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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The percentage of NMSQ Semifinalists isn't actually a bad barometer of neighborhood high school quality. In the better suburban neighborhood schools in this area, like the "W" schools in MCo and half a dozen in Fairfax, the % is between 2 and 4%. At J-R, it's under 1%, year after year. [/quote] Presidential Scholars (which are largely based on SAT scores which are more relevant for college) is also a good proxy...maybe better because all kids above a certain score qualify vs. the NMSF curve. I think the cutoff is like 1550. Unfortunately, DC is at a disadvantage for NMSF. Our selection index at 224 is the highest in the country vs. the lowest at West Virginia which is 207. [/quote]
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