DC-area high schools score high in US News 2021 rankings

[Anonymous]

"Once again, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia, has been named the No. 1 high school in the U.S.

Senior data analyst with U.S. News & World Report Eric Brooks said some of the things that put Thomas Jefferson on top include a nearly 100% graduation rate, and the fact that every senior took advanced placement exams and got a score of three or higher.

Nine of the top 10 ranked schools in Virginia are in Northern Virginia. The reason is Virginia schools have relatively balanced numbers of students testing as proficient in reading and math, but school districts, such as Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun counties, graduate students who are about 80% to 90% proficient in the subject areas.

Schools that made the top 25 in Virginia from Fairfax County include Langley, McLean, Marshall, W. T. Woodson, Chantilly, Oakton, Madison, West Springfield, Robinson, Lake Braddock and Centreville.

Yorktown in Arlington County; George Mason in Falls Church; Battlefield, Patriot in Prince William County and Osbourn Park in Manassas; and Briar Woods in Loudoun County also made the top 25."

[Anonymous]

https://wtop.com/local/2021/04/several-local-high-schools-rank-as-some-of-the-best-in-the-nation/

[Anonymous]

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/national-rankings?int=top_nav_National_Ranking

[Anonymous]

Since the OP refers to DC-area high schools, it might be more relevant to post the regional listing:

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/search?city-zip-metro=Washington%2C%20DC%20Metro%20Area&ranked=true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since the OP refers to DC-area high schools, it might be more relevant to post the regional listing:

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/search?city-zip-metro=Washington%2C%20DC%20Metro%20Area&ranked=true

I'm not the original post, but this is an AAP board -- presumably parents in FCPS. The post was written to the audience, which is more narrow than the larger story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Since the OP refers to DC-area high schools, it might be more relevant to post the regional listing:

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/search?city-zip-metro=Washington%2C%20DC%20Metro%20Area&ranked=true

I'm not the original post, but this is an AAP board -- presumably parents in FCPS. The post was written to the audience, which is more narrow than the larger story.

Or maybe the poster just wanted to feature TJ's national ranking, but the children of most AAP parents end up attending schools other than TJ. And the AAP forum was not intended to be limited to FCPS parents.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations to TJ students for excellence and perseverance.

[Anonymous]

Why does the FFX school board so desperately want to dismantle the TJ formula for success?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does the FFX school board so desperately want to dismantle the TJ formula for success?

Because TJ is heavily Asian and low FARMS and they pretend to care about equity, although the hypocrisy from members like Karen Corbett Sanders and Elaine Tholen couldn't be more blatant.

Sign the petitions to recall Cohen, Omeish and/or Tholen if you think they should have left TJ alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does the FFX school board so desperately want to dismantle the TJ formula for success?

Because TJ is heavily Asian and low FARMS and they pretend to care about equity, although the hypocrisy from members like Karen Corbett Sanders and Elaine Tholen couldn't be more blatant.

Sign the petitions to recall Cohen, Omeish and/or Tholen if you think they should have left TJ alone.

I will sign this and have my family do so as well!

Can you post a link or other info on how to recall them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does the FFX school board so desperately want to dismantle the TJ formula for success?

Because TJ is heavily Asian and low FARMS and they pretend to care about equity, although the hypocrisy from members like Karen Corbett Sanders and Elaine Tholen couldn't be more blatant.

Sign the petitions to recall Cohen, Omeish and/or Tholen if you think they should have left TJ alone.

I will sign this and have my family do so as well!

Can you post a link or other info on how to recall them?

Where is the link for your the petition?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does the FFX school board so desperately want to dismantle the TJ formula for success?

Because TJ is heavily Asian and low FARMS and they pretend to care about equity, although the hypocrisy from members like Karen Corbett Sanders and Elaine Tholen couldn't be more blatant.

Sign the petitions to recall Cohen, Omeish and/or Tholen if you think they should have left TJ alone.

There are a lot of lower middle class Asian immigrants. Their parents work and do not earn a lot but don’t qualify for free lunch. I hate how free lunch is the benchmark. Just because you can afford to feed your family doesn’t mean you are rich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does the FFX school board so desperately want to dismantle the TJ formula for success?

Because TJ is heavily Asian and low FARMS and they pretend to care about equity, although the hypocrisy from members like Karen Corbett Sanders and Elaine Tholen couldn't be more blatant.

Sign the petitions to recall Cohen, Omeish and/or Tholen if you think they should have left TJ alone.

There are a lot of lower middle class Asian immigrants. Their parents work and do not earn a lot but don’t qualify for free lunch. I hate how free lunch is the benchmark. Just because you can afford to feed your family doesn’t mean you are rich.

How the TJ is number one in US News ? It is 18th place in Science Olympiad 2021 ..

https://www.soinc.org/sites/default/files/uploaded_files/2021_official_Div_C_Master_scoresheet_by_team_number.pdf

[Anonymous]

See that Longfellow MS and Cooper MS came in 7th and 18th nationally in the MS division. The highest school from Maryland was #20.

https://www.soinc.org/sites/default/files/uploaded_files/2021_official_Div_B_Master_scoresheet_by_team_number.pdf

[Anonymous]

Top DC Schools:

School Without Walls High School, Benjamin Banneker Academy High School, BASIS DC, McKinley Technology High School and Columbia Heights Educational Campus.

Interesting that Latin didn't make that cut. And hopefully DCPS learns from whatever successes it has had in its schools to apply them to others - Wilson?