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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are all HSs pushed down 1 rating because they need to make TJ a 10 and need to differentiate between TJ and everything else? It's more like a state ranking/tiers right, instead of true rating. Which is why you can't compare across states. [/quote]

What? I don't understand what you are meaning about rankings?
[b]TJ is the only 10 in FFX APS etc, because it is much further ahead of the pack. Your school can't be a 10 in comparison.[/b] [/quote]

Right. That is what I was trying to say. TJ is a 10, making it impossible for any other school in VA to be a 10 because nothing else compares. And the 9s are the next tier, etc. If TJ disappeared one day, all remaining schools would +1.

So not a true "rating" calculated numerically, but a ranking of 10 tiers across the state. 
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Lately, I've seen this idea that a "7" here is better than, say, a "7" in Florida or Texas gain currency.  But most states that I know of, including southern states that have school systems that generally get derided on this forum, have magnet schools similar to TJ.  If you look at the US News rankings, TJ is #2 in the STEM category, but if you look at the magnet category, the top 10 schools are in Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Maine.  Wouldn't their tier system be equally affected?  In fact, TJ is ranked #6 overall, while the #1 school in Texas is ranked #4 nationwide. In fact, 5 of the top 10 are in Arizona, and 2 are in Texas. Texas has 4 schools in the top 20.  Virginia has 1 (TJ).   I'm sure the top tier schools are all roughly comparable -- I'm just noting that I don't buy the whole "the scoring is harder in Virginia because of TJ" line.  [/quote]

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