At least as used on this forum (and the link):

ACPS = City of Alexandria Public Schools

APS = Arlington Public Schools

[Anonymous]

Why are UMC white and Asian kids performing so poorly at Yorktown HS compared to similar schools in Fairfax?

McLean HS has whites scoring 1861 and Asians at 1960. At Yorktown whites are scoring 1788 and Asians score 1786. That is a tremendous disparity. Is APS really that bad?