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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually it looks like the 2025 numbers are available in a spreadsheet and Pyle is in here.

Year--LEA--LEA Name--School--School Name--Assessment--Student Group--Tested Count--Proficient Count--Proficient Pct
2025--02--Anne Arundel--1023--Brooklyn Park Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--19--18--94.7
2025--02--Anne Arundel--2413--Severn River Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--114--100--87.7
2025--02--Anne Arundel--4283--Central Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--169--138--81.7
2025--02--Anne Arundel--6233--Monarch Academy--Algebra 1  --All Students--24--20--83.3
2025--10--Frederick--0211--West Frederick Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--35--29--82.9
2025--10--Frederick--0228--Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter--Algebra 1  --All Students--13--12--92.3
2025--10--Frederick--0714--Windsor Knolls Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--121--*-->= 95.0
2025--10--Frederick--0716--Urbana Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--184--*-->= 95.0
2025--10--Frederick--0918--Oakdale Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--138--123--89.1
2025--10--Frederick--1301--Frederick Classical Charter--Algebra 1  --All Students--25--20--80.0
2025--10--Frederick--2606--Walkersville Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--*--*-->= 95.0
2025--13--Howard--0304--Mount View Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--202--182--90.1
2025--13--Howard--0307--Folly Quarter Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--153--137--89.5
2025--13--Howard--0405--Glenwood Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--90--74--82.2
2025--13--Howard--0518--Harpers Choice Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--55--45--81.8
2025--13--Howard--0521--Clarksville Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--170--157--92.4
2025--15--Montgomery--0428--Thomas W. Pyle Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--405--326--80.5
2025--16--Prince George's--0104--Beltsville Academy--Algebra 1  --All Students--17--16--94.1
2025--16--Prince George's--0509--Accokeek Academy--Algebra 1  --All Students--82--72--87.8
2025--17--Queen Anne's--0407--Matapeake Middle School--Algebra 1  --All Students--42--*-->= 95.0
2025--21--Washington--0201--Springfield Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--65--56--86.2
2025--21--Washington--0401--Clear Spring Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--22--20--90.9
2025--21--Washington--0602--Boonsboro Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--67--59--88.1
2025--21--Washington--0704--Smithsburg Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--55--52--94.5
2025--21--Washington--2102--Northern Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--69--57--82.6
2025--21--Washington--2501--Western Heights Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--23--19--82.6
2025--23--Worcester--0108--Pocomoke Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--12--*-->= 95.0
2025--23--Worcester--0208--Snow Hill Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--21--19--90.5
2025--23--Worcester--0308--Stephen Decatur Middle--Algebra 1  --All Students--41--*-->= 95.0
2025--30--Baltimore City--0373--Tunbridge Public Charter School--Algebra 1  --All Students--15--12--80.0

So referencing what was said in the previous thread an issue that I have with these discussions is that the attitude and mentality shouldn't be "well it's a low proficiency rate, so it's okay that my kids didn't do well"  But it should be "why aren't my kids doing well and what needs to be done to help them improve"

And right, you would hope and strive for schools to have 100 percent proficiency rates but looking at the data, it seems very hard and rare to do.  So it goes back to knowing the expected/realistic outcomes.  I consider an 80 percent proficiency rate excellent.[/quote]

Just 6 years ago the proficiency rates at these schools were several points higher. While 100% may not be possible, we can absolutely do better that 80%, GMAFB. And we are just talking about White students. Math proficiency rates for Black students are in free fall. No, it's not because they are all poor - the median income for households with Black householders is $91k. How is there not more outrage about this?[/quote]

This has all been talked about before:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/50/1305522.page

And is nothing new and not something that everyone is happy with.

But part of the question in this thread is if MCPS is really that bad where OP should be considering private school instead.  And it's as mentioned in several posts, it would depend on the local school and the situation for OP's family.[/quote]

It's actually okay to point out more than once that academically MCPS is going downhill. It is not true that getting more than 80% of kids proficient in math at a wealthy school is unattainable. We were able to do this just 6 years ago.

And it's directly relevant to OP. OP should be aware that a sizeable minority of kids in MCPS, including White wealthy kids at Pyle and Whitman, are not doing well academically.

My kid is in 1st grade in MCPS and my gratitude and admiration for her teachers knows no bounds but you bet that we are being proactive about addressing academic issues that arise at home even if the teachers are not worried (or not empowered to offer appropriate supports). Too many kids are slipping through the cracks.[/quote]

So the question is based on your experience is MCPS so bad where you'd consider moving or send your kids to private school?

It's something that we've considered in the past and may consider in the future.

One of the few reasons we decided to not make any changes was mainly to not uproot our kids and give them a stable environment.  Even with that, a lot of posters on here are saying kids are resilient and can adapt to change if their schools get reassigned.  If that's true, we should definitely consider moving or going to private.

Things haven't been perfect for us and it took a lot of effort to get our kids on the track we expect them to be on.  But based on what happened so far, would we go through it again or would we have chosen to through the private school route?  We likely would do the same thing again and have our kids go through the local public schools.

What about you?  If you chose doing the same thing, then even though MCPS isn't the crown jewel it used to be it's still not the worst option out there, like some posters have mentioned.

It is perfectly okay to point out the issues with MCPS and people should be able to do so without being accused of being a troll.  But also endlessly complaining and criticizing and still choosing to keep your kids in MCPS doesn't really help with anything or OP's question.[/quote]

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