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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most IB programs in FCPS have no critical mass of IB diploma candidates. [b] The numbers are underwhelming, [/b]to put it mildly. [/quote]

Can you put up the numbers? What do you consider underwhelming? [/quote]

IB diploma rates like 3.1% at Mount Vernon, 4.6% at Annandale, 6.3% at Lee, 7.8% at Edison, and 8.0% at Stuart for the Class of 2013.  IB diploma candidates failing at rates like 30% at Edison, 40% at Mount Vernon and 46% at Stuart - same class.

That's particularly disappointing when you consider that each of those schools has a dedicated IB coordinator paid for by FCPS taxpayers.     [/quote]

I can't believe those numbers. Can you provide link? [/quote]

They were in a FCPS press release summarizing AP and IB results for the Class of 2013.   [/quote]

Maybe I am looking at the wrong data but this link says 76% got IB diploma. http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/apibtest.shtml

Avg worldwide success level is about 80% so FCPS number's pretty close to avg. What am I missing?

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Different year, and the information you cited doesn't address the low pass and participation rates at some schools.

The percentage of graduates of most IB schools in FCPS getting IB diplomas is very low, and at least in 2013 there weren't any schools over 20%.  In effect, 80 to 97% of the graduates of IB schools were leaving without the credential that the entire school is expected to revolve around under the IBO guidelines.

http://www.fcps.edu/cco/pr/apib/2013/table11.pdf [/quote]

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