USNEWS accurate indicator - college readiness

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[Post New]04/30/2019 15:20
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Anonymous
The only good and accurate measurement on USNews ranking is the college readiness indicator. A 70 or higher is good, above 80 is amazing. Below 70 is average, and below 60 is horrible. As you can see, this list is much more accurate. Take into account the schools with magnet programs.

Whitman - 85
Churchill - 81.8
Poolesville - 81.7
Wootton - 80.5
RM - 73
QO - 72.1
BCC - 71.1
WJ - 70.6
Sherwood - 63.6
Northwest - 58.6
Blair - 55.7
Magruder - 54.8
Rockville - 53.1
Damascus - 50.1
Wheaton - 50.2
Einstein - 48.4
Blake - 50.1
[Post New]04/30/2019 15:27
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Anonymous
Surprise Whitman is on top again! Poolesville seems like it is in the place it should be.
[Post New]04/30/2019 15:31
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:The only good and accurate measurement on USNews ranking is the college readiness indicator.

It's actually a fairly useless measurement, because it just tells you the percentage of 12th grade students that took and passed AP/IB exams.

For most of us on this board, our kids would meet that standard regardless of what school they attend. I'm much more interested in knowing how those types of students perform in different MCPS high schools, and this measurement gives you zero insight on that.
[Post New]04/30/2019 15:32
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Anonymous
It's complete BS. Whitman is a GS 4 based on its low test scores. This is a joke.
[Post New]04/30/2019 15:36
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Anonymous
And does this correlate with the FARMS rate?
[Post New]04/30/2019 15:45
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:It's complete BS. Whitman is a GS 4 based on its low test scores. This is a joke.


You’re so jealous, just a sad little nobody
[Post New]04/30/2019 15:48
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:It's complete BS. Whitman is a GS 4 based on its low test scores. This is a joke.


Data is meaningless unless you analyze it. What's worse is that it has been analyzed and yet, you're still just looking at that number.
[Post New]04/30/2019 15:51
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Anonymous
How do they calculate college readiness? I need to look into that. Curious.
[Post New]04/30/2019 16:06
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's complete BS. Whitman is a GS 4 based on its low test scores. This is a joke.


Data is meaningless unless you analyze it. What's worse is that it has been analyzed and yet, you're still just looking at that number.


4 out of 10 seems to indicate it's not that great.
[Post New]04/30/2019 16:12
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:The only good and accurate measurement on USNews ranking is the college readiness indicator. A 70 or higher is good, above 80 is amazing. Below 70 is average, and below 60 is horrible. As you can see, this list is much more accurate. Take into account the schools with magnet programs.

Whitman - 85
Churchill - 81.8
Poolesville - 81.7
Wootton - 80.5
RM - 73
QO - 72.1
BCC - 71.1
WJ - 70.6
Sherwood - 63.6
Northwest - 58.6
Blair - 55.7
Magruder - 54.8
Rockville - 53.1
Damascus - 50.1
Wheaton - 50.2
Einstein - 48.4
Blake - 50.1


You should also take into account the school size.
[Post New]04/30/2019 16:18
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The only good and accurate measurement on USNews ranking is the college readiness indicator.

It's actually a fairly useless measurement, because it just tells you the percentage of 12th grade students that took and passed AP/IB exams.

For most of us on this board, our kids would meet that standard regardless of what school they attend. I'm much more interested in knowing how those types of students perform in different MCPS high schools, and this measurement gives you zero insight on that.


+1 This indicator is a reflection of SES.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/rankings-faq
College readiness (30% of the ranking): The percentage of 12th graders from the class of 2016-2017 who took at least one AP or IB exam during high school and the percentage of 12th graders who passed at least one AP or IB exam in high school. Passing is weighted three times more than taking.
[Post New]04/30/2019 16:20
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Anonymous
Here's the US News ranking of the top schools in Maryland.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/rankings

Top Ranked Maryland Schools
badge #1 Walt Whitman High
7100 Whittier Blvd, Bethesda, Maryland 20817
badge #2 Thomas S. Wootton High
2100 Wootton Pkwy, Rockville, Maryland 20850
badge #3 Eastern Technical High School
1100 Mace Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21221
badge #4 River Hill High
12101 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville, Maryland 21029
badge #5 Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
4301 East-west Hwy, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
badge #6 Western School of Technology and Env. Science
100 Kenwood Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21228
badge #7 Richard Montgomery High
250 Richard Montgomery Dr, Rockville, Maryland 20852
badge #8 George W. Carver Center for Arts and Technology
938 York Rd, Towson, Maryland 21204
badge #9 Hereford High
17301 York Rd, Parkton, Maryland 21120
badge #10 Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
7-11 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
[Post New]04/30/2019 16:24
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Here's the US News ranking of the top schools in Maryland.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/rankings

Top Ranked Maryland Schools
badge #1 Walt Whitman High
7100 Whittier Blvd, Bethesda, Maryland 20817
badge #2 Thomas S. Wootton High
2100 Wootton Pkwy, Rockville, Maryland 20850
badge #3 Eastern Technical High School
1100 Mace Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21221
badge #4 River Hill High
12101 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville, Maryland 21029
badge #5 Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
4301 East-west Hwy, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
badge #6 Western School of Technology and Env. Science
100 Kenwood Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21228
badge #7 Richard Montgomery High
250 Richard Montgomery Dr, Rockville, Maryland 20852
badge #8 George W. Carver Center for Arts and Technology
938 York Rd, Towson, Maryland 21204
badge #9 Hereford High
17301 York Rd, Parkton, Maryland 21120
badge #10 Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
7-11 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740


LOL. That's overall US News ranking is a pretty different list from OP's "highly accurate" college readiness index indicator. OP-do your kids go to Churchill? Sorry it didn't make the top 10.
[Post New]04/30/2019 16:33
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The only good and accurate measurement on USNews ranking is the college readiness indicator.

It's actually a fairly useless measurement, because it just tells you the percentage of 12th grade students that took and passed AP/IB exams.

For most of us on this board, our kids would meet that standard regardless of what school they attend. I'm much more interested in knowing how those types of students perform in different MCPS high schools, and this measurement gives you zero insight on that.


+1 This indicator is a reflection of SES.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/rankings-faq
College readiness (30% of the ranking): The percentage of 12th graders from the class of 2016-2017 who took at least one AP or IB exam during high school and the percentage of 12th graders who passed at least one AP or IB exam in high school. Passing is weighted three times more than taking.


It also fosters harmful stereotypes about the value of segregated schools.
[Post New]04/30/2019 17:13
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Anonymous
Their listing is a joke.
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