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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you protest too much. [b]Yorktown once was considered one of the three top public schools in the DC region[/b].  For whatever reason, it's not even close to being in that category any longer, and no one really believes families in North Arlington, which has actually gotten wealthier, are indifferent about this.[/quote]
Top 3 in the [b]DC region[/b]? When was that!? 
Or do you mean top 3 in NoVa?[/quote]

Definitely region.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/high-school-challenge-2017/[/quote]

This can't be right!  Where are Langley and Mclean?
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A few spaces lower.[/quote]
 
This is the Post's Jay Matthew's Challenge Index, which is a crude and misleading measure.  The Challenge Index is the # of AP/IB tests taken divided by number of graduates and does yield a measure of how much kids are challenging themselves, but it says nothing about school performance.  A better measure is the number of AP/IB tests PASSED divided by the number of graduates.  APS' rate of passing these tests is not good.  For what it's worth, the top privates in the region (Sidwell, GDS, St. Alban's) are moving away from AP classes, and the best ones limit the number of AP classes a kid can take (usually not until junior year and then a max of 2 all year, 4 total), and their passing rates are near 100%.  Contrast this with W-L and YTown, where the IB and AP offerings are FANTASTIC, kids get sucked into taking them, especially if they want to pull up their GPAs, fail the tests at higher rates and end up hurting themselves in terms of college placement.    [/quote]

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