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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]In terms of pure Magnet program ranking, Poolesville is #58 in Magnet Rankings whereas Blair was #173. Compare that to TJ in Virginia which is #1.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools...ankings/magnet-school-rankings[/quote]

The rankings you are referencing evaluate the entire High School, not the programs in isolation based on the school's overall average on standardized tests.  Blair has 3200 students and a 400 person magnet program. When it ever competes with Poolesville or TJ, #1 on that [b]silly[/b] list, it most often comes out on top. Blair's program has a [b]higher percentage of NMSF[/b], a [b]higher SAT average[/b], [b]wins more math and science competitions[/b], and [b]includes members of the US math and science olympiad[/b]. [/quote]

You can easily pick out the emotion ("envy", "silly"), versus posting hard data.  There are several claims made here without citations?  I'm also dubious about anyone saying these are examples of Blair HS achievements, given the Magnet program pulls 400 students from across all of DCC?  A few months back someone posted a claim that Blair scored higher on SATs, but that claim turned out to be false.  It referenced an old SAT report and the number picked was only for "white males", which sort of tells you everything about the person who posted the information.

Poolesville, on the other hand, is an academically stronger school overall.  The data supports this statement.  84.8% of it's students are college-ready (versus Blair's 62.9%), with a substantially lower dropout rate (≤5.0% compared to Blair's 8.8%).

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04757.pdf
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04152.pdf[/quote]

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