NMSFs Class of 2023 (MCPS)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read the lists of names for NMSF. The names are overwhelmingly East Asian, South Asian, and a few Russians (I'm also guessing that most of these kids have at least one parent who is a first generation immigrant). Schools with high populations of these groups have NMSF scholars. Otherwise, not so much.

The list of names seemed like Blair itself, a diverse cross-section of students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Blair 48
Richard Montgomery 24
Churchill 18
Poolesville 16
Whitman 11
Wootton 10
Walter Johnson 9
B-CC 5
Sherwood 2
Magruder 1
Northwest 1
Springbrook 1
Wheaton 1
Blake 0
Clarksburg 0
Damascus 0
Einstein 0
Gaithersburg 0
Kennedy 0
Northwood 0
Paint Branch 0
Quince Orchard 0
Rockville 0
Seneca Valley 0
Watkins Mill 0

If Blair, RM, and Poolesville didn't have the magnet programs, the numbers would be very different. This is why this list is foolish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Blair 48
Richard Montgomery 24
Churchill 18
Poolesville 16
Whitman 11
Wootton 10
Walter Johnson 9
B-CC 5
Sherwood 2
Magruder 1
Northwest 1
Springbrook 1
Wheaton 1
Blake 0
Clarksburg 0
Damascus 0
Einstein 0
Gaithersburg 0
Kennedy 0
Northwood 0
Paint Branch 0
Quince Orchard 0
Rockville 0
Seneca Valley 0
Watkins Mill 0

If Blair, RM, and Poolesville didn't have the magnet programs, the numbers would be very different. This is why this list is foolish.

The list is not foolish. It’s just … fact. Using it to make any sort of assumptions about the quality of the school or your kid’s experience at any of these schools would be foolish.