Middle school magnet and MAP scores

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if the winter MAP scores are part of the magnet decision? My kids school is taking then this week.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think so. The decisions will come out before every school finishes testing.

[Anonymous]

Will they look at all the MAP scores leading up to this fall, or just this fall? This fall, DC did uncharacteristically well on the MAP-R and also had their lowest MAP-M to date.

[Anonymous]

Winter scores are not considered but if there is a big jump you can reference as part of appeal.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, my kid had a huge jump in the one she took today but her score was already 98th percentile in Fall, was just wondering if it might help.

What is the appeals process out of interest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, my kid had a huge jump in the one she took today but her score was already 98th percentile in Fall, was just wondering if it might help.

What is the appeals process out of interest?

98th percentile is too low.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, my kid had a huge jump in the one she took today but her score was already 98th percentile in Fall, was just wondering if it might help.

What is the appeals process out of interest?

98th percentile is too low.

It needs consistently in the 99% depending on other factors. That's a great jump but so few kids are accepted and many already are in the magnet starting in 4th that her chances are slim. They probably have the decisions made by now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, my kid had a huge jump in the one she took today but her score was already 98th percentile in Fall, was just wondering if it might help.

What is the appeals process out of interest?

98th percentile is too low.

Well, gee, thanks, did you read the part about where I said she had a huge jump today? (I can spell that out for you if you’d like but it means way above 99th which is where she’s been at since K.) But thanks for your superior insight. Strangely kids I knew who got in last year had scored significantly below that but, whatever, I’ll just listen to you, wise one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, my kid had a huge jump in the one she took today but her score was already 98th percentile in Fall, was just wondering if it might help.

What is the appeals process out of interest?

98th percentile is too low.

It needs consistently in the 99% depending on other factors. That's a great jump but so few kids are accepted and many already are in the magnet starting in 4th that her chances are slim. They probably have the decisions made by now.

What difference does it make if the kids are already in the magnet? They are different programs — I thought one had no bearing on the other? We moved to MCPS this year so my kid was excluded from the magnet and never considered although I’m certain she would have been accepted back in 3rd grade (she was a major outlier academically back then)

[Anonymous]

Almost all of Clemente Math Sci kids are above 99 %ile. The score matters. Many kids are 280+ and some are above 300+. 99%ile is around 250s or 260s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Almost all of Clemente Math Sci kids are above 99 %ile. The score matters. Many kids are 280+ and some are above 300+. 99%ile is around 250s or 260s.

Good for them! I guess they won’t get into the magnet then because they have a huge cohort of similar kids where they are. Where my kid is, 99th percentile means scores better than 99 other kids out of 100 and is clearly way ahead of the rest of the class in 5/6 math, for example. Kid is bored bored bored unfortunately. Middle school, magnet or not, is our only hope at this point. MCPS has been one huge disappointment so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, my kid had a huge jump in the one she took today but her score was already 98th percentile in Fall, was just wondering if it might help.

What is the appeals process out of interest?

98th percentile is too low.

It needs consistently in the 99% depending on other factors. That's a great jump but so few kids are accepted and many already are in the magnet starting in 4th that her chances are slim. They probably have the decisions made by now.

What difference does it make if the kids are already in the magnet? They are different programs — I thought one had no bearing on the other? We moved to MCPS this year so my kid was excluded from the magnet and never considered although I’m certain she would have been accepted back in 3rd grade (she was a major outlier academically back then)

They aren't going to kick magnet kids out if they are in one and doing well for your precious genius. There are very few magnet slots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Almost all of Clemente Math Sci kids are above 99 %ile. The score matters. Many kids are 280+ and some are above 300+. 99%ile is around 250s or 260s.

Good for them! I guess they won’t get into the magnet then because they have a huge cohort of similar kids where they are. Where my kid is, 99th percentile means scores better than 99 other kids out of 100 and is clearly way ahead of the rest of the class in 5/6 math, for example. Kid is bored bored bored unfortunately. Middle school, magnet or not, is our only hope at this point. MCPS has been one huge disappointment so far.

MCPS is disappointing but that's nothing new. You can always go private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, my kid had a huge jump in the one she took today but her score was already 98th percentile in Fall, was just wondering if it might help.

What is the appeals process out of interest?

98th percentile is too low.

It needs consistently in the 99% depending on other factors. That's a great jump but so few kids are accepted and many already are in the magnet starting in 4th that her chances are slim. They probably have the decisions made by now.

What difference does it make if the kids are already in the magnet? They are different programs — I thought one had no bearing on the other? We moved to MCPS this year so my kid was excluded from the magnet and never considered although I’m certain she would have been accepted back in 3rd grade (she was a major outlier academically back then)

They aren't going to kick magnet kids out if they are in one and doing well for your precious genius. There are very few magnet slots.

I don’t know what you’re talking about. They are totally different programs. The kids in the Elementary magnets (CES) get no priority for the Ms magnet. My kid is in an elementary magnet and I’m sure he won’t get in to the MS magnet. Last year just about no one got in from our CES.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Almost all of Clemente Math Sci kids are above 99 %ile. The score matters. Many kids are 280+ and some are above 300+. 99%ile is around 250s or 260s.

Good for them! I guess they won’t get into the magnet then because they have a huge cohort of similar kids where they are. Where my kid is, 99th percentile means scores better than 99 other kids out of 100 and is clearly way ahead of the rest of the class in 5/6 math, for example. Kid is bored bored bored unfortunately. Middle school, magnet or not, is our only hope at this point. MCPS has been one huge disappointment so far.

Clemente *is* the upcounty magnet.

What is your home MS? It's not really magnet or bust. There are advanced classes at most middle schools now.