Reply to Most Overrated High School Cluster

Forum Index » Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)

Reply to "Most Overrated High School Cluster"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The W schools are predominantly White schools except for Wootton.[/b] W schools’ average test scores are higher compared to other schools due to the higher concentration of affluent students (or lower number of underprivileged/FARM students).

RM, with it’s IB program, has smarter students, but their entire school average test scores are lower than W schools since they have much less concentration to affluent (higher underprivileged/FARM students).

Keep in mind that affluent parents spend a lot more money hiring tutors, SAT prep courses, C2 Education, etc. [/quote]

Not true. Churchill is 47% white.
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04602.pdf

For comparison's sake, Wootton is 42% white. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04234.pdf

Just a reminder to do your own research and not trust what people say on this board.[/quote]

Data came from here:

CHURCHILL:
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/montgomery-county-public-schools/winston-churchill-high-9153/student-body

WOOTTON:
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/maryland/districts/montgomery-county-public-schools/thomas-s-wootton-high-9149/student-body
[/quote]

These are the W's which are synonymous with segregation. They have almost <5% (read 0) Hispanic or black students. They have no FARMs students even though the county is 35% FARMS.  Their boundaries are gerrymandered to achieve this end. They claim they're the good schools, but reality is the test score by demographic group >5% is about the same as every other MCPS school. This is why they're overrated.[/quote]

Um.  You're correct that  Wootton's boundaries are gerrymandered, but not sure how Churchill is?  It's in the corner of the county boundary along the Potomac so which part are you talking about?  Be specific.

The "no FARMS students" is a lie.  Wootton is 12 (current) to 16% (past) and Churchill is 10 (current) to 12% (past).  Why are there less FARMS now than then?  Two reasons.  First, parents who care about academics move into the boundary.  Second, parents tend to become more affluent over time (e.g. earn more the longer they work).

It's also a lie that "reality is the test score by demographic group >5% is about the same as every other MCPS school".  It's not.  
 Look at the school profiles for college readiness, well into the 80%'s; drop outs and suspensions nearly non-existent and attendance solid in the 90's.

Now compare those stats to just about any other school in MCPS and you'll get the picture why MCPS has a lot of crappy schools, to include Blair (the nothing-to-envy-about) school.  It's downright an embarrassment.  Don't believe?  Read it for yourself.  Dropout rate 8.6%, 88.6% attendance, 88.5% graduate, 14.3% mobility rate, but only 74.8% are college ready?  And look at how many programs it has.  With all the money pumped into the place you'd think it would be better than it is.

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/04757.pdf

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics